UNU-CRIS is part of a network of Excellence on Global Governance Regionalisation and Regulation: the role of the EU (GARNET). GARNET is funded by the European Commission, DG Research under the 6th Framework Programme and it brings together more than 40 research institutes from across Europe and aims to enhance interaction and integration among European researches. GARNET includes three levels of activities: integrating actions, jointly executed research programmes and spreading of excellence activities.

GARNET also intends to foster a European research space through a mobility programme open to researchers at junior and senior levels. Interaction with the policy community is also enhanced through dissemination activities such as seminars on topical issues aimed at policy-makers and the publication of policy briefs. UNU-CRIS strongly believes in the importance and added value of the network of excellence and supports and coordinates some of its main elements:

• RIKS
• World Report
• Mobility
• Ph.D. School