The ultimate aim of the Polish Phycological Society (PPS) is to integrate Polish and European phycologists and promote knowledge on biology and ecology of algae and cyanobacteria. Since 2007, all members of PPS belong to Federation of European Phycological Societies (FEPS). Polish Phycological Society is one of the seven European national phycological societies that contributed to the creation of FEPS. FEPS was founded in 27 of July 2007 in Oviedo in Spain.
The annual International Conferences organized by PPS are place of exchange of scientific ideas and presentation of research achievements.