The Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka maintains an extensive network of international partnerships with higher education institutions and academic organisations across Europe and beyond. These partnerships provide the foundation for student and staff mobility, joint educational activities, research collaboration, and the exchange of knowledge and best practices.
In addition to more than 100 Erasmus+ interinstitutional agreements, the Faculty actively participates in international academic networks and collaborative initiatives, thereby creating a dynamic and globally connected learning and research environment for its students, researchers, and academic staff.
Erasmus+ partner universities and higher education institutions
Through its extensive network of Erasmus+ partner institutions, the Faculty offers students and staff a wide range of opportunities for international mobility and academic exchange. The list below provides an overview of our current network of Erasmus+ interinstitutional agreements (IIAs).
YUFE
Since 2019, the University of Rijeka is a member of the YUFE Alliance (Alliance of Young Universities for the Future of Europe), a high-profile European university initiative that consists of ten young, research-driven universities and two non-academic partners aiming to reshape the European Higher Education Area.
Within this framework, law faculties have developed a particularly strong cooperation. Each year the YUFE LAW conference and meeting is held, rotating among members. The 2022 YUFE LAW took place at the Faculty gathering more than 45 participants from partner institutions. The Faculty is also strongly involved in the YUFE Virtual Campus initiative, which provides students with an opportunity to create highly personalized curricula by studying in 10 partner universities at the same time.
Our professors are also actively participating in the working groups of YUFE law faculties, such as the doctoral working group, which explores ways to enhance collaboration in the field of doctoral programmes. We are particularly proud of our annual conference, RiDOC, held every December in Rijeka, where doctoral candidates from other universities present their papers, in which our YUFE LAW partners participate in large numbers.
South East European Law Schools Network (SEELS)
South East European Law Schools Network (SEELS) – a network of faculties of law in southeast Europe. The SEELS network was established in 2011 with the aim of improving international cooperation of faculties of law in the area of the so-called southeast Europe, as well as their research, technical, and administrative potential; it is committed to increasing the international competitiveness and recognisability of these faculties in terms of their quality in legal education and scientific and publishing activities, and it is committed to providing support to the strategic development of these institutions.
Bilateral co-operation agreements
The Faculty continuously expands its international reach through bilateral cooperation agreements with universities and other academic institutions in Europe and beyond. These partnerships complement Erasmus+ mobility opportunities and serve as a platform for developing long-term educational and research collaboration.
List of partner institutions with which we have signed bilateral agreements:
- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Rule of Law Programme South East Europe (Germany)
- Cangzhou Normal University (China)
- Austrian Association for Legal Linguistics (Austria)
- Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine)
- University of Naples, Federico II (Italy)
- University of Trieste – Department of Political and Social Sciences (Italy)
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine)
- Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil)
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law (Serbia)
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law (Slovenia)
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law (North Macedonia)
- University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Law (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Masaryk University, Brno (Czechia)
- Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade (Serbia)
- Anglia Law School Legal Clinic, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- Syracuse University (United States of America)
- Michigan State University, College of Law (United States of America)
- University of Montenegro, Faculty of Law (Montenegro)
- University Of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg (Germany)
- Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine)
- Interamerican Open University (Argentina)
- University of Pécs, Faculty of Law (Hungary)
- University of Mostar, Faculty of Law (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- University of Tuzla, Faculty of Law (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- University of Macerata (Italy)
- University of Rostock (Germany)
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Visit of Prof. Dr. Maciej Serowianec, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
In the period from 17 to 22 September 2026 our Faculty has hosted Prof. Dr. Maciej Serowianec, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. During his stay, Prof. dr. Serowianec held several meetings with the Dean of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka, Prof. dr. Dario Đerđa, and other…
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YUFE Academy programme related to the Europe Day!
The YUFE Alliance is once again marking Europe Day with a rich YUFE Academy program! Throughout May and June, a series of lectures, workshops, and events open to all interested participants awaits you. You can find the full program and additional information about the YUFE Academy and registration for other lectures at this link.
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Cooperation established between PravRi and Cangzhou Normal University from China
From March 16 to 20, the Dean of our Faculty, Prof. Dr. Sc. Dario Đerđa, together with the Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Prof. Dr. Sc. Marko Perić, and the Vice-Dean for International Cooperation at the same Faculty, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Siniša Bogdan, visited Cangzhou Normal University in China. They…
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“English for Entrepreneurship” Language Project Honoured with YUFE Outstanding Collaboration Award 2025
The “English for Entrepreneurship” language project, implemented by UCJO in collaboration with the University of Rijeka (Faculty of Law), the University of Cyprus, the University of Antwerp, the University of Nicolaus Copernicus in Torun and the University of Eastern Finland, received the YUFE Outstanding Collaboration Award 2025. The jury commended the internationalization of education, support…
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YUFE4Postocs: Research stay of Dr. Polina Ivanova at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Polina Ivanova from the University of Bremen to the Faculty of Law in Rijeka! 🎓From October 22 to December 19, she is visiting our Faculty as part of the MSCA YUFE4Postdocs fellowship, researching a very important topic concerning loneliness among international students in Germany and Croatia.She shared her research plans…