Apart from international cooperation co-ordinated by specific and externally funded programs, UCA university maintains a number of relationships with national and international universities and institutions. By doing so, and through the signature of cooperation agreements, the UCA aims to develop joint research projects, educational activities, and the exchange between professors and students. Ultimately, Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) and Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), have entered into a general agreement to foster international cooperation in education and research and also facilitate educational exchanges between the two universities. This was driven by the need to offer international experiences to students, faculty, and staff, and to strengthen the existing cultural and educational links between the two institutions. The two universities agreed on a productive and positive long term cooperative relationship where they both consent to: