TANDEM Transatlantic Network for Dialogue, Education and Multidisciplinary Research

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Ervin Lógó

Duration
05.01.2026–04.01.2029

TANDEM connects 18 higher education institutions from Europe (6), the United States (7), and Canada (5) with the shared objective of fostering a broad and informed dialogue on transatlantic relations.

Contact

TANDEM leverages (a) an integrated, multi-layered approach to data collection and peer review that incorporates perspectives from Europe and North America; (b) a multidisciplinary group of scholars with expertise in critical areas such as trade and investment, the digital economy, green transitions, human rights and democracy, security and defence, and multilateral governance; (c) comprehensive approach to education in a digital age with a study visit programme for young leaders from partner institutions to engage directly with transatlantic institutions and experts and exchange of best pedagogical practices, and (d) a flexible mobility scheme that will promote in-person interaction by supporting scholars as visiting researchers or guest lecturers across partner institutions, establishing a lasting legacy of transatlantic academic and educational cooperation in critical times.

Participants

Funding

EU: Erasmus+ (Jean Monnet Network)

Project 101240189

Collaborators

Coordinator: KU Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Partners

  • Institut Barcelona D Estudis Internacionals, Fundacio Privada, Spain
  • Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany
  • Universitetet i Oslo, Norway
  • Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Poland
  • Vilniaus Universitetas, Lithuania
  • Carleton University, Canada
  • University Of Victoria, Canada
  • University Of Toronto, Canada
  • Universite De Montreal, Canada
  • York University, Canada
  • American University, United States
  • Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc., United States
  • University Of Florida, United States
  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation, United States
  • University of Illinois, United States
  • Boston University, United States
  • The Pennsylvania State University, United States
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