In the exercise of its activity, CRUP develops a vast set of inter-institutional relations that seek to intensify and accentuate the significance of the dynamization of higher education in the life of our country.
Internationally, in addition to the cooperative work it develops with other councils and rectors’ conferences, CRUP is a member of the EUA – European University Association, an association where more than 800 universities from 47 countries are represented.
In the scope of its work of global coordination and representation of universities, as well as in the development of its activity as a partner in the formulation of national policies on education, science and culture, the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities is represented in the following national advisory bodies, scientific councils and working groups.