With these agreements, we aim to strengthen current ties between our institutes and to support staff mobility through collaborative research visits.
The Donders Institute has signed agreements for extended collaboration with several preferred institutional partners.
Brain Mind Institute of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
In February 2016, the Donders Institute and the Brain Mind Institute of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have signed collaboration agreements on research and training. The agreements pave the way to strengthen current exchanges between the two centres and to explore new collaboration opportunities. Contact: Carmen Sandi (carmen.sandi [at] epfl.ch (carmen[dot]sandi[at]epfl[dot]ch)).
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health of Monash University
As of 2017, the Donders Institute and the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health of Monash University in Melbourne Australia, have met an agreement for extended collaboration. The agreement is thought to facilitate the exchange of faculty, researchers, and students at the PhD and Master level. Contact: Mark Bellgrove (mark.bellgrove [at] monash.edu (mark[dot]bellgrove[at]monash[dot]edu)).
Western University Ontario, Brain & Mind Institute
The Donders Institute of the Radboud University and the Brain and Mind Institute at Canada's Western University have agreed to collaborate. On June 1, 2016, the presidents of both universities, Gerard Meijer and Julie McMullin, declared their intentions in a memorandum of understanding. Contact: Brian Corneil (bcorneil [at] uwo.ca (bcorneil[at]uwo[dot]ca)).
Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN)
In July 2021, the Donders Institute and the Netherlands Insistute for Neuroscience (NIN) formalized their collaboration as partners within the Dutch scientific landscape with a memorandum of understanding. The institutes are committed to create a special relation for research synergy and cooperation in addition to the national and international networks in which they already participate.