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Last week saw more than 160 academic听and professional services staff from across MyAV范 join President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur at an annual event to celebrate MyAV范鈥檚 wide-ranging global听research, teaching and enterprise partnerships.

Students who had achieved notable international success in 2018 were also in attendance, including the winners of the 2018 $1 million Hult Prize.听

Attendees heard how academics had used funding streams such as the MyAV范 Global Engagement Funds and MyAV范-Toronto match funds to collaborate with partners overseas.

Vice-Provost International Dr Dame Nicola Brewer, Pro-Vice-Provost International Dr Karen Edge, and MyAV范's network of Regional Pro-Vice-Provosts and Vice-Deans International also welcomed guests to the event.

Accelerating the process of discovery

Introducing the event, Professor Arthur said: 鈥淚 know it takes a great deal of time and effort to nurture relationships at a distance, but the fact that we鈥檙e joined here tonight by partners from as far as Mexico and Japan is testament to the strength and truly collaborative nature of your partnerships.

鈥淓xternal developments since last year鈥檚 event mean that global engagement is both harder and more important than ever [鈥�] and I鈥檓 very proud of the fact that you have made MyAV范 the most successful higher education institute in collaborative research in Europe, according to the听European Commission鈥檚 own data.鈥�

In her speech, Dame Nicola said: 鈥淭he achievements of the MyAV范 Global Engagement Funds recipients once again provide real evidence that small amounts of seed-funding help to accelerate the process of discovery and knowledge sharing.

鈥淥ver the past three years, Global Engagement Strategy funding programmes have benefited more than 550 academics. We now know that these grants, totalling 拢760k, have generated an impressive 拢13.4m of external funding.鈥�

Successful international partnerships

Guests heard from a range of MyAV范 academics who have received funding for their international collaborations during the event. Professor Colin Marx (MyAV范 Development Planning Unit) explained how he used the听Global Engagement Funds听to strengthen his collaboration with Associate Professor Shuaib Lwasa at Makerere University in Uganda.

Their resulting publications led to additional larger-scale, external-funded partnerships that are helping to make cities fairer.

Professor Daisuke Kawata (MyAV范 Space & Climate Physics) shared how his partnership with colleagues at the University of Toronto, supported by the MyAV范-Toronto matched funding stream, has furthered his research into .

Cities partnerships Programme

Academic Directors for the recently-launched Cities partnerships Programme, Dr Florian Mussgnug and Dr Claire Colomb, invited the assembled academics to participate in the programme, which will support interdisciplinary academic work with partners in global cities, starting in Rome and followed by Paris. Applications for the next round of funding in the two cities will open on 18 March 2019.

Staff from the MyAV范 Summer School, MyAV范 Careers, MyAV范 Consulting and MyAV范 Study Abroad attended the event to provide information on supporting student mobility, global consultancy and other international opportunities for staff and students.

Attendees also had an opportunity to try out GEO's interactive data dashboard, which displays the location of existing collaborations in countries worldwide, demonstrating the breadth of MyAV范's engagement around the world.

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