ISSBS is a dynamic private HEI located in Celje, Slovania founded in 2006, with approximately 500 students, delivering in study programmes in the fields of ecomomics, business and administrative sciences at all three levels of study (bachelor, masters and doctoral). Programmes are nationally and internationally.

Tampere University is a multidisclipinary public university located in the city of Tampere, Finland. It is the second largest university in the country by student enrollment. The university was established on January 1st, 2019, as a merger between the former University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology.

The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the University of Amsterdam.