International networks

International networking is central to the mission of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. We are actively engaged in Nordic and European networks of Institutes for Advanced Studies, maintain institutional-level international cooperation, and build partnerships with comparable institutes around the world while continually developing new contacts.
Netias

The was established in 2004 to stimulate dialogue on IAS best practices and to explore opportunities for cooperation. Today, Netias brings together 25 institutes for advanced study across Europe.

All Netias members share the mission of creating temporary international and multidisciplinary learning communities that promote scientific and intellectual exchanges and nurture new ideas, concepts, and projects.
NordIAS

Nordic Institutes for Advanced Studies (NordIAS) is a network of eight institutes for advanced study in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The network was established in 2023, following the successful completion of a series of workshops entitled Beyond Advanced Studies, organized by the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) and the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) and held between November 2021 and May 2022. The workshops were funded by a grant from the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS).

Key forms of collaboration within the network are the and the NordIAS Visiting Fellowship Programme.

The members of the NordIAS network are:
UBIAS

The network was established in 2010 to enable structured forms of exchange among its 47 partner institutes. Unlike traditional institutes for advanced study, UBIAS institutes are associated with or embedded within a university, and actively contribute to the international academic culture and to the major scientific achievements of their home university.

Through a range of fellowship programs at different academic levels, UBIAS institutes bring together outstanding researchers from different disciplines, nationalities, and academic backgrounds, creating a productive environment for innovative research.
VUIAS

The was founded in 2023 by the in close cooperation with partner institutions from Ukraine, Europe, and the United States. Its purpose is to support scholars in Ukraine as well as Ukrainian scholars who were forced to leave the country during the Russian invasion. The ultimate goal is to establish a fully functioning Ukraine Institute for Advanced Study in Kyiv as soon as Russia’s war of aggression comes to an end.