CASEE

What CASEE does

CASEE (ICA Regional Network for Central and South Eastern Europe) is a non-profit membership organization of 16 life science universities across 12 countries in the Danube region, founded in 2010 as a Standing Committee within the Association for European Life Science Universities (ICA). It convenes member institutions around annual conferences (16th edition slated for 2026 in Albania), summer and winter schools, the Danube AgriFood Master joint degree program, and the Experimental Farm Network (EFNet). The organization is formally recognized as a stakeholder in the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (Priority Area 7 — Knowledge Society) and partners with bodies including OeAD, ESENIAS, DIAS, and the Danube Rectors' Conference.

The core product surface is programmatic rather than technological: conferences, joint curricula, student/faculty mobility, and a co-funded research pipeline administered through the CASEE Fund for Incentives (€14,000-€20,000 annually). Underlying technology is conventional — a Joomla CMS website, MailChimp for newsletters, and Google Analytics — with no proprietary platform, no API surface, and no AI/ML components. The co-funded joint degree (Danube AgriFood Master) and the EFNet farm-research network represent the most structured recurring products.

Revenue mechanics rest on annual membership fees (€1,200 per institution plus a €500 Fund for Incentives contribution, with reduced rates for dual ICA/CASEE members and for Moldova/Ukraine), implying gross fee revenue in the €18,000-€27,000 range. Operating capacity is materially augmented by the host university's in-kind contribution — CULS Prague through 2024, and USAMV Bucharest from January 2025 onward, following a legal restructuring that moved CASEE from Belgium to Romania. The Fund for Incentives is redistributed to members and is therefore pass-through rather than retained revenue.

Name

CASEE

Legal name

CASEE ivzw - International Non-Profit Organization

Website

https://ica-casee.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CASEE is a non-profit network of 16 life science universities across 12 Central and South-Eastern European countries, convening members through annual conferences, joint degree programs, and a co-funded research fund under the ICA umbrella.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: CASEE generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by member universities. Full membership fee is €1,200 annually plus a €500 contribution to the Fund for Incentives. Members that are also ICA members receive reduced fee of €900 (total €1,800 to both networks). Moldova and Ukraine members pay 50% of the fee (€600 + €250).

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Core offering

CASEE is a non-profit regional university network that brings together 16 life science higher education institutions across 12 Central and South Eastern European (Danube Region) countries. It facilitates joint research projects, educational programs, student and staff mobility, and capacity-building initiatives, funded primarily through annual membership fees and providing access to its Fund for Incentives, annual conferences, and the Danube AgriFood Master joint degree program.

Product overview

CASEE is a network organization (ICA Regional Network for Central and South Eastern Europe) that does not offer traditional software products. Instead, it provides a suite of collaborative services for Life Science Universities, including the CASEE Fund for Incentives for joint research projects, annual scientific conferences (CASEE Conferences), the Danube AgriFood Master joint degree program with multi-university mobility, and seasonal Summer/Winter Schools covering agricultural and environmental topics.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Danube AgriFood Master (DAFM): Joint Master Program operated by CASEE member universities, enabling students to study at multiple universities across the Danube region (BOKU Austria, SZIU Hungary, BUASVMT Romania, UNIZG Croatia, UNS Serbia).

Products and services

• CASEE Network Membership Services Membership-based network platform for Life Science Universities in Central and South Eastern Europe, providing collaboration opportunities on joint research, educational projects, student and staff mobility, and capacity building in agriculture, food, biotechnology, natural resources, forestry, rural development, environment, and veterinary medicine.
• CASEE Fund for Incentives
• CASEE Annual Conferences Annual scientific conferences bringing together academics, researchers, doctoral students, and policymakers to exchange knowledge on agriculture, life sciences, and related fields. The 15th conference was held in Novi Sad, Serbia (June 2025) and the 16th is planned for Tirana, Albania (May 2026).
• Danube AgriFood Master (DAFM) A joint Master of Science program coordinated by CASEE that enables students to study at minimum 3 different universities across 5 partner institutions (BOKU Austria, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Timisoara, University of Zagreb, and University of Novi Sad), receiving a joint degree.
• CASEE Summer/Winter Schools Intensive educational programs offering ECTS credits and scholarships through CEEPUS/Erasmus+ for students, covering topics such as sustainable food production, ethics in agriculture, biotechnology, and landscape management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16 member universities across 12 countries participating in the network
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• ICA - Association for Agricultural Universities in EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCASEE is established as a Standing Committee within ICA (Association for European Life Science Universities). Dual membership available with reduced fees (€900 each vs €1,200 standard). ICA provides umbrella organization for European agricultural universities.
• EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCASEE is one of few academic networks mentioned in EUSDR and actively participates in Priority Area 7: Working Group on Higher Education and Mobility. Involved in flagship project DREAM (Danube River Research And Management).
• DREAM - Danube River Research And ManagementflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUSDR flagship project with 14 countries to improve river-focused research infrastructure. CASEE participates through subproject SEDDON on sediment research and management at the Danube River.
• Erasmus+ ProgrammecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBOKU students can apply for Erasmus+ funding for mobilities in semesters 2/3/4 within Danube AgriFood Master program. Supports international student exchanges across partner universities.
• CEEPUS - Central European Exchange Programme for University StudiescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStudents can apply for CEEPUS scholarships for mobilities within Danube AgriFood Master program. Alternative funding source alongside Erasmus+ for international exchanges.
• ESENIAS - East and South European Network for Invasive Alien SpeciesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint conference organization for Invasive Alien Species research. September 30 - October 3, 2025 conference at USAMV Bucharest co-organised with ESENIAS and DIAS networks.
• DIAS - Danube Region Invasive Alien Species NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint conference on invasive alien species in changing climate. Partner in ecosystem resilience research collaboration for Danube Region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• European University Association (EUA): EUA is the largest representative body of European universities, with a scope and influence that dwarfs CASEE. It is comparable as a membership-based advocacy and convening organization for universities, but operates at the European level across all disciplines.
• SEFI - European Society for Engineering Education: SEFI is a comparable European disciplinary association promoting collaboration and education quality, but focused on engineering rather than life sciences. It is a useful structural analog for how a discipline-specific academic network can scale European collaboration.
• EUA-CDE (EUA Council for Doctoral Education): As an EUA-affiliated body, EUA-CDE focuses on doctoral education in Europe, overlapping with CASEE's work on joint degree programs and doctoral student mobility. It is a broader incumbent in a more specialized segment of CASEE's scope.
• COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology: COST funds pan-European research and innovation networks across all disciplines, with members in the same Central/South Eastern European countries as CASEE. Comparable as an EU-aligned convening/funding infrastructure that member universities access, but with a much larger scale and broader disciplinary scope.

Direct peers

• Danube Rectors' Conference: The Danube Rectors' Conference is a network of university leaders in the Danube Region, directly comparable to CASEE in geography, mission (university collaboration), and EUSDR alignment, though broader in scope (all disciplines, not just life sciences).
• ICA - Association for European Life Science Universities: ICA is the parent organization of CASEE, serving as the pan-European counterpart for life science universities. It is directly comparable as a membership-based network for the same university category, with CASEE functioning as its Central/South Eastern European regional standing committee.
• GCHERA - Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences: GCHERA is the global counterpart for higher education associations in agriculture and life sciences, directly comparable to CASEE in disciplinary focus. CASEE is a member of GCHERA, and the two share members and overlapping conference programming.

Emerging players

• European University Foundation (EUF): EUF is a non-profit that supports internationalization, mobility, and quality assurance for European universities. It is comparable as a peer network serving similar institutions with similar convening and capacity-building functions, but with a broader geographic and disciplinary scope.

Regional players

• CEEPUS - Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies: CEEPUS is an inter-university mobility program covering the same Central/South Eastern European geography as CASEE, providing scholarships and student/staff exchanges. It is directly comparable as an institutional infrastructure for academic mobility in the region, with which CASEE partners.
• CASEE-aligned BOVA-type network (e.g., VUA4): VUA4 is a network of Central European universities offering joint programs and student mobility, structurally similar to CASEE. Comparable as a regional university network in a similar geography, though it does not focus on life sciences specifically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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