Its research infrastructure is open towards external users. However, when it comes to differences in access policy for different groups (e.g. researchers from EU Member states, researchers from other Western Balkan Countries, researchers from industrialised countries such as US, Canada, Japan and researchers from other countries), differences in required financial resources and quality assessment criteria are mentioned, as regards incoming researchers from EU and industrialized countries. On the other hand, there are no specific requirements or limitations for researchers from WBC and third countries when coming to the institution. The faculty itself does not have any signed agreements with similar institutions, nor clearly defined strategic approach or policy to attract researchers from EU member states or from other countries. Currently, the cooperation is realized through specific research projects, with Norway and Hungary identified as main cooperation partners, along with US, Canada, Japan and researchers from other countries, and the willingness and openness to all kinds of cooperation with all EU and other countries is clearly stated. Special preference has been given to joint collaborative projects and networking activities. EU international programmes, bilateral cooperation, as well as all other types of international cooperation are recognized as possible ways for carrying out the international cooperation. Special emphasis has been put on participation in Framework programmes. As an example of a success story, participation in a FP6 project (WATERWEB) was mentioned, thanks to which the institution has been invited to take a part in another FP project (SAFIR).