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
Global Stories:
'Leiden-Delft-Erasmus can play an important role in global challenges' - Annetje Ottow, chair Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Read more
Bosscha medal for professor Taniawati Supali for excellent research, social involvement and international collaboration Read more
New book on world heritage cities by the LDE Centre for Global Heritage and Development Read more
LDE Global Projects
- LDE-BRIN Academy: co-creation with Indonesian scientists Read more
- Right to information: working towards digital inclusion of the urban poor in India, Indonesia, and Kenya Read more
- Towards a framework for community-based participatory research in informal settlements: a pilot in Mathare, Nairobi-Kenya Read more
- LDE goes NIMAR Read more
- The 5A’s Principles of Adequate Housing: A comparative research on housing justice between Bangladesh and the Philippines Read more
- Rekindling regional collaboration in Latin America: Migration, Climate Change, and Economic integration in a comparative perspective to the EU Read more
Support:
LDE Global Support invites members of the academic community of the LDE Universities to submit new proposals for funding. The first round of consideration and evaluation will take place after March 1st. The second will take place after June 1st and the third round in the Fall.
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.ir. Merle de Kreuk (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, 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
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