Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPKE) is a member of the following international cooperations and organizations:
- FUCE (European Federation of Catholic Universities)
- IFCU (International Federation of Catholic Universities)
- CUP (Catholic Universities Partnership)
- EAIE (European Association for International Education)
- The Three Seas University Network (3SUN)
FUCE (European Federation of Catholic Universities)
The European Federation of Catholic Universities (FUCE) was established in 1991 with the belief that it would network Catholic universities, building on the European integration that was already taking shape at that time. The organization now brings together Lebanese Catholic universities in addition to European ones, and aims to promote cooperation between members in the academic, scientific and cultural fields, among others. The organization has more than 50 members.
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IFCU (International Federation of Catholic Universities)
The goal of the International Federation of Catholic Universities is to strengthen the relationship between Catholic universities, represent the institutions, and maintain contact with other international organizations. The organization also conducts research and coordinates collaborations between Catholic universities. IFCU currently has more than 226 Catholic higher education institutions as members.
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CUP (Catholic Universities Partnership)
The CUP collaboration started in 2003, with the initiative of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies of the American University of Notre Dame, with the aim of promoting the development of Catholic higher education and civil society in post-communist and post-Soviet Europe.
Members of the Partnership are:
- Catholic University in Ružomberok (Ružomberok, Slovakia)
- Catholic University of Croatia (Zagreb, Croatia)
- The John Paul II. Catholic University in Lublin (Lublin, Poland)
- Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest, Hungary)
- Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University (Tbilisi, Georgia)
- Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv, Ukraine)
Other participating institutions are:
- Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Germany)
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Milan, Italy)
- Catholic University of Paris (Paris, France)
More information: Catholic Universities Partnership
EAIE (European Association for International Education)
EAIE is an international association founded in 1989 and headquartered in the Netherlands, which is a European center for expertise, networking and resources related to the internationalization of higher education.
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The Three Seas University Network (3SUN)
The Three Seas University Network (3SUN) was created by the initiative of the Polish John Paul II. Catholic University in Lublin, and its purpose is to strengthen international cooperation between universities, to promote research and inter-institutional exchanges. The Three Seas Initiative brings together 12 Central European countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary. Pázmány Péter Catholic University joined the then-established organization in 2023.
More information: The Three Seas University Network
