Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities (LDE) Alliance is inviting you to express your interest in writing a joint research proposal with Indonesian counterparts under the Indonesia-Netherlands Universities Consortium on Sustainable Futures (INUCoST).
The Indonesia-Netherlands Universities Consortium for Sustainable Futures (INUCoST) is a four-year program involving the three LDE universities and five Indonesian universities with the financial support based on matching principle by Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities Alliances (LDE) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (MoHEST). The matching funds will be provided by the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education Agency (LPDP). This consortium collaboration encompasses three modalities: research, education, and community development. The research collaboration resulted in 8 selected proposals in 2024 after a matchmaking was organized for all consortium members. For the second round of identifying potential research proposals, the consortium members are invited to submit an Expression of Interest
Aligning with the Indonesian government's priority areas, the collaboration within the IndonesiaNetherlands Universities Consortium will focus on Sustainable Futures with the emphasis on two key topics: (1) Health; (2) Resilient and Connected Society.
If you would like to jointly develop a research proposal, please fill out a brief CV using this template and upload it into the appropriate shared folder, based on your area of expertise, by 2 July 2025. The shared folder is used to provide a platform and find potential partners who share the same research interests. The applicants who interested in conducting health related research will be invited to an online matchmaking via zoom on 14 July 2025, while the other research theme, resilient & connected society, will be held on 15 July 2025. It will be followed by a hybrid and offline research workshop on 21 to 22 August 2025 at Universitas Indonesia.
The submission deadline for the joint research proposal is 7 October 2025.
For further information and questions, please contact us at LDE@universiteitleiden.id