The Ludovika University of Public Service is a higher educational institution in Budapest, Hungary. Established in 2012, it is one of the youngest universities in Central and Eastern Europe; however, its faculties as former independent colleges look back much earlier.

The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke Ludwig IX of Bavaria-Landshut, it is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operation.

The Department of Political Science has always been committed to sociological, historical, methodological, political, legal, economic, philosophical and communications science research, in order to offer an ever more in-depth understanding of the socio-political phenomena of our time. Its work unites high-level theoretical research and empirical studies on concrete socio-political problems. Luiss School of Government SoG is a graduate school training high-level public and private official to handle political and government decision-making processes. Founded in 2010 (director Prof. Sergio Fabbrini, since 2018 directed by Prof. Giovanni Orsina) SoG has become one of the most relevant institution in Europe for teaching and research. Based on a faculty of Luiss professors and researchers with an excellent academic reputation, SoG involves faculty from the main national and international universities in its post-graduate programs as well as civil servants, senior managers and directors. SoG students are offered advanced courses in a range of different fields so that they can acquire an innovative understanding on how institutions and policies are managed at the national, European and international levels. SoG provides theoretical and hands-on skills of good government. The director of Luiss Department of Political Science is Prof. Sergio Fabbrini. The Luiss ECPR representative is Prof. Michele Sorice

Luleå University of Technology is a public research university in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The university has four campuses located in the Arctic Region in the cities of Luleå, Kiruna, Skellefteå, and Piteå.

Lund University is a public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. It traces its roots back to 1425, when a Franciscan studium generale was founded in Lund.

Maastricht University (UM), the most international university in the Netherlands, stands out for its innovative approach to learning and international outlook. With almost 16,000 students and 4,000 staff, UM offers a wide choice of academic programmes, all of which are designed to bring out the best in its students.

The Department of History, Politics and Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University brings together the expertise of over fifty academic staff. The Politics and International Relations team within the department are a highly professional and collegiate group of fifteen staff who have been proactive in establishing innovative programmes of study to serve the needs of a 300+ undergraduate and postgraduate student population. Our staff have a variety of research specialisms with key strengths in digital politics and critical approaches to international relations along with US foreign policy, Russian politics, political theory, energy politics, social policy and British politics,

Maria Curie-Skłodowska University is a public research university, in Lublin, Poland. It is named in honour of Marie Curie-Sklodowska. The University was founded on October 23, 1944, by the Lublin Committee during the Second World War.

Teaching/research in political science, international relations, and European studies (teaching at all levels from Bc to PhD)

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies conducts advanced basic research on the governance of modern societies. It aims to develop an empirically based theory of the social and political foundations of modern economies by investigating the interrelation between economic, social and political action. Using primarily an institutional approach, it examines how markets and business organizations are embedded in historical, institutional, political and cultural frameworks, how they develop, and how their social contexts change over time. The institute seeks to build a bridge between theory and policy and to contribute to political debate on major challenges facing modern societies.

Mid Sweden University is a Swedish state university located in the region around the geographical center of Sweden, with two campuses in the cities of Östersund and Sundsvall. The university closed a third campus in Härnösand in the summer of 2016.

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, usually referred to simply as the University of Athens, is a public university in Zografou, a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece