There has been close cooperation with the University of Leipzig since 1987. The cooperation covers numerous projects and activities in teaching and research as well as in topics of university development. Institutes from all faculties as well as several units from administration are currently involved. In addition, the Universities of Graz and Leipzig are partners in ARQUS - European University Alliance and both members of the Utrecht Network.

The cooperation with the University of Ljubljana has existed since 1992, when a first university-wide cooperation agreement was signed. In 2016, the cooperation agreement was renewed and forms the basis of the strategic partnership. Annual Joint Doctoral Seminars, cooperation in teaching and research as well as exchange through Erasmus+, CEEPUS networks and other offers on student and staff level strengthen the cooperation in numerous areas.

Montclair and Graz are linked by a long-standing, extensive partnership: Graz and Montclair have been twin cities since as early as 1950, and they also offer students a scholarship for studying abroad. Through the acquisition of EU funds via the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programme, more student and teacher mobilities can be funded. In the academic field, cooperation focuses primarily on the natural sciences NAWI (biology, life sciences, chemistry, mathematics, psychology), social sciences SOWI (Transatlantic Entrepreneurship Academy) and environmental and regional sciences and education URBI (cooperation in the Green Team Internship Programme at Montclair State University).

The cooperation with Waterloo began in 1990 and initially focused on the fields of sociology and mathematics. This focus has been expanded and now also includes cooperation in the field of sustainability research and international law. Mobilities to Waterloo are mainly funded by the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programme.

The strategic cooperation in research and teaching was sealed in 2018 and is based primarily on the long-standing cooperation between the Graz Schumpeter Centre and Nanjing University. The interest in closer academic cooperation is broad and ranges from environmental systems science/climate change to law and various disciplines in the field of natural sciences.

The aim is the cooperation of the universities and higher education institutions of the Alps-Adriatic region and the joint use of the manifold possibilities of academic, artistic and future-oriented cooperation. Here you can find further information.

Institutions from the focus region South-Eastern Europe are represented in this network.

This Asia-Europe university network was founded in 1994. It offers joint research projects, staff and student exchange (short-term), programmes for graduates (primarily on PhD level) and postgraduate training. More information can be found on the network's website.

The Central European Exchange Program for University Studies is a multilateral exchange programme with Central and Eastern Europe initiated by Austria in 1995. It is a transnational, central European exchange programme that is composed of various subject-specific networks.

Institutions from the focus region South-Eastern Europe are represented in this network.

The network initiates regional cooperation for European integration and bridges macro-regions. You can find more information on their website.

Institutions from the focus region South-Eastern Europe are represented in this network.

The University of Graz is the only Austrian university to be a member of the Coimbra Group, whose aim is to promote internationalisation and academic cooperation in the context of the European Higher Education Area. This includes joint seminars and webinars, summer schools, EU projects, workshops, conferences and statements on current EU education and research policy issues.

The University of Graz actively participates in the following Working Groups of the Coimbra Group:

• Doctoral Studies (DS)
• Academic Exchange and Mobility (AEM)
• Heritage
• Research Support Offices (RSO)

The CG Scholarship Scheme includes scholarship offers for students from third countries, which is particularly interesting for students from our focus region South-Eastern Europe.

The Danube Rectors' Conference aims at improving teaching and research by establishing bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Institutions from the focus region South-Eastern Europe are represented in this network.

Eurasia-Pacific Uninet is an academic network of higher education and research institutions in East, Central and South Asia and the Pacific region. The network awards scholarships, announces project calls for member institutions and organises summer schools for people interested in China. More information can be found on the network's website.

ISEP is short for International Student Exchange Programs and is a global student exchange consortium, in the form of a worldwide network of over 300 higher education institutions in over 50 countries.

The Utrecht Network represents 31 European universities in 26 countries working together on topics of internationalisation (students and staff exchange, summer schools, internationalisation of curricula, joint programmes). Here you can watch an informative video about the Utrecht Network.