International Partnerships

The research carried out at Avignon University is part of an international research environment and contributes to it, notably through collaborations at different levels:

Institutional: the institution has engaged in an active policy of developing international agreements with Canada, Brazil, the Mediterranean basin and Europe.
This dynamic has led to:
  • the signing of framework agreements with the universities of ..
  • the active participation in international GDR: GDR France-Brazil.
Research units: international collaborations in the fields of expertise of Avignon University

This policy is supported by internal programs to the institution:
  • mobility programs: support for incoming mobility (hosting foreign researchers) and outgoing mobility (support for international travel of researchers from Avignon University),
  • perdiguier program: support for co-supervision and outgoing mobility of PhD students of Avignon University for international research stays of more than two months, during the PhD period,
  • support for CRCT and international delegations.
Partnerships with the American zone: Avignon University is developing research relationships with nearly 70 institutions and 8 countries


Canada: Universities of Montreal, Laval, Quebec in Montreal, Mc Gill, British Columbia, Waterloo, Ottawa,...
United States: Universities of Berkeley, Mineapolis, Florida, John Hopkins, Cornell, Santa Cruz, Stanford, Iowa,...
Central America: UAM (Mexico), FUM Institute (Uruguay), Univ. of Bueno Aires, IMCA (Peru), 7 Chilean Universities,
Brazil: Sao Paulo: UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho")
USP (Universade de Sao Paulo), UNICAMP (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Instituto Florestal do Estado de São Paulo, PUC-SP (Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo)
Rio de Janeiro: UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense), UNIRIO (Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), PUC RIO (Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro), LNCC (National Laboratory of Scientific Computation), Petropolis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ (foundation)
Rio Grande do Sul: UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), UFPEL (Universidade Federal do Pelotas)
Ceará: UNIFOR (Universidade de Fortaleza), UFC (Universidade Federal do Ceará)
Manaus: Federal University of Amazonia
Minas Gerais: UFMG (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Parana: Universidade Federal do Parana
Pernambuco: UFRPE (Universidade federale rural do Pernambuco)
Mato Grosso do Sul: UFMS (Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul)
Partnerships with the African zone: Avignon University is developing research relationships with nearly 25 institutions and 8 countries
Algeria: Ecole polytechnique d'architecture et d'urbanisme, CREAD (Centre de recherche Algérie)/Université USTHB, Comité Mixte d'Evaluation et de Prospective (CMEP), Université d'Anaba, Université d'Oran, Université de Ouargla, Université Amar TELIDJI Laghouat
Tunisia: Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Carthage, University of Djerba I.S.E.T., Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Tunis, JENDOUBA, National School of Computer Sciences.
Morocco: INPAM (Institut National des Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales) Taounente, Cadi Ayya, INPT-Rabat
South Africa: SANSA-University of Hermanus.
Burkina Faso: Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso
Lebanon: West Africa Institute
Madagascar: University of Antanarivo
Senegal: Gaston Berger University of St Louis
Partnerships with the Asian zone: Avignon University is developing research relationships with nearly 17 institutions and 7 countries
China: Shanghai University (University of Science and Technology), Nanjing University, REASCEND Society, University of Fine Arts of Canton;
Vietnam: USTH, Hanoi Polytechnic University, Quy Nhim University
South Korea: National Museum of Korea, KAIST Daejon
Taiwan: Taiwan University
India: Indian Institute of Sciences
Iran: University of Damascus, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zantan, University of Tehran
Armenia: University of Yerevan, Laboratory of Psychology
Turkey: Bilgi University, Istanbul University
Europe zone (and Russia): Avignon University is developing research relationships with nearly 37 institutions and 16 countries
Albania: Archaeological Institute of Albania
Germany: Mannheim, Regensburg, Jena, Kiel, Technische Universitat Munchen, ZEI Research Centre
BIH: University of Sarajevo
Belgium: University of Gembloux, Libre de Bruxelles, Société LD Organisation SPRL
Spain: University Miguel Hernandez/Institute of Bioengineering, Dr Peset University Hospital/Department of Pediatrics, University of Valencia
Great Britain: University of Glasgow / Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, London College of Fashion,University of Leicester
Greece: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Hungary: Division of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Medicine, Debrecen
Southern Ireland: Ulster University
Italy: Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari Sant'Anna, Universia degli studi di Trento, Università Roma 3, Bologna, Univerté Bari Aldo Moro, Università La Sapenzia, University of Milan.
Norway: Biofsork Research Institute, The Oslo University Hospital.
Portugal: University of Evora
Romania: Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology
Russia: RAS - Russian Academy of Sciences
Serbia: University of Belgrade
Switzerland: University of Lausanne, Institute of Sports, University of Zurich, Geneva, Fribourg

Date of update June 21, 2021