Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities are in the perfect position to contribute in an interdisciplinary way to the urgent global challenges we nowadays face, not only in its own region, but more importantly: worldwide. To make a real difference, we closely collaborate with our partners in the Majority World on topics such as Health, Water, Energy, Housing, Climate, Migration, Heritage and more.
Working together on Global Challenges for a Better World
Support:
LDE Global Support invites members of the academic community of the LDE Universities to submit new proposals for funding. The budget for 2024 has already been allocated to various projects. In 2025, there will again be opportunities to submit proposals for support from LDE Global. The first deadline is March 1, 2025.
Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities support initiatives which aim at co-creation of research or other programmes between faculty members of the LDE-universitites and scholars and scientists from 'majority world countries' in Africa, South- and Southeast-Asia and Latin-America. Groups of scholars and scientists could receive a financial contribution of up to €25,000 to co-create research and/or other programmes and/or organise joint LDE-Majority World seminars, workshops, summer schools or other activities.
Conditions
They need to meet the following conditions:
- Convincing two-pager (max. 800 words) on the intended interdisciplinary programme proposal and/or joint LDE-Majority World seminar, workshop, summer school or other activity.
- If applicable, the details of potential private or public partners.
- The details of potential follow up activities in education, research development, and/or forms of impact.
- In line with the strategy for co-operation between the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities.
- Involvement of the three LDE-universities and partners from the majority world.
- Specific details of the desired form of support. In this, it is strongly recommended that the financial contribution be used to support the co-creation of research, education or other programmes and/or the organisation of joint LDE-Majority World seminars, workshops, summer schools or other activities. Time of LDE-faculty invested in the project will not be supported through this support programme.
Procedure
Proposals for support from LDE Global Support can be submitted to the Dean of Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities Prof. Wim van den Doel. This should take the form of a proposal (max. 800 words) focusing on the above conditions.
Decision
Applicants will be informed within a month as to whether the proposal has been approved. The decision will be taken by the LDE Dean based on the advice of a committee. Members of the committee:
- Prof.dr. Jenny Dankelman (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Delft)
- Prof.dr. Marleen Dekker (African Studies Centre, Universiteit Leiden)
- Prof. dr. Jurian Edelenbos (Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
More information and contact:
LDE Global Support: David Wubs via wubs@iss.nl
Funded LDE Global Projects:
Since 2022 the following project have been funded by LDE Global:
2024:
- The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus-East Africa Research Network (LEARN). Coordination: Prof.dr. Shuaib Lwasa (ISS)
- Contemporary migrations in the Americas: cross-Atlantic dialogue for socio-spatial justice. Coordination: Dr. Amalia Campos Delgado (Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance & Society, Leiden University).
- Building Feminist Urban Futures in the Majority World. Coordination: Dr. Bahar Sakizlioglu (EUR), Dr. Cristiana Strava (Universiteit Leiden) en Dr. Darinka Czischke (TU Delft).
- Towards strengthening cervical cancer healthcare services in Cameroon and its francophone counterparts. Coordination: Ir. Karlheinz Samenjo (Department of Sustainable Design Engineering, TU Delft).
- The Nairobi River as a driver for Circular Communities – an urgent call for climate adaptivity and socio-ecological resilience. Coordination: Ir. Mo Smit (faculteit Bouwkunde, TU Delft)
- Policing the illicit trade in cultural object. Coordination: dr. Naomi Oosterman (ESHCC, EUR).
2023:
- LDE-East Africa Research Network (LEARN). Coordination: Prof.dr. Shuaib Lwasa, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. Report: Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities strengthens cooperation with East Africa
- Towards sustainable river water quality management in the Brantas Basin, East Java, Indonesia. Coordination: Prof.dr.ir. Luuk Rietveld, Delft University of Technology, Water Management. Reports: Kolaborasi dengan Konsorsium Belanda, UNAIR Bantu Tingkatkan Pengelolaan Sungai Brantas and Universitas Airlangga menggelar International Workshop Brantas River of Life
- Sea-ing Africa: Tracing Legacies and Engaging Future Promises of ‘Big’ Infrastructure Projects in Port City Regions in Ghana and Morocco. Coordination: Dr. Sabine Luning, Leiden University, Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. Website: Sea-ing Africa: Tracing Legacies and Engaging Future Promises of ‘Big’ Infrastructure Projects in Port City Territories in Ghana and Morocco
- Leveraging Empowered Circular Communities in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: A Promising Pathway to Sustainable Development and Conservation Coordination: Dr. Fatima Delgado Meldina, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. Report: Empowering Circular Communities on the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador and Primary Outcomes May 2024
- Rekindling regional collaboration in Latin America: Migration, Climate Change, and Economic integration in a comparative perspective to the EU Coordinator: Prof.dr.mr. Armin Cuyvers, Leiden Law School
- The 5A’s Principles of Adequate Housing: A comparative research on housing justice between Bangladesh and the Philippines Coordination: Dr. Alonso Ayala, IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Website: The 5A’s Principles of Adequate Housing
- 2nd LDE-BRIN Writing Academy on Sustainable Urbanisation Coordinator: prof.dr. Bart Barendregt, Cultural Antropology, Leiden University. Report: Wali Kota harap BRIN - LDE bantu kemajuan Kota Tangerang Selatan
2022:
- LDE goes NIMAR Coordination: prof.dr.ir. Peter van Bodegom, CML, Leiden University. Report: Dutch-Moroccan collaboration in greenhouse horticulture
- Towards a framework for community-based participatory research in informal settlements: a pilot in Mathare, Nairobi-Kenya Coordination: dr. Jan Fransen, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University. Report: Final report on the LDE Global Project: Towards a framework for community-based participatory research in informal settlements
- Right to information: working towards digital inclusion of the urban poor in India, Indonesia, and Kenya Coordination: Dr. Maartje van Eerd (Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University. Reports: The Right to the City, Access to Information, and Digital Inclusion and The Chennai experience – Right to (digital) information: working towards digital inclusion of the urban poor
- 1st LDE-BRIN Writing Academy on Sustainable Urbanisation Coordinator: prof.dr. Bart Barendregt, Cultural Antropology, Leiden University. Report: Co-creation with researchers in Indonesia: ‘We welcome misunderstandings’
Main partners:
Leiden-Delft-Erasmus International Centre for Frugal Innovation TU Delft Global Initiative International Institute for Social Studies African Studies Centre Leiden LUMC Global Rotterdam Global Health Initiative International Institute for Asian Studies Leiden-Indonesia Initiative Leiden Latin America and Caribbean Centre IHS, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies Leiden Global