Evaluating the Quality of Global Research Partnerships
This report provides recommendations for funding institutions to evaluate the quality of global research partnerships.
Key Features of Sustainable North-South Funding Instruments
This factsheet provides practical recommendations for enabling conditions, fostering balanced partnerships, and achieving meaningful results. Key considerations include co-creating research agendas, promoting targeted capacity development, reducing institutional disparities, and adopting transparent evaluation practices. Funders are also encouraged to support outputs and communication efforts that align with societal and policy needs. These measures can help foster partnerships that are grounded in equity, shared goals, and mutual respect.
Call for workshop ideas
On 20 June 2025, the KFPE will hold its annual conference. This year we will focus on AI in Global Research Partnerships. In the weeks leading up to the conference, we will host a series of online workshops on AI and global research collaborations.
Swiss science diplomacy: exploring strategies, instruments, current priorities, and the role of international development cooperation
This SwissTPH, KFPE and CDE paper assesses the Swiss science diplomacy ecosystem, examines its components and alignment with common frameworks, and determines the potential impact of the current polycrisis. Additionally, the article explores the overlaps with international development cooperation. This first systematic portrayal of national-level science diplomacy reveals a multifaceted ecosystem, recognized as increasingly relevant by its principal actors and the government. Activities pivot towards engagement with global research and innovation leaders who can drive and deploy leading technologies to define global policy and address societal challenges.
Eine wirkungsvolle internationale Zusammenarbeit und ein kompetitiver Forschungsstandort Schweiz brauchen Forschungspartnerschaften mit Entwicklungsländern
Forschungsaktivitäten in Ländern mit tiefen Einkommen haben in den letzten Jahren stark zugenommen. Die EU, die USA und andere aufstrebende Wirtschaftsmächte investieren zunehmende und strategisch in die Zusammenarbeit mit diesen Ländern, um den eigenen Forschungsstandort zu stärken und wissenschaftliche Grundlagen für die Internationale Zusammenarbeit zu nutzen.
