>>NETHERLANDS COLLABORATORS
There are a number of linkages between SA and NL institutions, in some cases formalised by a contract or a Memorandum of Understanding. The SANPAD Programme tries, wherever possible, to make use of existing linkages. However, in many cases the SA researchers, sometimes isolated, need assistance in finding their NL counterparts. This is a role of the NL and SA co-ordinators, supported by the formal and informal networks around them.

The 2001 evaluation report of the SANPAD External Review clearly indicated that the collaboration between SA and NL researchers has an added value and is highly regarded in South Africa. Since SANPAD is a co-operative SA-NL programme, it is imperative that researchers in the two countries, though separated geographically, be encouraged to work together and learn from each other. Since historically existing co-operation diminished during the apartheid period, particular effort is required to foster such a process. Internet technology allows for regular contact, while personal contact at least once annually is also essential.

Guidelines for Netherlands Research Partners on SANPAD Funded Projects are now available, in PDF format.

NETHERLANDS COLLABORATORS

• Information Centre for International Relations: E-Mail:

  Erasmus University aims to contribute to the progress of science and the development of society. For this purpose it offers its staff and students an opportunity to develop training and research activities in freedom, thereby?
  Website: www.eur.nl

• Larenstein University

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  The university of professional Education Larenstein is the largest institute for higher professional education in The Netherlands. The college offers a unique education to all those seeking to become career leaders in The Netherlands and internationally.
  Website: www.larenstein.nl

• Leiden University

  International Office: E-Mail:

  Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1575 to reward the citizens of the town of Leiden for their heroic endurance during a lengthy siege by the Spaniards: a defence that played a crucial role in the Dutch struggle for independence.
  Website: www.leidenuniv.nl

• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

  Bureau for International Activities: E-Mail:

  The Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) provides engineering, postgraduate design, and teacher-training programmes, and post-academic courses. Education is based on the universities own research activities with a focus on design.
  Website: www.tue.nl

• Tilburg University

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  Tilburg University situated in Tilburg, the Netherlands, was founded in 1927. It was originally a School of Economics. It is now a fully-accredited government financed university with almost 10,000 students. Tilburg University specialises in the social sciences and humanities and has five faculties?
  Website: www.uvt.nl

• Universiteit Maastricht

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  Universiteit Maastricht (UM) is a young and swiftly growing university. Since its official foundation in 1976, the university has held a unique position among the Dutch universities, especially thanks to its Problem Based Learning concept.
  Website: www.unimaas.nl

• Universiteit van Amsterdam

  Office of Foreign Relations: E-Mail:

  In 1632, the Athenaeum Illustre was founded in Amsterdam to educate students in Trade and Philosophy. As the establishment was not yet a proper university, lessons were generally given in the professors homes. Until the nineteenth century, the Athenaeum remained a small institution with no more than 250 students and eight teachers. In 1877 the situation changed when?
  Website: www.uva.nl

• University of Groningen

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  The University of Groningen is one of the oldest research universities in Europe boasting more than 100,000 graduates since its inception in 1614. Currently some 19,900 students are enrolled in more than 90 regular and international master?s programmes, and about 775 students are studying for their Ph.D.
  Website: www.rug.nl

• University of Nijmegen

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  The University of Nijmegen was established in 1923 and is one of the leading academic communities in the Netherlands. Renowned for its green campus, modern buildings, and state-of-the-art equipment, it has eight faculties and enrolls over 13,000 students in 45 study programmes.
  Website: www.kun.nl

• University of Twente

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  The University of Twente is an entrepeneurical research university. It was founded in 1961 and offers education and research in areas ranging from public policy studies and applied physics to biomedical technology. The University of Twente is the Netherlands? only campus university.
  Website: www.utwente.nl

• Utrecht University

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  Located in the heart of the Netherlands, Utrecht University is firmly founded on tradition. Utrecht University which recently celebrated its 365th anniversary, has developed into one of Europe?s largest and most prominent institutes of research and education.
  Website: www.uu.nl

• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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  Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has been a renowned cultural, scientific and commercial centre for many centuries. It was here in 1880, that the Vrije Universiteit first opened its doors to students. Throughout the past century, the university has continued to expand.
  Website: www.vu.nl

• Wageningen University

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  Wageningen University was founded in 1918. In recent decades it has evolved into one of the world?s leading education and research centres in the plant, animal, environmental,
  agrotechnological, food and social sciences.
  Website: www.wau.nl