Central bilateral agreement: Asia

Kansai University - Japan

type	priority
aim	research/education
participants	faculty staff, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers
duration of the visits	faculty staff: min 2 weeks and max 1 month
disciplines	economics literature Eastern and Western studies law social sciences exact sciences
reimbursement	grant	paid by K.U.Leuven
	health insurance	paid by K.U.Leuven
	travelling expenses
	accommodation	paid by K.U.Leuven
application documents	curriculum vitae letter of invitation from K.U.Leuven faculty staff, segned for approval by the dean/head of department of the hosting faculty/department application form
indiendatum	15 October for visits in spring and summer 15 March for visits in autumn and winter

Waseda University - Japan

type	priority
aim	research/education
participants	faculty staff, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers
duration of the visits	faculty staff: min 2 weeks and max 1 month
disciplines	political sciences economics literature law educational sciences business studies sciences and exact sciences social sciences arts Asian and Pacific studies telecommunication
reimbursement	grant	paid by K.U.Leuven
	health insurance	paid by K.U.Leuven
	travelling expenses
	accommodation	paid by K.U.Leuven
application documents	curriculum vitae letter of invitation from K.U.Leuven faculty staff, segned for approval by the dean/head of department of the hosting faculty/department application form
indiendatum	15 October for visits in spring and summer 15 March for visits in autumn and winter

Tsinghua University - China

In the framework of the bilateral agreement between Tsinghua University Beijing and the K.U.Leuven joint scientific cooperation will be encouraged and promoted. In order to stimulate the research relationships between the two universities a 'Tsinghua Fund' is established by the K.U.Leuven for its researchers and a 'K.U.Leuven Fund' by Tsinghua University for its researchers.

The main objectives of the bilateral agreement are:

• to develop a sustainable research cooperation between both universities
• to create added value for the research at both universities
• to stimulate the exchange of researchers
• to provide a platform for obtaining international funding from other organizations with special focus on the EU-framework programmes.

More information on the website of the Research Coordination Office