KU Leuven

In 2020, the Rector of KU Leuven, Professor Luc Sels, committed to working closer with Edinburgh across research and education. The University of Edinburgh became a partner on KU Leuven's Global PhD Programme. The programme recruits PhD students to work on ten joint projects in Medical & Health Humanities, European Studies and Vascular Biology.

A further ten PhD students are funded by KU Leuven and offered across its research portfolio.

Thanks to the strong engagement between the two universities, shared membership and frequent dialogue at LERU and U21 meetings, KU Leuven approached the University of Edinburgh to join the Una Europa network, and the institutional partnership has gone from strength to strength since then. 

Through Una Europa membership, KU Leuven is leading a new multilateral joint undergraduate programme in European studies, where Edinburgh is a proud destination for mobility students on this new, innovative degree.

Related links:

Building our network of European strategic partners

Stronger together in times of Brexit: why Leuven and Edinburgh are joining forces

Una Europa's Joint Bachelor of Arts in European Studies

KU Leuven website

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