UCL has hundreds of partnerships and collaborations with universities and institutions around the world.
UCL Academic Services have further details of academic partnerships.
- Africa
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date Kenya The University of Eldoret Institute for Global Prosperity Research To facilitate collaboration between the institutions in relation to the Marakwet District and Eastern Africa, particularly in relation to environmental management, capacity for student training and green economy
Jul-17 Jul-20 South Africa University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Life and Medical Sciences Research A collaborative relationship between UCL and UKZN to support the strategic aims and visions of the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) and to increase the global pool of autonomous research capability Oct-16 Oct-21 South Africa Africa Centre for Health and Populations Studies Institute of Global Health Teaching and Research Research collaboration and student exchange Jan-15 Sept-20 - Latin America
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date Brazil Universidade Federale de Bahia UCL Teaching Student Exchange May-15 May-20 Ecuador SENESCYT UCL Teaching and research Framework agreement Jul-13 Jul-18 Mexico Consortium (Mexican and British HEIs) UCL Research A consortium to establish the “Visiting Chair Mexico-United Kingdom”, initially composed of 12 Mexican and 12 British Higher Education Institutions Nov-15 Nov-20 - North America
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date Canada University of British Columbia Faculty of Engineering, MAPS, Life Sciences, Social and Historical Sciences Teaching Student Exchange
Feb-14 Feb-19 Canada Simon Fraser University UCL Teaching Student Exchange Jan-14 Jan-18 Canada University of Montreal SELCS Teaching Student Exchange May-15 May-20 USA Baylor College of Medicine, Centre for Space Medicine Centre for Space Medicine Teaching and research Joint research; staff and student exchanges; education programmes; joint seminars May-13 May-18 USA The Cooper Union Slade School of Fine Art Teaching Student exchange Feb-14 Feb-19 USA US-UK Fulbright Commission UCL Teaching Scholarship for one US PG student for one semester on the MPA, Executive Programme in Global Public Policy and Management award with NYU Wagner Aug-16 Aug-20 USA Johns Hopkins University UCL Teaching Student exchange Jan-13 Jan-18 USA National Institutes of Health NIH and NIMH Faculties of Brian Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Population Health Sciences PhD provision Joint provision of Doctoral programmes in Biomedical Science Sep-14 Sep-19 USA National Space Biomedical Research Institute UCL Centre for Space Medicine Teaching and research Joint research; staff and student exchanges; education programmes; joint seminars May-13 May-18 USA School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Slade School of Fine Art Teaching Student exchange Oct-14 Oct-19 USA University of California UCL Teaching Student exchange Oct-13 Oct-18 USA University of Arizona UCL Teaching Student exchange Sep-13 Sep-18 USA University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Anthropology, Archaeology, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Economics, Physical and Mathematical Sciences, History of Art, Liberal Arts Teaching Student exchange Mar-14 Mar-19 USA University of Pennsylvania Bartlett School of Planning Teaching Student exchange agreement Aug-14 Aug-18 USA Yale University UCL Graduate School Teaching Postgraduate research student exchange Jun-16 Jun-21 - Australasia
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date Australia University of Sydney UCL Teaching Framework for teaching May-14 May-19 Australia University of Queensland Faculty of Engineering Sciences, MAPS, Life Sciences and Historical and Social Sciences Teaching Student exchange Oct-13 Oct-18 Australia University of Western Australia Faculty of Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Brain Sciences and Social and Historical Sciences Teaching Student exchange Jan-15 Jan-20 - East Asia
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date China Chinese University of Hong Kong Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Teaching Student exchange (renewal of 2008 agreement in phonetics) Oct-13 Oct-18 China University of Hong Kong Engineering Sciences Teaching Student exchange commencing in 2015-16 Sep-14 Sep-19 China Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences Material Chemistry Centre Research Research project May-14 May-19 China Zhejiang University UCL Teaching and research Development of dual degrees in Engineering; student exchanges; staff exchanges; preliminary discussions around research collaboration May-13 May-18 China The University of Hong Kong Laws Teaching Double degree Sep-15 Sep-20 Japan RENKEI UCL Research Network for research collaboration with Japanese universities Dec-13 Dec-18 Japan Tohoku University UCL Teaching and research Framework agreement- linked education programmes; joint research; staff and student exchanges Nov-13 Nov-18 Japan Yamaguchi University UCL Teaching and research Staff and student exchange; colloquia, seminars and lectures; research Feb-13 Feb-18 Japan Yamaguchi University Faculty of Engineering Teaching and Research Symposium; educational and research collaboration; staff and student exchange Feb-13 Feb-18 South Korea Dankook University Biochemical Engineering Teaching and research Provision for eligible DKU students to apply for Mres degreed in Biochemical Engineering at UCL Jun-14 Jun-19 South Korea Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute Faculty of Engineering Sciences Research Research collaboration and exchange Mar-11 Mar-21 - South Asia
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date - South East Asia
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date Indonesia UK Higher Education International Unit and Indonesian Ministry of Education Directorate General of Education UCL Teaching Scholarship agreement Jun-13 Jun-18 Singapore Nanyang Technological University Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Teaching Student exchange Mar-14 Mar-19 Thailand Mahidol University, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology UCL, Faculty of Engineering Science Teaching Dual masters degree: collaborative education programme Apr-13 Apr-18 - Europe
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date Europe IMESS Consortium Social and Historical Sciences Teaching Joint Award Oct-15 Oct-21 Europe European Consortium Institute of Education Teaching Dual Award 2011 2018 European Consortium CentraleSupélec, Paris; Politecnico di Milano; Technische Universität Berlin Faculty of Engineering Research Broadly defined. For Faculty of Engineering: potential collaborative doctoral schemes; internship opportunities; joint workshops, meetings and conferences; multi-site research activity; post-doc exchanges Jun-16 Jun-21 France Institut français (French Embassy) UCL Research Development and running of series of workshops with science/technology focus to expand research links Sep-12 Sep-17 France Institut français (French Embassy) UCL Research Development and running of series of workshops with arts and humanities focus in order to build on existing links between French and UCL academic/research organisations and to establish new directions for possible research collaborations Feb-17 Feb-19 France Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) UCL Research Research and staff exchange Jun-13 Jun-18 France Pierre et Marie Curie University UCL Research Research project Apr-14 Apr-19 France Université Paris Descartes Institute for Women’s Health, Population Health Sciences Teaching Students from UCL and students from UPD can participate in a reciprocal Exchange programme at each institution May-17 May-20 Germany Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Department of English Teaching Progression agreement for students from Göttingen who have successfully completed their first year of Masters in Renaissance Studies or English Philology to progress onto UCL’s MA Medieval and Renaissance studies programme. Scholarship award available for one student per year for four years Apr-16 Apr-21 Germany University of Regensburg School of Slavonic and East European Studies Research Enables Regensburg to free up funding to fly and accommodate five SSEES academics at a conference taking place in Regensburg Dec-16 Dec-19 Germany Max Planck Gesellschaft Brain Sciences Research Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research- to promote and further cooperation between researchers and research groups Jul-13 Jul-18 Germany Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum Hildesheim UCL Qatar Research Research project Dec-13 Nov-18 Germany Topoi (Excellence Cluster) and BAK (Berliner Antike-Kolleg) Faculties of Arts and Humanities, Social and Historical Sciences Teaching and research Framework Oct-14 Oct-19 Greece Merimna Institute Eastman Dental Institute Teaching CPD programme in Aesthetic Dentistry Nov-16 Nov-21 Greece University of Athens Institute of Education Teaching Joint Award 2014 2021 Israel Yad Vashem Institute of Education, Centre for Holocaust Education Teaching Supports the initial stage of the development of a MOOC, collaboratively designed Feb-17 Feb-19 Italy Università degli Studi di Genova Eastman Dental Institute Teaching Jointly taught CPD provision in the field of Laser Dentistry. Aims to provide evidence-based core knowledge in laser use in dentistry and refine practical skills Oct-16 Oct-21 Italy Università Degli Studi De Enna "Kore" Mechanical Engineering Research Framework agreement Oct-14 Oct-19 Italy Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza Institute of Archaeology Research Research collaboration in the sector of Middle Ages production archaeology Feb-13 Feb-18 Russia Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre UCL Centre for Space Medicine Research General research collaboration Nov-13 Nov-18 Russia St Petersburg State University Department of Human Health and Performance Research and teaching Research projects; joint conferences, seminars, symposia; student exchange Mar-13 Mar-18 - Middle East
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date Egypt Learning Resource Centre in Cairo Institute of Education Teaching Flying Faculty; UCL Award 2014 2019 Qatar Anti-Doping Lab Qatar Department of Metabolism and Experimental Therapeutics Research Research collaboration with education and training May-12 May-17 Qatar Qatar University Faculty of Engineering Sciences Teaching and Research Research collaboration including visiting PhD student provision May-11 May-17 Saudi Arabia King Abdul Aziz University Institute of Child Health Teaching and Research Research collaboration; facilitate postgraduate student placements; staff exchanges Jan-12 Jan-17 Saudi Arabia Islamic Development Bank UCL Teaching Scholarship agreement Nov-13 Nov-18 UAE Premier Schools International LLC (GEMS) Institute of Education Teaching Flying Faculty; UCL Award 2013 Dec-17
Country/region Partner institution UCL department Main aim Purpose Start date End date Egypt Learning Resource Centre in Cairo Institute of Education Teaching Flying Faculty; UCL Award 2014 2019 Iraq University of Sulaimani Institute of Archaeology, School of Historical Sciences; Earth Sciences via International Office Research Framework agreement Jul-14 Jul-17 Qatar Anti-Doping Lab Qatar Department of Metabolism and Experimental Therapeutics Research Research collaboration with education and training May-12 May-17 Qatar Qatar University Faculty of Engineering Sciences Teaching and Research Research collaboration including visiting PhD student provision May-11 May-17 Saudi Arabia King Abdul Aziz University Institute of Child Health Teaching and Research Research collaboration; facilitate postgraduate student placements; staff exchanges Jan-12 Jan-17 Saudi Arabia Islamic Development Bank UCL Teaching Scholarship agreement Nov-13 Nov-18 UAE Premier Schools International LLC (GEMS) Institute of Education Teaching Flying Faculty; UCL Award 2013 2016