The International University Institute for European Studies (IUIES) was founded in 2000 and is an international university consortium among the universities of Trieste, Udine, Klagenfurt, Eötvös Loránd of Budapest, Babes-Bolyai of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Comenius of Bratislava, Jagiellonian of Kraków, MGIMO of Moscow, Nova Gorica University and the Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia (Italy).

In its mission statement, the Consortium aims to encourage the international accademic co-operation and forms professionals and scholars in some of the most significat fields of the New Europe.

The Consortium organises every academic year three postgraduate programmes: "PhD Transborder Policies for the Daily Life" (180 credits), "Ma Communication Methods in European Policy making" (120 credits), "Ma International Peace Operators" (120 credits) offering a variety of courses led by international Professors, scholars and experts from various European Union DGs and international NGOs.

A variety of EU, Central-Estern European, Asian, African and North American countries are represented in our student body which contributes to the I.U.I.E.S international scope.