Ilia State University is a member of the following associations and networks:

• Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie – AUF
• Association des Facultés ou Etablissements de Lettres et Sciences Humaines – AFELSH
• Black Sea Universities Network – BSUN
• Compostela Group of Universities – CGU
• EUA Council for Doctoral Education – EUA-CDE
• European Science Events Association – EUSEA
• European University Association – EUA
• International Association for Medical Education – EMEE
• International Association of Universities – IAU
• International Step by Step Association – ISSA
• Magna Charta Observatory
• Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration – NASPAA
• Science on Stage Europe
• Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics – SCOSTEP