Leuven University seeks partnership with IITA in research programs
IITA hosted a team from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium (also known as KU Lueven) at its campus in Ibadan, Nigeria. The team led by Professor Georges Gielen, the Vice Rector of the University, was at the Institute to explore ways to expand and strengthen collaboration with IITA in research programs and projects to deliver more outcomes.
A delegate from Leuven University addresses participants.
He was accompanied by his colleagues at the university- Bart Nicolai, Nadie Buys and Karen Vancampenhout. The visit took place 22–23 August.
The team met and held discussions with IITA’s scientists and research fellows from different fields as the first steps towards developing closer collaborations.
During the meeting Gielen gave a brief background of KU Leuven which he termed as Europe’s most renowned research university with its mission of excellence in research. “The university has created a number of spin-off companies involved in diverse research programs which should be of interest to IITA” he said.
The University is seeking to partner with IITA in agro-food production, processing, and linking nutrition and health, among others.
