The Eur-Am Center was founded in 2000 to increase international cooperation, learning, understanding, and economic development between the United States of America and Europe. Created in the European Union as a not-for-profit association, the Eur-Am Center vision embraces the following:

• Partnerships between American and European universities, colleges, and consortia
• Residential educational programs in the humanities, business, culinary arts, landscape architecture, music, and the fine arts
• Local, regional, national, and international economic development through governmental agencies, universities and the private sector
• Business education, executive training and professional development
• Training, exhibitions, and education in music, the fine arts, and cultural pursuits

Led and supported by its private-sector allies and a university consortium in Europe and the United States, the Eur-Am Center established its base of operations in February 2001 in Pontlevoy, France. In June 2002, the historic main buildings on campus were fully renovated and modernized. This breathtaking design and construction effort has been made possible by a generous subvention from the people and government of France.