International university agreements are signed by the legal representatives of universities and are aimed at regulating specific relations between the contracting parties. Within these agreements, the parties define the terms, scope and conditions of collaboration in the fields of teaching, research and development cooperation.

The purpose of these agreements is to establish collaboration with an international partner in order to meet the universities’ research and education objectives. These may include but are not limited to: the promotion of academic cooperation; student, lecturer and technical and administrative staff exchanges; the development of joint research activities; collaboration on specific projects.

The University of Trieste's international agreements are divided according to type (memorandum of understanding vs. executive protocol) and according to the level at which they intervene (University agreements vs. departmental agreements).

The University of Trieste drafts memorandums of understanding and executive protocols according to its templates.