The GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence participates in multiple networks and collaborative projects.
- MSCA-ITN PLATO on the post-crisis legitimacy of the EU led by ARENA (Oslo) involving 8 universities (e.g. Cambridge, Science Po Paris);
- EU H2020 TROPICO project network on open government (e.g. Bergen, Erasmus Rotterdam, Roskilde, Potsdam, Tallinn, Cardiff);
- EU H2020 TiGRE consortium on "Trust in Governance and Regulation in Europe"
- COBRA-CRIPO network on public agencies involving 23 research teams
- The ISP3N network on public private partnerships.
- The ECPR Standing Group on Regulatory Governance
- IACFS, the International Association of Centers of Federalism Studies
- IAL, the International Association of Legislation
- The World Internet Project collaboration
- DIGI4FED network on (trust in) governance ecosystems for big data, artificial intelligence and blockchain
- The Association for NeuroPsychoEconomics
- PSI-CO project on public sector innovation through collaboration