The Erasmus University Rotterdam has been in existence in its present form since 1973. The University is an international knowledge workshop for critical thinking and academic training, driven by a strong focus on current social issues. The university counts as its core tasks: to generate knowledge from research, to share knowledge in education and to transfer knowledge to the community.

In 1927, the then named Roomsch Katholieke Handelshoogeschool, with 5 professors and 8 lecturers, opened its doors tot 28 Economcs students. Today, Tilburg University has been a reliable provider of high-quality education and research for more than eighty years. The University specializes in the social sciences and humanities and seek to make a structural contribution to society.

Radboud University Nijmegen is situated in the oldest city in the Netherlands. One of the main strenghts of their research is the way we forge cooperative links across disciplinary boundaries and the continuous exchange of ideas with others working in related areas. The mutual exchange between the  city and the University can be heard in the intellectual debates which, in a university city such as Nijmegen, are particularly lively.

KU Leuven

Situated in the heart of Western Europe, KU Leuven has been a centre of learning for almost six centuries. Founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V, KU Leuven bears the double honour of being one of the oldest existant universities in the world and the oldest university in the Low Countries. KU Leuven fulfils its mission by providing high-quality interdisciplinary research and education.