Universities and research institutes

Fraunhofer Society (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft)

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer Society) is Europe's largest organization for applied research. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, it bridges the gap between scientific university research and commercial industrial applications.

TU Delft

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is one of the world’s leading technical universities, located in the Netherlands. Known for its excellence in engineering, technology, design, and innovation, the university offers a…

Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ)

Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centers in Europe and a prominent member of the Helmholtz Association. Originally founded in 1956 as a nuclear research facility, it has…

Leibniz Association

The Leibniz Association (German: Leibniz-Gemeinschaft) is a major union of 96 independent non-university research institutes and scientific infrastructures spanning across Germany. Named after the polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the association conducts problem-oriented,…

Max Planck Society

The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (Max Planck Society) is Germany's premier non-governmental, non-profit association of independent research institutes focusing on fundamental research in natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.

University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a prestigious public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632, it stands as the fourth-oldest academic institution in the country and is currently the…

Universiteit Leiden

Leiden University is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange as a Protestant institution, it holds the distinction of being the oldest surviving university…

University of Milan

The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano), known as La Statale, is a public research university founded in 1924 and the largest university in Lombardy, with around 60,000 students. Its…

Erasmus University Medical Center

Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Medical Center), located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is the largest and most authoritative scientific university medical center in Europe. Formally established in 2002, it serves as the academic hospital…

TUD | Dresden University of Technology

TUD Dresden University of Technology (German: Technische Universität Dresden) is a highly ranked public research university located in Dresden, Saxony, and is one of the 10 largest universities in Germany. Established in…

University of Padua

The University of Padua (Università degli Studi di Padova) is one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in 1222 by scholars and masters who left Bologna in search of greater…

University of Tübingen

The University of Tübingen (officially the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen) is a prestigious public research university located in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1477 by Count Eberhard V, it is one…

Utrecht University

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht) is a public research university in Utrecht and one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands, established on 26 March 1636. In 2025 it had an enrolment of…

Amsterdam University Medical Center

Amsterdam UMC (Amsterdam University Medical Center) is one of the leading international centers in academic medicine and ranks among Europe's top five university medical centers for scientific research output. Formed in June…

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (commonly known as the University of Oldenburg) is a prominent public research university located in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1973, the university hosts…

University of Salerno

The University of Salerno (Università degli Studi di Salerno) traces its lineage to the Schola Medica Salernitana, the medieval medical school that flourished in Salerno from the ninth century and is widely…

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is an elite public research university in Wageningen, Netherlands, widely regarded as the premier institution globally for life sciences, agriculture, and environmental research. Originally emerging from an…

Philipps-Universität Marburg

The University of Marburg (officially known as Philipps-Universität Marburg) is a public research university located in the historic town of Marburg, Hesse, Germany. Founded in 1527 by Landgrave Philip I, it is…

TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research)

TNO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek) is the Netherlands' national organisation for applied scientific research. Established by law in 1932, it is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation with its headquarters in The…

University of Brescia

The University of Brescia (Università degli Studi di Brescia) is a public university founded in 1982, when faculties previously operating as outposts of other Lombard institutions were brought together into an autonomous…

AMOLF

AMOLF is an academic research institute focused on fundamental physics with strong societal relevance. Its research covers areas such as living matter, designed matter, nanophotonics, and nanophotovoltaics, with applications linked to energy,…

University of Milano-Bicocca

The University of Milano-Bicocca (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca) is a public research university in Milan, founded in 1998 when the science, economics and sociology faculties of the University of Milan were…

University of Hamburg

he University of Hamburg (Universität Hamburg or UHH) is a prestigious, top-tier public research university located in Hamburg, Germany. Founded on March 28, 1919, it is the largest institution for higher education…

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

EMBL is Europe's flagship laboratory for the life sciences, an intergovernmental organisation established in 1974 and supported by more than 30 member states. It runs six sites — Heidelberg, Barcelona, Grenoble, Hamburg,…

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of the largest and most prestigious public research universities in Germany. Known as "The University in the Helmholtz Association," KIT functions uniquely as both…

Politecnico di Milano

Politecnico di Milano is Italy's largest technical university and its oldest, founded in 1863 as the Istituto Tecnico Superiore by a group that included the mathematician Francesco Brioschi. Its alumni include Giulio…

University of Bari Aldo Moro

The University of Bari Aldo Moro (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro) was founded in 1925 and is the principal university of Apulia, based in Bari with further teaching sites at…

University of Bayreuth (UBT)

The University of Bayreuth (UBT) is a prominent, research-oriented public university located in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. Established in 1975, it has built a strong international reputation for its highly collaborative, interdisciplinary approach…

NIOO-KNAW Netherlands Institute of Ecology

The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie, NIOO-KNAW) is the national research institute for ecology of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). It is one of the…

Technische Universität München (TUM)

Technische Universität München (TUM) is one of Europe’s leading research universities, consistently ranked as the top university in Germany and among the best globally. Founded in 1868 by King Ludwig II, it…

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (commonly known as VU Amsterdam or the VU) is a highly ranked, publicly funded research university located in the vibrant Zuidas business district of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1880…

Helmholtz Munich

Helmholtz Munich (Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt) is a research centre in Neuherberg near Munich and a member of the Helmholtz Association. Its research focuses on environmental health…

Italian National Institute for Astrophysics

The National Institute for Astrophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, INAF) is the Italian national research body for astronomy and astrophysics, established in 1999 and supervised by the Ministry of University and Research.…

Macquarie University

Macquarie University was founded in 1964 and is named after Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. Its campus is in Macquarie Park in Sydney's north-west, at the…

Marche Polytechnic University

Marche Polytechnic University (Università Politecnica delle Marche) is a public university in Ancona, founded in 1969 as the University of Ancona and renamed in 2003 to reflect its concentration on applied and…

Netherlands Central Government (Rijksoverheid)

The Rijksoverheid is the central government of the Netherlands. It consists of ministries, executive agencies, inspectorates, advisory bodies, and other national public institutions responsible for preparing, implementing, and enforcing national policy and…

University of Siena

The University of Siena (Università degli Studi di Siena) is one of the oldest universities in Europe, founded in 1240 as the Studium Senense and granted imperial and papal recognition in the…

Tilburg University

Tilburg University is a specialized, public research institution located in Tilburg, Netherlands, internationally renowned for its elite programs in business, economics, and social sciences. Established in 1927, the university hosts over 19,000…

University of Groningen

The University of Groningen is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen, Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is the second oldest in the country.

Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics

The National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN) is the Italian public research body for subnuclear, nuclear and astroparticle physics, founded in 1951 by the groups that had…

Amphia Ziekenhuis

Amphia is a top-clinical (STZ) teaching hospital in Breda and Oosterhout, serving West-Brabant. Alongside patient care it trains medical specialists and runs applied clinical research through the Amphia Academy, with recognised strengths…

Maastricht University

Maastricht University is a public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 1976, it is the second youngest of the fourteen Dutch universities. In 2023, 22,976 students studied at Maastricht University, 59%…

University Medical Center Freiburg

The University Medical Center Freiburg (Universitätsklinikum Freiburg), located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, is one of the largest and most prestigious medical institutions in Europe. Rooted in a rich history dating back…

University of Bologna

The University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum — Università di Bologna) was founded in 1088 and is generally regarded as the oldest university in continuous operation in the Western world; the word…

UNSW Sydney

UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales) was established in 1949 as the New South Wales University of Technology. Its main campus is in Kensington, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, with further…

Curtin University

Curtin University opened in 1966 as the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) and became a university in 1987, Western Australia's third university and Australia's first university of technology. It is named…

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam is a highly prestigious, public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, renowned globally for its exceptional expertise in business, economics, and social sciences. Established in 1913, the university hosts…

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) is the university hospital affiliated with Leiden University, of which it forms the Faculty of Medicine. It is one of the seven university medical centres in the…

The Australian National University

The Australian National University (ANU) was established by an Act of the federal Parliament in 1946 as the country's national university, with an initial mission of postgraduate research. Its main campus is…

TU Bergakademie Freiberg

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, founded in 1765, is the world's oldest university of mining and metallurgy and today a technical university in Saxony. Its research and teaching are organised around the resource cycle:…

University of Cologne

The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Germany's largest and oldest universities. Established in 1388 and re-established as a "Neue Universität" in 1919 by the citizens of Cologne, it…

University of Pisa

The University of Pisa (Università di Pisa) was formally established in 1343 by a bull of Pope Clement VI, although teaching in the city is documented from the eleventh century. Galileo Galilei…

University of Twente

University of Twente (UT) is a premier public research university located in Enschede, Netherlands, celebrated for its cutting-edge engineering, technology, and social sciences fusion. Founded in 1961, the institution stands out as…

Adelaide University

Adelaide University was created by merging the University of Adelaide (founded 1874, Australia's third-oldest university) and the University of South Australia. It opened in January 2026, and both predecessor universities were formally…

Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University was established in 1989 and is named after the explorer Charles Sturt. It is a multi-campus regional university with campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Port Macquarie and Wagga…

OLVG

OLVG is a large top-clinical (STZ) teaching hospital in Amsterdam with two main locations, OLVG Oost and OLVG West, and a member of the Santeon group. It trains medical specialists and nurses…

Polytechnic University of Bari

The Polytechnic University of Bari (Politecnico di Bari) was established in 1990, when the engineering and architecture faculties of the University of Bari were constituted as an independent technical university. It is…

Radboud University

Radboud University is a prestigious, public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands, that stands among the top 1% of universities globally. Established in 1923, it caters to more than 24,000 students across…

University of Genoa

The University of Genoa (Università degli Studi di Genova) traces its origins to the colleges of law, theology, medicine and arts that operated in the republic from the thirteenth century, formally constituted…

University of Naples Federico II

The University of Naples Federico II (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) was founded in 1224 by the Emperor Frederick II and is the oldest public, state-chartered university in the world,…

University of Pavia

The University of Pavia (Università degli Studi di Pavia) dates its foundation to 1361, when Emperor Charles IV granted it a charter, though schools of law and rhetoric existed in the city…

University of Tasmania

The University of Tasmania was established in 1890 and is Australia's fourth-oldest university. It is the state's only university, with campuses in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie (Cradle Coast), and teaching sites in…

University of Turin

The University of Turin (Università degli Studi di Torino) was founded in 1404 by Prince Ludovico di Savoia and is one of the largest universities in Italy, with around 80,000 students. Erasmus…

University of Verona

The University of Verona (Università degli Studi di Verona) became an autonomous institution in 1982, having grown from teaching outposts established in the city by the University of Padua from 1959. Its…

Flinders University

Flinders University was founded in 1966 and is named after the navigator Matthew Flinders. Its main campus is at Bedford Park in southern Adelaide, alongside Flinders Medical Centre, with further sites at…

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is a research foundation established by Italian law in 2003 and opened in Genoa in 2006, funded directly by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. It…

University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

University Medical Center Groningen is a university medical center focused on patient care, medical research, education, and training. Its research and healthcare activities are strongly connected to the theme of healthy and…

University of Ferrara

The University of Ferrara (Università degli Studi di Ferrara) was founded in 1391 by a bull of Pope Boniface IX at the request of Marquis Alberto V d'Este, making it one of…

University of Palermo

The University of Palermo (Università degli Studi di Palermo) has its origins in the Accademia dei Regi Studi established in 1806, with teaching in the city documented from the fifteenth century. It…

University of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong began in 1951 as a division of what is now UNSW and became an independent university in 1975. Its main campus is in Wollongong, south of Sydney, with…

Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography (ARCNL)

The Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography is a research institute focused on the fundamental physics and materials science behind nanolithography. Its research supports key technologies used in the semiconductor industry and helps…

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

The German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg is Germany's largest biomedical research institute and a member of the Helmholtz Association. More than 3,000 staff investigate how cancer develops, identify…

HAN University of Applied Sciences

HAN University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, with campuses in Arnhem and Nijmegen in the province of Gelderland. It offers bachelor's and…

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia) traces its origins to the Studium of Modena founded in 1175, re-established as a ducal university in…

University of Trieste

The University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste) was founded in 1924, developing from the Royal Higher School of Commerce established in 1877 when the city was part of Austria-Hungary. Its…

University of Udine

The University of Udine (Università degli Studi di Udine) was founded in 1978 following a popular petition signed by more than 125,000 people after the Friuli earthquake of 1976, which asked for…

Catharina Ziekenhuis

Catharina Ziekenhuis is a large teaching hospital in Eindhoven and one of the Netherlands' designated top-clinical (STZ) hospitals, meaning it combines patient care with medical training and applied research. It is best…

Italian National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics

The National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, OGS) is a public research body based in Trieste, whose lineage runs back to the Imperial…

Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)

The Netherlands Cancer Institute is a leading comprehensive cancer center that combines fundamental, translational, and clinical cancer research with specialized patient care. Its main mission is to improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, and…

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

The Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna) is a public graduate school and university institute in Pisa, established in its present form in 1987 from the older Collegio Medico-Giuridico. It…

University of Konstanz

The University of Konstanz is a research university on Lake Constance, founded in 1966 as a reform university and one of Germany's Universities of Excellence. It is known for interdisciplinary work across…

University of Rome Tor Vergata

The University of Rome Tor Vergata (Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata") was founded in 1982 to relieve pressure on Sapienza, and occupies a six-hundred-hectare campus in the south-eastern outskirts of…

Bruno Kessler Foundation

The Bruno Kessler Foundation (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, FBK) is a research foundation in Trento, established in 1962 as the Istituto Trentino di Cultura and reorganised under its present name in 2007. It…

CMCC Foundation

The CMCC Foundation — Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici) — is a non-profit research foundation established in 2005 and headquartered in Lecce, with divisions in Bologna, Venice,…

Eindhoven University of Technology

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a world-class public research university specializing in engineering, science, and technology, located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Founded in 1956, it is nestled in the heart of the…

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) is a prominent, non-profit German scientific research laboratory located on the northeastern outskirts of Dresden, Germany. Founded on January 1, 1992, it officially became a member of the…

Luca Marenzio Conservatory of Brescia

The Luca Marenzio Conservatory of Brescia (Conservatorio di Musica Luca Marenzio) is a state conservatory of music, part of the Italian AFAM system of higher education in art, music and dance, in…

Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc)

Radboud University Medical Center is a university medical center for patient care, research, and education. It works on shaping the future of health and healthcare by combining clinical care, biomedical research, medical…

University of Cagliari

The University of Cagliari (Università degli Studi di Cagliari) was founded in 1606 by the Spanish crown, on the model of the Castilian universities, and is the older of Sardinia's two universities.…

University of Catania

The University of Catania (Università degli Studi di Catania) is the oldest university in Sicily, founded in 1434 by King Alfonso V of Aragon and known historically as the Siciliae Studium Generale.…

University of Foggia

The University of Foggia (Università degli Studi di Foggia) was established as an autonomous institution in 1999, having developed from faculties of the University of Bari present in the city since the…

University of Insubria

The University of Insubria (Università degli Studi dell'Insubria) was founded in 1998 from faculties previously belonging to the universities of Milan and Pavia, and takes its name from the historic region of…

Western Sydney University

Western Sydney University was established in 1989. It serves Greater Western Sydney from campuses including Parramatta, Penrith, Campbelltown, Bankstown, Hawkesbury and Liverpool. Its research institutes include the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment,…

Australian Catholic University

Australian Catholic University (ACU) began operating on 1 January 1991, formed from several Catholic teacher-education and nursing colleges. It is a publicly funded university with campuses in Sydney (North Sydney, Strathfield and…

CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security

The CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security is a German national "Big Science" institution and one of the world's premier research centers dedicated exclusively to cybersecurity, privacy, and trustworthy artificial intelligence.

European Space Agency (ESA)

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's intergovernmental space organisation, founded in 1975 and today counting more than twenty member states. Its largest site, the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC),…

NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee), is the national oceanographic institute and centre of expertise of the Netherlands for the ocean, sea and coast.…

Otto Beisheim School of Management - WHU

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a premier, privately funded German business school widely recognized as one of the elite management institutions in Europe. Founded in 1984 by the Koblenz…

University of L'Aquila

The University of L'Aquila (Università degli Studi dell'Aquila) was founded in 1952 and rebuilt its academic life after the earthquake of 6 April 2009, which destroyed much of the city centre and…

University of Mannheim

The University of Mannheim, housed in Mannheim Baroque Palace, is a research university with a recognised concentration in business administration, economics and the social sciences, alongside law, humanities and computer science. Its…

University of Perugia

The University of Perugia (Università degli Studi di Perugia) was founded in 1308 by a bull of Pope Clement V, one of the earliest Italian universities to receive papal recognition. It is…

European Medicines Agency (EMA)

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is the decentralised agency of the European Union responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision and safety monitoring of medicines for human and veterinary use. Established in 1995…

Giuseppe Martucci Conservatory of Salerno

The Giuseppe Martucci Conservatory of Salerno (Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Martucci) is a state conservatory within the Italian AFAM system of higher education in art, music and dance, whose degrees are…

IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

The IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca) is a public graduate school and research institute founded in 2005, housed in the restored San Francesco complex — a…

Iuav University of Venice

Iuav University of Venice (Università Iuav di Venezia) is one of the few universities in Europe dedicated entirely to the design of the built environment. It was founded in 1926 as the…

Luiss University

Luiss — Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli — is a private university in Rome, created in 1974 when the earlier Pro Deo university was reorganised under the sponsorship of…

Máxima Medisch Centrum

Máxima Medisch Centrum is a top-clinical (STZ) teaching hospital with sites in Veldhoven and Eindhoven. It is the region's referral centre for mother and child care, running a neonatal intensive care unit,…

Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

The Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (Prinses Máxima Centrum voor kinderoncologie) is the national centre for children with cancer in the Netherlands, where care and research come together for all children…

University of Calabria

The University of Calabria (Università della Calabria) was founded in 1972 at Arcavacata di Rende, near Cosenza, and was designed from the outset as a residential campus on the Anglo-American model —…

University of Chieti-Pescara

The University of Chieti-Pescara (Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara) was founded as a free university in 1960 and became a state institution in 1982. It is named after the poet Gabriele…

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA)

The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool van Amsterdam, HvA) is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam. It offers bachelor's programmes, associate degrees and…

Deakin University

Deakin University was established in 1974 and is named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister. It has campuses in Geelong (Waurn Ponds and Waterfront), Melbourne (Burwood) and Warrnambool, and a large…

Italian National Institute of Health

The National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS) is the technical and scientific body of the Italian National Health Service, founded in 1934 in Rome with support from the Rockefeller…

Maastricht University Medical Center+ (Maastricht UMC+)

Maastricht University Medical Center+ is a university medical center that combines patient care, scientific research, education, and health innovation. In addition to hospital care, it focuses on prevention, public health, and translating…

Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Naturalis)

Naturalis Biodiversity Center is the Dutch national research institute for biodiversity and a major natural history museum. Its work focuses on describing, understanding, and preserving biodiversity through scientific research, collections, public education,…

RIVM (Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment)

RIVM, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu), is the Dutch government's research and advisory institute for public health, nutrition, the environment and safety. Founded…

Saxion University of Applied Sciences

Saxion University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Saxion) is a Dutch university of applied sciences with three campuses in the east of the Netherlands, in Enschede, Deventer and Apeldoorn. With more than 27,000…

Scuola Normale Superiore

The Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa was founded in 1810 by Napoleonic decree as a branch of the École normale supérieure of Paris, and re-established as an Italian institution after unification. It…

The University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne was founded in 1853. It is the second-oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is in Parkville, on the northern edge of Melbourne's…

University of Basilicata

The University of Basilicata (Università degli Studi della Basilicata) was created in 1982 as part of the post-earthquake reconstruction of the region following the Irpinia earthquake of 1980. It has its main…

University of Bergamo

The University of Bergamo (Università degli Studi di Bergamo) was founded in 1968 as a school of foreign languages and literature and became a full state university in 1991. Its buildings are…

University of Canberra

The University of Canberra began in 1967 as the Canberra College of Advanced Education and became a university in 1990. Its campus is in Bruce, in the Australian Capital Territory, and includes…

University of Parma

The University of Parma (Università degli Studi di Parma) is one of the oldest universities in Europe, with roots in schools documented from 962 and a formal foundation usually dated to 1117.…

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele) is a private university in Milan founded in 1996 and built around the San Raffaele Hospital, one of the largest research hospitals in Italy.…

Aeres University of Applied Sciences

Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Aeres Hogeschool) is the higher-education branch of Aeres, the Dutch "green" knowledge institution that combines education, practice-oriented research and knowledge-intensive commercial services at all levels, from secondary…

ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy

ASTRON is the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. Its main office is in Dwingeloo, in the Dwingelderveld National Park in the province of Drenthe, and it is one of the national research…

Bond University

Bond University was established in 1987 and opened in 1989 as Australia's first private not-for-profit university. Its campus is at Robina on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Bond teaches in three semesters a…

CECAD Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research

CECAD, the Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research at the University of Cologne, investigates the causes that underlie aging and trigger age-associated diseases. Its mission is to provide fundamental knowledge of the…

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. Founded in 1946 and located at Amsterdam Science Park, it is part of the…

CSL

CSL is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Melbourne. It was founded in 1916 as the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories and was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1994. It operates through…

Deltares

Deltares is the Dutch independent institute for applied research in the field of water and the subsurface. It was formed in 2008 by merging WL | Delft Hydraulics, GeoDelft and parts of…

DIFFER Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research

DIFFER, the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, is the national research institute for fundamental energy research in the Netherlands and one of the institutes of NWO-I, the institutes organisation of the…

Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Hanze University of Applied Sciences (Hanzehogeschool Groningen) is the largest university of applied sciences in the northern Netherlands, located in Groningen. Its roots go back to 1798, when six citizens of Groningen…

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) is a large public university of applied sciences based at the Utrecht Science Park, with a second location in Amersfoort. It offers full-time bachelor's…

HZ University of Applied Sciences

HZ University of Applied Sciences is the university of applied sciences of the province of Zeeland, with campuses in Vlissingen and Middelburg on the Dutch coast. It describes itself as the hogeschool…

IFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology

IFOM ETS, the AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, is a cancer research institute in Milan founded in 1998 and funded principally by AIRC, the Italian Association for Cancer Research. It occupies a…

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world. Based in Delft, it has provided graduate education to more than 23,000 water professionals from…

Inholland University of Applied Sciences

Inholland University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Inholland) is a large university of applied sciences with locations in eight cities of the Randstad, the central-western region of the Netherlands and the country's economic,…

La Trobe University

La Trobe University was founded in 1964 and is named after Charles La Trobe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria. Its main campus is at Bundoora in Melbourne's north, with regional campuses in…

Murdoch University

Murdoch University was established in 1973 and is named after Sir Walter Murdoch, a founding professor of the University of Western Australia. Its main campus is in the Perth suburb of Murdoch,…

Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN)

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam that carries out fundamental neuroscience research, with special emphasis on…

Nikhef Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics

Nikhef is the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics. It performs research into the elementary building blocks of our universe, their mutual forces and the structure of space and time, and for…

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent academy that promotes scientific excellence and the exchange of knowledge between science and society. It advises the Dutch government, supports academic…

Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR)

The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (Koninklijk Nederlands Lucht- en Ruimtevaartcentrum, NLR) is the national applied research organisation for aviation and space in the Netherlands. Founded in 1919 as the Rijksstudiedienst voor de…

Sapienza University of Rome

Sapienza University of Rome (Sapienza Università di Roma) was founded in 1303 by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII and is the largest university in Europe by enrolment, with more than 110,000…

School for Advanced Studies of Naples

The School for Advanced Studies of Naples (Scuola Superiore Meridionale) is a public school of advanced graduate study established in 2019 as an autonomous institution within the University of Naples Federico II,…

University of Florence

The University of Florence (Università degli Studi di Firenze) traces its origins to the Studium Generale founded by the Florentine Republic in 1321 and re-established as a modern university in 1924. Its…

University of Macerata

The University of Macerata (Università degli Studi di Macerata) was founded in 1290 as a school of law and is one of the oldest universities in Italy. It is unusual among Italian…

University of the Sunshine Coast

The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) was established on 1 July 1994 and opened in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College. Its first and main campus is at Sippy Downs…

Academy of Fine Arts of Catania

The Academy of Fine Arts of Catania (Accademia di Belle Arti di Catania) is a state academy within the Italian AFAM system of higher education in art, music and dance, whose degrees…

Avans University of Applied Sciences

Avans University of Applied Sciences (Avans Hogeschool) is a highly ranked Dutch university of applied sciences located in three cities in the province of North Brabant: Breda, 's-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg. It has…

Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giulio Briccialdi

The Giulio Briccialdi State Conservatory of Music (Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giulio Briccialdi) in Terni is part of the Italian AFAM system of higher education in art, music and dance, in which…

Dutch Research Council (NWO)

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is the national research funding organisation of the Netherlands, allocating around one and a half billion euros a year across all disciplines. Its central office in The…

European University Institute

The European University Institute (EUI) is an international postgraduate and postdoctoral research institution established in 1972 by the six founding member states of the European Communities, under a convention that now includes…

Federation University Australia

Federation University Australia was formed in 2014 by the merger of the University of Ballarat with Monash University's Gippsland campus; its origins go back to the School of Mines Ballarat, founded in…

Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Fontys University of Applied Sciences (Fontys Hogescholen) is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, located in the south of the country with its three largest campuses in…

Google Research Australia

Google Research Australia is Google's research hub in Australia, based in Sydney. It was launched in 2021 as part of Google's A$1 billion Digital Future Initiative, to apply and advance artificial intelligence…

Hotelschool The Hague

Hotelschool The Hague is a single-sector university of applied sciences for hospitality management, founded and funded by the hospitality industry in 1929. It has campuses in The Hague and Amsterdam and presents…

Humanitas Research Hospital

Humanitas Research Hospital (Istituto Clinico Humanitas) is a teaching and research hospital at Rozzano, on the southern edge of Milan, opened in 1996 and recognised by the Italian Ministry of Health as…

Huygens Institute

The Huygens Institute (Huygens Instituut) is the leading research institute in the field of Dutch history and culture. It is an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)…

International Institute of Social History (IISH)

The International Institute of Social History (Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis, IISH or IISG) in Amsterdam is one of the largest archives of labour and social history in the world. It was…

IUSS School for Advanced Studies Pavia

The IUSS School for Advanced Studies Pavia (Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia) is a public school of advanced study founded in 1997, which together with the Scuola Normale Superiore, the Sant'Anna School…

James Cook University

James Cook University was established in 1970 in Townsville and is named after the navigator James Cook. Its main campuses are in Townsville and Cairns in tropical north Queensland, and it also…

KITLV Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

KITLV, the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde), is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)…

Leiden University of Applied Sciences

Leiden University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Leiden) is a university of applied sciences in Leiden, in the western Netherlands, located next to the Leiden Bio Science Park and Leiden Central Station. It…

Link Campus University

Link Campus University is a private university in Rome, established in 1999 as an Italian branch of the University of Malta and recognised as an autonomous Italian university in 2011. It is…

Munich Quantum Valley (MQV)

Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) is a Bavarian initiative that promotes quantum science and quantum technologies, with the goal of developing and operating competitive quantum computers in Bavaria. It is a joint undertaking…

Netherlands Ministry of Defence (Ministerie van Defensie)

The Dutch Ministry of Defence is responsible for the defence organisation and the armed forces of the Netherlands. Its core tasks include defending national and allied territory, supporting the national and international…

Sanquin

Sanquin is the not-for-profit organisation that provides the blood supply in the Netherlands. Alongside collecting, processing and issuing blood products, Sanquin carries out research and education in the field of blood, helping…

SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

SRON, the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Space Research Organisation Netherlands), is the Dutch national institute for scientific space research. It is one of the institutes of NWO-I, the institutes organisation of…

Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, CBS) is the national statistical office of the Netherlands. Founded in 1899, it has been an independent public body since 2004, a legal status that…

University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht)

UMC Utrecht is a university medical center that combines healthcare, medical research, education, and innovation. In addition to providing patient care, it trains future healthcare professionals and conducts scientific research aimed at…

University of Eastern Piedmont

The University of Eastern Piedmont (Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro") was established in 1998 from faculties of the University of Turin located in the eastern part of the region. It is…

University of Humanistic Studies (UvH)

The University of Humanistic Studies is a Dutch university inspired by humanism and focused on questions of meaning, social justice, sustainability, and human values in society. It combines social sciences and humanities…

WODC (Research and Data Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security)

The WODC (Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Datacentrum), the Research and Data Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, is the knowledge institute for the rule of law in the Netherlands. Founded…