Since 1999, VIU has developed Research and Training to bring together scholars, professionals, decision makers and citizens in a continuous dialogue on society challenges.
VIU Research is based on developing innovative networks of experts, to explore emerging topics and to promote an interdisciplinary approach.
Research results are brought into VIU core activity to further enrich its academic programs, support advanced education and training, foster intersectoral dialogue among academia, industry and governments.
The wider objectives of VIU research activity are:
• to explore emerging focus areas, and to promote multidisciplinary topics;
• to foster international and intercultural cooperation, to develop capacity building for different actors and to support dissemination of research results and public engagement.
Within VIU’s research activities, the Research Network represents a key tool for translating these objectives into concrete opportunities for collaboration among member universities.
The Research Network is a collaborative platform for VIU member universities, designed to foster synergies, interdisciplinary exchange and targeted cooperation aimed at developing research and advanced education projects in line with VIU’s Graduate Programme and VIU's Research Focus Areas.
The faculty working groups participating in the initiative, bringing together academics from VIU member universities:
• contribute to identifying strategic themes for VIU by participating in regular working group meetings;
• contribute to the development of project proposals for calls for applications under various European Union funding programmes, the Erasmus+ programme, and publicly and privately funded projects;
• propose specific initiatives that can contribute to advancing VIU’s mission.
VIU’s multicultural and interdisciplinary environment provides an ideal setting for addressing the challenges of a globalised world from social, economic, philosophical and scientific perspectives.
