▁and ▁techn ologies ▁in ▁the ▁industry ; ▁ ▁expert ise ▁in ▁intellectual ▁property ▁protection . ▁ ▁International ▁Co operation ▁ ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Sciences ▁is ▁strongly ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁co operation ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁scientific ▁institutions ▁world wide , ▁within ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁its ▁activities . ▁The ▁profess ors ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁have ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁give ▁lect ures ▁at ▁many ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁developed ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁Japan , ▁the ▁US , ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁countries . ▁Sign ific ant ▁achiev ements ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁co operation , ▁resulting ▁in ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁realized ▁international ▁projects . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁years , ▁large ▁international ▁projects ▁have ▁started ▁to ▁be ▁realized ▁from ▁the ▁program mes ▁TE MP US ▁( E U ), ▁CE EP US ▁( E U ), ▁W US ▁( A ust ria ), ▁C AR DS ▁( E U ), ▁F P 7 ▁( E U ), ▁E URE K A ! ▁and ▁Cost ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁is ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁numerous ▁branches ▁of ▁important ▁world ▁organizations ▁are ▁formed ▁and ▁developed : ▁IE EE ▁( Inst itute ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Electron ic ▁Engine ers ) ▁– ▁J oint ▁Chapter ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁Electron ics , ▁Indust ry ▁Application ▁and ▁Power ▁Electron ics , ▁and ▁II M ▁Euro ▁– ▁International ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁for ▁Indust rial ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Management . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁bil ater al ▁agre ements