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attach itself to one university. After internal discussions and negotiations with the rectors of the universities concerned, it was decided that the institute would remain intact. In 2004, the IFF was incorporated within the
University of Klagenfurt as the 'Faculty for Interdisciplinary Research and Continuing Education (Klagenfurt-Graz-Vienna)' – in German the 'Fakultät für Interdisziplinäre Forschung und Fortbildung' (IFF). Inter-university cooperation continued via contracts between the University of Klagenfurt and other universities.
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was "allowing research and education to have an impact 'beyond' the traditional universities." The IFF was founded jointly by eight universities. In 1988, the IFF had locations in
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