organisation
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose.
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principally devoted to providing information on history and culture and promoting the
common good
In philosophy, economics, and political science, the common good (also commonwealth, general welfare, or public benefit) is either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community, or alternatively, what is achieved by c ...
of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...
through "education and empowerment" to preserve the Bosnian identity. It publishes a quarterly
online magazine
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. Quintin Hoare directs it.
The Bosnian Institute was founded in July 1997 as a UK Registered Charity, with a grant from the
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to not-for-profit organizations. It was created in 1964 by David Packard (co-founder of HP) and his wife Lucile Salter Packard. Following David Packard's death ...
. In addition to other donors, the charity continues to be funded by this foundation and the Friends of the Bosnian Institute.
The Board of Trustees is chaired by historian Sir
Noel Malcolm
Sir Noel Robert Malcolm, (born 26 December 1956) is an English political journalist, historian and academic. A King's Scholar at Eton College, Malcolm read history at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and received his doctorate in history from Trinity Col ...
, alongside Dr Bojan Bujic, Cambridge historian Dr Brendan Simms and journalist