Networks and cooperations

The University of Graz is a co-founder and participant in numerous national and international networks, cooperations and platforms in the field of sustainability.

Alliance of Sustainable Universities	The Alliance of Sustainable Universities is an association of universities in Austria founded in 2012 with the aim of promoting sustainability at universities.
ABOL - Austrian Barcode of Life	ABOL is a cross-institutional initiative to record the genetic diversity of all animal, plant and fungal species in Austria using DNA barcoding.
APRI - Austrian Polar Research Institute	The Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) is a research consortium that promotes and coordinates research and teaching in the field of polar sciences at the participating organizations.
Arqus - European University Alliance	Arqus is a multilateral alliance of international institutions that share academic, scientific and cultural goals, a common vision of the role of higher education and research, and common areas of interest.
CCCA - Climate Change Center Austria	The CCCA is the contact point for research, politics, media and the public for all questions relating to climate research in Austria. And thus promotes a sustainable climate dialog.
COPERNICUS Alliance	The COPERNICUS Alliance is a European network of universities and colleges committed to transformative learning and change for sustainable development.
DCNA - Disaster Competence Network Austria	As a non-profit and open association, the DCNA is an academic contact and cooperation partner for aid and emergency organizations as well as decision-makers from the public and private sectors. The DCNA builds bridges between science and practice.
EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology	The European Institute of Innovation and Technology was founded by the EU with the aim of strengthening cooperation between the most efficient institutes, universities and industrial research centers.
LTER - Austria	LTER-Austria aims to promote science and infrastructures in the field of long-term ecological research, taking particular account of the framework conditions of the European Research Area and the global LTER network.
Ökoprofit	Ökoprofit is a cooperation project between the regional economy, administration and experts (Private Public Partnership) and offers companies an environmental management approach that focuses on raising awareness, practical relevance and the implementation of measures.
ÖAW - Austrian Academy of Sciences	As Austria's leading non-university institution for science and research, the Austrian Academy of Sciences stands for social discourse and knowledge transfer as well as for basic research at the highest international level.
Sustainability 4U	With the Sustainability4U initiative, the four universities in Graz are taking on a local, national and international pioneering role for cooperation between universities.
Uninetz	Networking of scientists from various disciplines to contribute to the implementation of the SDGs. UniNEtZ represents a broad spectrum of expertise from the social sciences, natural sciences, technology, art and music.