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LASER PULSE Higher Education Institution (HEI) Network

More than 50 universities from across Asia, Africa, and Latin American -- plus 8 United States universities -- will work in partnership to define research topics and conduct research grants awarded by LASER PULSE:

Afghanistan and MENA

Location

University Focus 

Herat University Herat, Afghanistan  Agriculture and institutional capacity building
Mansoura University Mansoura, Egypt Agriculture and Technology
Al al-Bayt University Mafraq, Jordan Educational Science, IT, Business, Nursing, Engineering, Science, 
Hashemite University Zarqa, Jordan Engineering, Medicine, Arts & Humanities, Language, Business
University of Jordan Amman, Jordan Engineering, Agriculture, Health
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University Ma'an, Jordan Scientific Research, Natural and Environmental Sciences, Nursing, Business, Humanities, IT
Mu'tah University Mawʿtah, Jordan Medicine, Humanities and Social Science, Natural and Applied Science
Yarmouk University Irbid, Jordan Medicine, IT, Commercialization, Research
Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia STEM education; Gender 

Asia

   
Adani Institute of Infrastructure Gujarat, India Infrastructure
Ashoka University Haryana, India Innovation
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Udaipur, India Management
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Hyderbad, India Technology
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Bangalore, India Science
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Bombay, India Climate Change
Indian Institute of Technology Madras  Madras, India Engineering, Physics, Technology Enhanced Learning
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore Bangalore, India Agriculture
Punjab Agricultural University Punjab, India Agriculture
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu, India Agriculture
KLE Technological University Karnataka Karnataka, India Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore, India Technology
University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot Bagalkot, India Horticultural Sciences
Nazarbayev University School of Science and Technology  Astana, Kazakhstan Science and Technology
Universiti Malaysia, Pahang Pahang, Malaysia Science and Technology
Yezin Agricultural University Naypyidaw, Myanmar Agriculture
An Giang University An Giang, Vietnam Climate Change and Rice Producers
Vietnam National University, Hanoi Hanoi, Vietnam Natural Sciences, Technology, Economics, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, Foreign Studies
Universitas Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Health, Engineering, Medicine
De La Salle University Manila, Phillipines Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Business, Science, Economics

Sub-Saharan Africa

   
University of Parakou Parakou, Benin Arts and Humanities, Business and Social Science, Medicine, Health, Technology
University of Gondar Gondar, Ethiopia Medical Science
Institut Supérieur Agronomique et Vétérinaire (ISAV) Faranah, Guinea Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine 
University of Eldoret Eldoret, Kenya Agriculture, Biotechnology, Engineering, Human Resource Development
University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya Conflict and Crisis
Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya Agriculture, Technology
Moi University Eldoret, Kenya Health Sciences
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger Niamey, Niger  Agriculture
Kilimanjaro School of Pharmacy Moshi, Tanzania Pharmacy
Sokoine University of Agriculture Morogoro, Tanzania Agriculture and Food Security

Latin America and Carribean

   
Universidade de Pernambuco Recife, Brazil Medicine, Health, Science, Biological Science
Universidade Federal de Vicosa  Vicosa, Brazil Agriculture, Engineering
Universidad de Los Llanos Villavicencio, Colombia Local Food Systems
Universidad de Antioquia Antioquia, Colombia Medicine
Universidad de Cartagena Cartagena, Colombia Engineering, Science, Medicine, Law
Universidad del Norte Barranquilla, Colombia Engineering
Universidad EAFIT Medllin, Colombia Engineering
Universidad de los Andes Bogota, Colombia Engineering
Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira Pereira, Colombia Technology
Universidad Nacional de Colombia Bogota, Colombia Medicine, Science and Food Technology, Environmental Studies, Int'l Relations
Universite d'Etat d'Haiti Port au Prince, Haiti Law, Economics, Medicine
Universidad Zamorano Tegucigalpa, Honduras Ag and Food Science 
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua, Managua Managua, Nicaragua Medicine, Education, Health, Economics
Universidad Nacional de San Agustin Arequipa, Peru Food-Water-Energy 
Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco Cusco, Peru Agrictulure, Science, Humanities
Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru Huancayo, Peru Health Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Business, Social Science
Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) Barranco, Peru Technology

United States

   
Delaware State University (MSI) Dover, Delaware Agriculture and Related Sciences
Florida A&M University (MSI) Tallahassee, Florida Agriculture, Engineering
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Agriculture, Food Security
Indiana University, Dept. of Pediatrics, School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana Medicine
University of Maryland (MSI, CoE and CoAg) College Park, Maryland Engineering and Ag 
New Mexico State University (MSI) Las Cruces, New Mexico Business, Engineering
University of Texas at El Paso (MSI) El Paso, Texas Agriculture and Technology
Texas A&M University (Borlaug + Scowcroft Institutes) College Station, Texas Agriculture and International Affairs