The international presence of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki abroad is reinforced by the fact that it is a member of 67 international educational organizations, unions and Universities’ networks as well as 15 student associations, aiming at the international collaboration of the academic community for the promotion and development of academic and research activities.
A. ORGANIZATIONS, UNIONS AND NETWORKS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
A.1 International and European Interdisciplinary Unions/ Networks
A.1a International University Networks
- IAU – International Associations Network http://www.whed.net/article1.html
- Institute of International Education (IIE), https://www.iie.org/
- Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) http://www.auf.org
A.1b European University Networks
- EUA – European Universities Association https://www.eua.eu/
- Utrecht Network http://www.utrecht-network.org/
A.1c Regional University Networks
– Balkans
- α) Balkan Universities Network (BUN) β) Balkan Universities Association (BUA) 2015 https://www.baunas.org/
- Rector’s Forum of Southeast Europe and Western Balkans https://rectorsforum.eu/
– Broader area of Southeast Europe and Black Sea
- BSUN – Black Sea Universities Network https://bsun.org/
- Black Sea & Eastern Mediterranean Academic Network – BSEMAN https://bseman.org/
- Three Seas Universities Network (3SUN) https://3sun.kul.pl/en/home/, https://congress.lubelskie.pl/en/inauguration-of-the-three-seas-universities-network/
– Mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean, Euro-African Region
- EMUNI (Euro-Mediterranean University) http://www.emuni.si
- TETHYS Euro-Mediterranean Universities Consortium, http://tethys.univ-amu.fr/fr
- University Consortium Africa and Mediterranean http://www.cuam.eu/
- CMU – Community of Mediterranean Universities http://www.cmungo.eu/
– Europe-China “Silk Road”
- The Silk and The Road Universities Network http://www.sun-silkroadia.org/
- International Consortium for Area and Global Studies (SISU) https://en.shisu.edu.cn/
A.2 University Library Associations
- IFLA – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ifla.org
- LIBER – Association of European Research Libraries Home – LIBER Europe
B. THEMATIC NETWORKS
B.1 Thematic Networks for the development of higher education/ research in specific scientific fields
B.1a Humanities, Law & Social Sciences
- European Language Council http://www.celelc.org
- C.P.R. – ESU European Consortium for Political Research- European Summer University http://ecpr.eu/
- EJTA – European Journalism Training Association ejta.eu
- ICLARS iclars.org/
- Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches (slec-web.org)
- Consociatio Internationalis Studio luris Canonici Promovento consociatio.org/
- Cercles: European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education http://cercles.org
B.1b Health and Life Sciences
- World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine https://www.wahvm.co.uk/
- D.E.E. – Association for Dental Education in Europe www.adee.org
- Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-Phd Network pehrlichmedchem.eu
- EAEVE – European Association of the Establishments for Veterinary Education https://www.eaeve.org/
B.1c Natural and Technological Sciences
- TIME – Top Industrial Managers Europe https://timeassociation.org/
- TII – Technology Innovation Information http://www.tii.org
- CESAER – Conference of European Schools for advanced Engineering, Education and Research http://www.cesaer.org
- SEFI – Societe Europeene pour la Formation des Ingenieurs (European Society for Engineering Education) http://www.sefi.be
- RMEI – Reseau Mediterraneen Des Ecoles D’ Ingenieurs http://www.rmei.info/index.php/en/
- ΑTHENS Network http://athensnetwork.eu/
- International Geothermal Center, http://www.geothermie-zentrum.de
- CHERNE Network (Cooperation for Higher Education on Radiological & Nuclear Engineering) http://www.cherne.ntua.gr/
- SEENET – MTP (Southeastern European Network in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics) seenet-mtp.info
- COST – European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research cost.eu/
- ENEN – EUROPEAN NUCLEAR EDUCATION NETWORK http://www.enen.eu
- ASECU – Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region https://www.asecu.gr/index_en.html
- ALERT – Geomaterials (Alliance in Europe for Education Research and Technology) http://alertgeomaterials.eu/
- AECEF – Association of European Civil Engineering Faculties http://kps.fsv.cvut.cz/aecef/
- UNESCO UniTwin CS–DC https://www.cs-dc.org/
- BRAUIC http://brauic.bucea.edu.cn/english/
- Silk Road International Alliance of Architecture and Technological Universities (XAUAT) https://sljzlm.xauat.edu.cn/
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) https://www.ego-gw.it/
- Student Chapter of the Society of Economic Geologists https://www.segweb.org/SEG/Students-and-Early-Career/Students/Student-Chapters/SEG/Students-and-Early-Career/Students/Student-Chapters/Student-Chapters.aspx
- AESOP – Association of European Schools of Planning https://aesop-planning.eu/, http://www.aesop-youngacademics.net/
- SPACE4GEO https://www.space4geo.eu/
- Global Coast Network https://www.coastpredict.org/globalcoast/
B.2 Thematic Networks concerning Educational Institution Management and Strategy
52. ERA-MORE – European Network of Mobility Centers
https://epomm.eu/archive/see-mc-net
53. EUNIS – European University Information Systems Organization eunis.org/
54. European Patent Office https://www.epo.org/
B.3 Thematic Networks for the mobility and support of faculty members and students
55. European University Foundation – Campus Europae campuseuropae.org
56. EAN – European Access Network http://www.ean-edu.org
57. Magna Charta Observatory magna-charta.org
58. Scholars’ at Risk Network https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/ (Greece Section) https://inspireurope.auth.gr/welcomeguide
59. Giovani nel Mondo https://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/polwiss/news/_Dateien_News/Profile-GnM-english-1.pdf
B.4 Thematic Networks concerning cultural heritage and tourism
60. I.P.A. – International Committee on Monument Documentation https://www.cipaheritagedocumentation.org/
61. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) https://www.unwto.org/
B.5 Networks for sustainability and environmental protection
62. QUALITY NET FOUNDATION http://www.qualitynet.gr
63. EUFORGEN – European Forest Genetic Resources Network http://www.euforgen.org/
64. Ελληνικό Εθνικό Δίκτυο SDSN-Greece https://www.unsdsn.org/our-networks/greece/
65. European School of Sustainability Science and Research (ESSSR) https://esssr.eu/
66. The European-North American Sustainability Research Consortium (ENASRC) https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-nk/programmes-and-networks/enasrc/, https://www.haw-hamburg.de/fileadmin/LS/FTZ-NK/PDF/Transatlantic_Poster.pdf
C. OTHER NETWORKS
C.1 Unions of individuals from the domains International Relations and Communication
67. EAIE – European Association for International Education http://www.eaie.org
68. EUPRIO – European Universities Information & Relations Officehttp://www.euprio.eu/
UNIONS OF STUDENTS
- A.I.E.S.E.C. – Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales
http://www.aiesec.org - IAESTE – The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
http://www.iaeste.org - B.E.S.T. – Board of European Students of Technology http://www.best.eu.org
- HelMSIC – Hellenic Medical Students’ International Committee http://www.helmsic.gr
- AEGEE- European Students Forum http://www.aegee.org
- ACM, http://tosn.acm.org
- ELSA, http://elsa.org/about/elsa-network/
- ESN, www.auth.esngreece.gr
- IEEE, www.ieee.org/index.html
- ΟΔΑK, http://odak.web.auth.gr/
- LEGIS – Legal Aspects of Information Society, http://ftacademy.org/sites/ftacademy.org/files/materials/fta-m6-legal_aspects.pdf
- COMVOS, http://www.comvos-uni.gr
- GnM Association – International Careers Festival – http://www.internationalcareersfestival.org/static/1/about-us/giovani-nel-mondo
- IVSA, International Veterinary Students’ Association, http://www.ivsagreece.org
- SDSN Youth, http://unsdsn.org/get-involved/youth
