The Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig was founded on 1 July 1846. It follows the tradition of scientific academies set out by Leibnitz in 1700: facilitating regular meetings and exchange of scholars of a broad range of disciplines, discussing the methods and results of cutting-edge research in interdisciplinary disputes, pursuing long-term research, and combining theory and practice. To this end the academy organizes regular, topic-spanning disputes of renowned national and international scholars.