The Ministry of Higher Education and Science (UFM) seeks to promote bilateral cooperation between Denmark and a number of the world's largest investors in research and technology. This is made possible by bilateral agreements with the relevant authorities in these countries.
Germany is the country with which Danish researchers, companies and others prefer to collaborate in projects under Horizon 2020 and in EUREKA.
The focus of bilateral cooperation with South Africa is on water. Since 2015, the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science has been part of an intergovernmental cooperation with South Africa...
Israel is the OECD country with the highest investment in research and development as a share of the GDP (4.9%) - the majority from the private sector. Israel has some of the world's best research...
Switzerland is one of the world's leading research nations. Public and private investment in research and development in Switzerland is high. At around 3.4 per cent of GDP, few OECD countries inves...
Denmark and the US have a long tradition of cooperation - also in the field of research, education and innovation. Most of the world's best universities and research institutions are American. The...
Brazil is among the world's 20 largest economies and is in the top ten for investment in research and technology. The Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s (UFM) collaborative research...
India is the world's most populous democracy and a rapidly developing country with a young population and strong ambitions in research and technology.
Japan is the world's third largest economy and one of the world's most high-tech countries. Over the past 20 years, there has been a steady increase in Danish-Japanese research collaboration. Parti...
China is one of the world's strongest research and technology nations and has seen a rapid development in research and innovation in just a few decades.
South Korea has established itself as an important research and technology centre in the world. Over the past 20 years, the country's investment in research and development has increased exponentia...
The bilateral agreements are supported by Innovation Centres in some of these countries. The role of the centres is to facilitate contacts and networking for researchers and high-tech companies.
The Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science (UFM) has bilateral agreements with the following countries outside of the European Union: USA, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Brazil, Israel, South Africa and Switzerland. UFM has Innovation Centres with posted innovation attachés in the USA, China, Germany, South Korea, India and Israel.
All cooperation agreements are accessible in pdf format. You can secure your copy by contacting the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Research (UFS).
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