Networks and Associations

European University Association

• represents and supports higher education institution in 48 countries
• provides a unique forum to cooperate and keep abreast of latest trends in higher education and research policies

• stimulates and facilitates the internationalisation
• in Europe and around the world
• professional developments, publications, conferences
• more than 2300 international education professionals committed

International Association of Universities

the UNESCO-based worldwilde association of higher education institutions;
it brings together institutions and organisations from some of 130 countries for reflection and action on common concerns and collaborates with various international, regional and national bodies active in higher education.

ARQUS European University Alliance

• The ARQUS European University Alliance brings together the universities of Bergen, Granada, Graz, Leipzig, Lyon, Padova and Vilnius, seven longstanding comprehensive research universities who share extensive experience in joint projects and a common profile as internationalized institutions with deep regional engagement in medium-sized cities.

Utrecht Network

• student and staff mobility, summer schools, the internationalization of curricula, joint curricula and double/joint degrees and other kinds of activities
• involves 31 European universities cooperating in the area of internationalisation.

• Internationalisation of higher education through student mobility, summer schools, the internationalisation of curricula and co-operation at an institutional level

• student mobility and other joint projects promotion
• The MAUI-UTRECHT NETWORK EXCHANGE Programme. 

Emilis Nikitinas
+370 5 268 7156
 

Utrecht-REARI Network

• student mobility and other joint projects promotion 

Emilis Nikitinas 
+370 5 268 7156
 

• The COIMBRA Group is committed to creating special academic and cultural ties in order to promote, for the benefit of its members, internationalisation, academic collaboration, excellence in learning and research, and service to society.

• It is also the purpose of the Group to influence European educational policy and to develop best practice through mutual exchange of experience.

• involves 51 universities from the capital cities of Europe
• promotes academic excellence, integration and co-operation between member universities throughout Europe
• takes active role in the development of the Bologna process
• facilitates the integration of universities from Central and Eastern Europe into the European higher education area

BCI Network

• Bureau de cooperation interuniversitaire (BCI)
• student exchange in Canada. List of involved universities here.

Scholars at Risk

• Scholars at Risk is an international network of institutions and individuals whose mission it is to protect scholars and promote academic freedom.

Lina Garbenčiūtė
+370 5 219 1361 
 

Raimonda Markevičienė
+370 5 268 7182

CASE

• The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is the global non-profit association dedicated to educational advancement—alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and advancement services—who share the goal of championing education to transform lives and society.

• involves more than 300 higher education institutions in 50 countries.
• provides affordable access to international education opportunities for a diverse student population

Emilis Nikitinas 
+370 5 268 7156

Baltic University Programme 

• involves about 230 universities and other institutes of higher learning throughout the Baltic Sea region
• the aim is to support the key role that universities play in a democratic, peaceful and sustainable development.