Establish and maintain co-operations

Knowledge transfer: access to new research findings and teaching methods.
Network expansion: Establishing valuable contacts in the academic world.
Internationalisation: Increasing the international visibility and attractiveness of your own university.
Cultural exchange: promoting intercultural understanding and language skills among students and teaching staff.
With a structured approach, you can build and maintain a successful and sustainable partnership with an international university.

Needs analysis: Consider what goals you are pursuing with the cooperation (e.g. exchange programmes, joint research projects, teaching cooperation).
Target group: Identify the relevant faculties or programmes at the partner university.

Criteria: Consider the reputation, research interests and geographical location of the universities.

Network: Use existing contacts or platforms to identify potential partners.

Approval: Obtain approval for the establishment of a new collaboration from the faculty council, outlining the objectives and measures.

Introduction: Write a formal email or letter of invitation to the relevant contact person at the university.
Arouse interest: Present your programme and your ideas for collaboration.

Meetings: Organise video conferences or face-to-face meetings to discuss common interests.

Cooperation agreement: Draw up a formal contract that defines the objectives, responsibilities and financial aspects of the cooperation.

International Office: Contact the International Office. Here you will receive further information and sample agreements and MOUs are available in various languages.

Exchange programmes: Plan student and inter-faculty exchange programmes.
Joint projects: Develop joint research projects or workshops to deepen collaboration.

Regular communication: Keep in regular contact with the partners to discuss progress.
Feedback rounds: Hold regular evaluation meetings to optimise cooperation.

Events: Organise joint events or conferences.
Public relations: Use social media and university media to publicise the cooperation.