International collaboration

Collaborating with international universities is fundamental to providing excellent teaching and research. Utrecht University collaborates with renowned universities around the world, engaging in:

• Joint teaching and research programmes
• Exchange of researchers, teachers and students
• Fellowship programmes
• Chairs for visiting professors

Utrecht University Partners

Asides from faculty collaborations, Utrecht University has also entered into university-wide collaboration with other international universities.
In the latter case, Utrecht University primarily collaborates with international research universities enjoying a leading position in one (or more) of the university research focus areas. The universities with which Utrecht University has entered into university-wide partnerships are called Utrecht University Partners. For the establishment of such collaborations, Utrecht University focuses on: Europe, North America, Asia, Southern Africa and Latin America.

International networks

Utrecht University is an active member of various renowned international research and teaching networks:

• The League of European Research Universities
• The Utrecht Network
• The Oxford Network

International scientific institutes

Utrecht University has a seat on the board of six Dutch scientific institutes abroad and is also coordinator of the Dutch Inter-university Institute for Art History (NIKI) in Florence (Italy).
For further information, please refer to: Dutch scientific institutes abroad.

International researchers and students

• In 2007, 580 international researchers (from 65 different countries) were employed with Utrecht University;
• In 2007, 1,900 international students spent time at Utrecht University, participating in exchange programmes or following undergraduate or graduate programmes.

English-taught programmes

Utrecht University offers three English-taught undergraduate programmes and ninety English-taught graduate programmes.

For more information, please refer to: International Students. 
Besides these, Utrecht Summer School organises fifty summer courses for students and PhD students every year.

Studying abroad

Every year, about 1,000 Utrecht students participate in one of the many exchange programmes between Utrecht University and international universities.

Development collaboration

 Utrecht University also engages in establishing sustainable higher education and research capacity in deprived countries. Development collaboration projects have been set up with universities in Latin America and Southern Africa. Utrecht University is a member of the Platform for International Education.

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