The Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships is a coalition of leading Swiss institutions involved in research and teaching collaborations with partners around the world. Together we strengthen global collaboration to advance sciences for sustainable and equitable development.

In a globally connected and rapidly transforming world sciences foster innovative solutions for complex problems. Global collaborations in research and teaching enhance the quality and impact of sciences. Including complementing perspectives, values and competences aligns sciences with different global and regional priorities. Such inclusive collaborations level power imbalances and provide relevant knowledge for sustainable and equitable development.

Its mission is to strengthen global collaborations in research and education to advance sciences for sustainable development.

• Swiss research and teaching increasingly engage in global collaborations.
• Researchers and universities in lower income countries contribute more substantially to the global generation of knowledge.
• Global collaboration in research and teaching are carried out on the basis of the 6 principles for equitable global partnerships.

To strengthen global collaborations in research and education, the alliance

• connects actors of global research partnerships to work together and mutually learn from each other,
• strengthens researchers and institutions to perform global partnerships equitably and effectively,
• sensitizes the relevant actors for the benefits of global research partnerships.