Specific Partnerships
Whereas the Regional Platforms and the International Thematic Networks respectively focus on the cooperation with a certain region in the world or on a single interdisciplinary theme, the Specific Partnerhsips focus on the university-wide cooperation with one or more partners around the globe.
Bilateral partnerships
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Countries |
Partner Institution(s) |
Coordinator |
Focus |
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Australia |
University-wide University-wide University-wide University-wide University-wide |
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Canada |
University-wide |
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Ecuador |
La Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral |
Environmental science and technology |
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Ethiopia |
Jimma University |
Expanding the research collaboration and PhD capacity building |
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South Africa |
University of Western Cape |
Turning Diversity into Capacity |
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Tanzania |
Mzumbe University |
Social Innovation Citizen Science |
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Uganda |
Mountains of the Moon University |
Through mutual learning and exchange of expertise strengthening the local research capacity to meaningful influence the national socio-economic transformation |
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USA |
University-wide |
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Vietnam |
Can Tho University |
Strengthening valorisation of joint research |
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Vietnam |
Hue University |
Deepening partnerships in research towards sustainable health solutions while introducing new collaborations |
Networks
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Countries |
Network |
Coordinator |
Focus |
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Estonia |
Climate action |
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South Africa USA |
University of the Western Cape University of Missouri |
Strengthening valorisation of joint research |
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France |
Université de Lille |
Climate and Energy |
Contact
For more info, please contact the coordinator of the specific partnership or marieke.merckx@ugent.be.
Criteria
- Multidimensional character, not bound to a single faculty or thematic focus
- Top-down and bottom-up balance
- Sustainable cooperation across various projects and initiatives
- Added value aimed at strengthening the individual position of the partners
- Mutual recognition and investment
Policy
The goals for Ghent University’s international cooperation are:
- to strengthen the link between research, education and services to society, within an international context;
- to enhance visibility and impact of Ghent University by coordinating long-term partnerships to consolidate the leading role of Ghent University;
- to seize opportunities (networking, funding...) within the international environment to enhance the impact of Ghent University.
Special emphasis is put on collaborations that:
- focus on networking with high level and/or high potential partners;
- focus on networking with countries, regions or around themes of strategic importance for Ghent University;
- focus on human capacity building with partners in the South;
- align themselves with the overall strategic goals of Ghent University in sustainable development and internationalisation.