Brief Description
As one of its contributions to development cooperation, every academic year KU Leuven selects exceptional students from developing countries as scholarship candidates to obtain their Ph.D. from the largest university of Belgium. The Global Minds Programme is managed by IRO, the university's Interfaculty Council for Development Cooperation.
The aim is to give students the opportunity to conduct Ph.D. research in a ‘sandwich’ system, which means that a maximum of 50% of the research takes place at KU Leuven and 50% at the home institution of the scholar, supported by a local co-promoter. The Ph.D. degree is awarded by KU Leuven.
Eligibility
The scholarships are offered to excellent proposals that deal with a development-relevant research topic, preferably linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Having obtained their doctoral degree from KU Leuven, the Ph.D. holders are expected to utilise their expertise at the university in their home country.
Note
KU Leuven is situated at about twenty kilometers from Brussels, the capital of both Belgium and Europe. It is the oldest university in the Low Countries. As such, it has a long-standing tradition of hospitality towards students and scholars from abroad. Currently, almost 7,000 international students (about 15% of the total number of students at KU Leuven) have found their home away from home in Leuven.
Deadline is January 2020
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