Strategic Alliance Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Working together for science and society Facing scientifi c and societal challenges through: Outstanding multidisciplinary research Innovative joint education Collaborating with society WORKING WITH SOCIETY we contribute to the challenges designated Tackling complex societal challenges requires by the Horizon 2020 programme and by ongoing collaboration between universities the European Institute of Innovation and and the public and private sectors. Together Technology (EIT). For instance, Medical Delta with companies, other research institutions, and our Centre for Sustainability play an and governments, Leiden University, Delft important role in the EIT Knowledge and University of Technology and Erasmus Innovation Communities ‘Health’ and ‘Raw University Rotterdam have created a strong Materials’, respectively. CONTACT innovation cluster in the province of South If you are interested in the topics we work on, would like to discuss Holland, one of Europe’s most dynamic In addition, researchers from the Leiden-Delft- possibilities of cooperation, please don’t hesitate to contact us. and knowledge-intensive regions. Medical Erasmus Centres act as academic sparring Delta, the Clean Tech Delta and the Hague partners for the EU bodies and the specialised Drs. Jacqueline Dekker Security Delta are examples of such vibrant European think tanks. Project Leader Leiden-Delft-Erasmus collaborations. +31 (0)15 278 67 77 +31(0)6 18 54 68 10 By joining forces in studying complex [email protected] societal themes in a multidisciplinary way, leiden-delft-erasmus.nl STRATEGIC ALLIANCE LEIDENDELFTERASMUS MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTRES Global Heritage and Development RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS EN MEDICAL DELTA Metropolis and Mainport OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centres are Safety and Security Top-level research groups from the three Working together for multidisciplinary and inter-university Sustainability universities work closely together - often centres. Through innovative and Economic and Financial Governance as part of a larger partnership - in fi elds of science and society outstanding teaching and research, and science and technology such as physics, working together with societal partners MEDICAL DELTA nanotechnology, nanobiology, quantum they seek to contribute to understanding Medical Delta is the consortium for health technology, biotechnology, mathematics, and solving major and complex societal and medical technology. The partners in computer science, and chemistry. issues. Medical Delta are the three universities, the Fundamental en technological research Erasmus Medical Centre and the Leiden mutually reinforce each other. The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centres are: University Medical Centre, together with Education and Learning more than 150 companies, science parks, GROUNDBREAKING Frugal Innovation in Africa and local and regional governments. EDUCATION Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam provide outstanding, varied and innovative education for their students that will enable them to address present-day and future issues. By working together, the universities broaden their curricula and off er more attractive and more multidisciplinary education. Students can easily meet due to LEIDEN UNIVERSITY, DELFT academic medical centre, Delft University the physical closeness thus making real joint UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY of Technology is a technical university with education possible. AND ERASMUS UNIVERSITY a broad spectrum of engineering sciences, ROTTERDAM and Erasmus University Rotterdam a socially- The three universities have been working For many years, Leiden University, Delft oriented research university with a strong together in joint education programmes University of Technology and Erasmus medical cluster and embedded in a broad and in such tracks as Clinical Technology, University Rotterdam have been legal and economic context. All three Life Science & Technology, Molecular collaborating in the fi elds of education, universities have an excellent international Science & Technology, Nanobiology and research and valorisation. The universities reputation. Their quality, complementarity Chinese Economy & Business. Furthermore, are complementary in terms of content and physical closeness off er unique the universities off er new multidisciplinary and their approach to academic and social opportunities for intensive structural minors and honours classes about socially problems. Leiden University is a broad- collaboration and thereby contributing relevant themes. As from September based research university with a signifi cant to the academic, societal, and economic 2015, students have access to each other’s proportion of fundamental research and an challenges of our time. broadening minors..