There is a broad variety of cooperative relationships with universities involving research and teaching. The Director of the institute holds the Chair for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis at the Faculty of Applied Science of the University of Freiburg. Members of ITAS' staff have teaching commitments at universities and polytechnics. ITAS contributes to training scientific talent by supervising doctoral theses. In its endeavour to strengthen the international positioning of ITAS, a top priority is the extension of scientific contacts with institutes of relevance for TA in the European context, with special emphasis on Central and East European countries.
Scientific discussion is fostered by the exchange of visiting scientists.