"We support cross-border cooperation": "Collaboration Grants"

Münster University's Rector Johannes Wessels ( left ) and his Dutch colleague Thom Palstra. WWU - Peter Leßmann The universities in Twente and Münster have maintained a close partnership for many years. Both universities work together in numerous areas. In addition to research cooperation and joint study programmes, both universities also offer regular exchanges for students and staff. The two university managements are now going one step further: they want to deepen their strategic partnership and identify opportunities for further cooperation and strengthen the existing research alliances. In the coming weeks, the Communication and Public Relations Office of the University of Münster will publish a three-part series highlighting special features of this cooperation and providing insights into the areas of research, teaching, and transfer activities. Part I: Strategy meeting of the Universities of Münster and Twente Part II: Start-up culture and entrepreneurship Part III: Research cooperation and Collaboration Grants The variety of existing collaborations, which were already apparent at the strategy meeting in December last year between the Universities of Münster and Twente, was also reflected in the many high-quality project ideas that were submitted in late 2019 in the second tendering round for so-called Collaboration Grants.