Strategic Partners

International Partnerships

We strongly believe that only a truly international research environment will guarantee cutting-edge research. International collaborations in turn will only flourish if they exist in an environment of shared interests and mutual trust.

Our internationalization policy as laid down in the Abel Tasman Talent Program (ATTP) was designed to tailor to exactly this need: strengthen our network of institutional partnerships and improve the quality of our educational program and research output. Currently, the partners in the tables below are officially listed as ATTP and/or University of Groningen (UG) partners.

With these institutions we set up a scheme of international student and staff exchange, joint funding programs, publications and seminars as well as the joint supervision of young research talent.

Award Policy Sandwich PhD program

The Graduate School of Medical Sciences (GSMS) each year has a limited number of ATTP sandwich PhD positions available. Our award policy favors projects with those universities listed as ATTP partners and spin-off of GSMS-coordinated activities.

Award decisions are subject to the availability of funds. The GSMS retains the right to change or deviate from its standard award policies.

ATTP Strategic Partners Latin America

Country Institution
Brazil Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Brazil Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Brazil Pontificia Universidade Católica de Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Brazil Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)
Chile Universidad de Chile (UCH)
Colombia Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)
Mexico Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

ATTP Strategic Partners Asia

Country Institution
China Shantou University Medical College (SUMC)
China Tianjin Medical University

Non-EU Strategic Partners University of Groningen

In addition to the above, the GSMS is supportive of the University of Groningen Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF) 2021-2023 adopted by the UG Board in October 2020. Central seed funding is now available to connect students and researchers of GSMS Strategic Partners UNAM/Mexico, UdeA/Colombia, USP/Brazil, UCH/Chile and the following, additional, non-European Partners:

Country Institution
Australia Macquarie University
Indonesia Gadjah Mada University
Japan Osaka University
Singapore Nanyang Technological University
South Africa Stellenbosch University

Contact the Graduate School of Medical Sciences in case you consider submitting an application to Sandwich PhD funding with one of these institutions. The SPF itself does not include Sandwich PhD funding, GSMS award policies apply. 

The Graduate School of Medical Sciences is also proud of its strong ties with these prestigious international institutions:

Country Institution
United States of America and Canada

​Mayo Clinic and University of British Columbia
Europe

University of Copenhagen, ​Universität Heidelberg, Uppsala Universitet, Newcastle University, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Ghent University