GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS

Since its establishment, BSUF was endorsed by some organizations from the UN family, mentioned in the list of patronning institutions: UNESCO, UNITAR, UNU, CEPES/UNESCO. In 1999, BSUF was granted a Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC/UN as a regional non-governmental organization. Thus, BSUF designated permanent representatives in New York, Geneva and Vienna, who expressed the opinions of the organization in the debates on topics related to its activity. BSUF had a stimulating cooperation with the UN Development Programme, which also provided the most substantial support to the development of several programs. The relationship with the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and with the Parliamentary Assembly of BSEC (PABSEC) made the subject of some specific resolutions.

Relevant for the functionning of BSUF are the cooperation relationships established with non-governmental and academic bodies as: The Club of Rome, World Academy of Art and Science, World Federation of Future Studies, and Futuribles International. In cooperation with these bodies BSUF organized meetings, symposiums and courses hosted on the Black Sea shore.

Distinguished Partners of Dialogue (form left to right):
Dr. Armand Clese, Mario Hirsh, Dr. Cristopher Coker, students

We may also mention the beneficial collaboration with other universities and study centers from other countries. Among them:

Armenian Center for Political and International Studies
Baltic University (Uppsala)
Boston University
CASIN (Geneva)
Caucasian Institute for Peace
Center for International Studies (Odessa, Ukraine)
Center for International Studies (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Center for Negotiation Analysis (Potomac, Maryland)
Copenhagen Peace Research Institute
Democracy and Development (Tbilissi, Georgia)
Economics and Strategic Research (Ankara, Turkey)
ECPD (Belgrade)
Fakultet Islamskih Nauka (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hertzegovina)
Free University Berlin
Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (Greece)
IFRI (France)
Institute of International Politics and Economics (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
Institute of International and Strategic Studies (Tirana, Albania)
Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales (Geneva)
Institute of World Systems
ISCOMET-International Scientific Conference on Minorities for Europe of Tomorrow (Maribor, Slovenia)
Laszlo Teleki Institute (Budapest, Hungary)
London School of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT (Cambridge)
Meiji Gakuin University
School of Political Science and Economics (Tokyo)
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Südoesteuropa Gesellshaft (Munich)
University of Geneva
University for National and World Economy (Sofia, Bulgaria)
University of Southern California (Los Angeles)
University of Trieste (Italy)
University of Zagreb (Croatia)
Washington State University