The Departmentʼs main activities are to:
- award, promote, coordinate and manage inter-university agreements to promote academic cooperation with foreign institutions
- enable AUTh faculty members to come in contact with foreign universities in order to develop research collaborations and programmes and to pursue teaching activities that contribute to the exchange of knowledge and experience
- promote and facilitate the exchange of students
- ensure, facilitate, monitor and fulfill AUThʼs participation in international associations and organizations
- inform the university community on issues of international scientific cooperation such as conferences, inter-cultural exchanges, scholarships and competitions
- organize the hosting of foreign scientists and delegations
- participate in international exhibitions and events
- provide administrative support for international conferences, workshops and networks in which AUTh is involved
