About EURON

EURON currently consists of 11 full partner universities in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands and 5 associated university partners in France, Portugal, Turkey and Germany. The School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS) of Maastricht University, The Netherlands is the coordinator of EURON. MHeNS, formerly called Institute Brain & Behaviour, embarked in 1995 on this international initiative to establish the European Graduate School of Neuroscience between universities in the Euregio Mheuse-Rhine.
 
The research school EURON was officially established and accredited in 2003 and successfully re-accredited in 2010 by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). EURON has a strong international position due to its recognition by the EU as Marie Curie Training Site during the period 2002-2010.

Our new initiatives are:

• To develop a joint Research Master program in Neuroscience between the EURON partner universities supported by a Curriculum Development project of the Erasmus Lifelong Learning Programme. Estimated start date: September 2013.
• To apply for the FP7 People Marie-Curie Training Network program with our SYNERGY project “Interdisciplinary Training Network in Neuroprotective Targets and Treatments for Neurodegeneration and Cell Death”. Outcome June 2012.
• The realisation of joint PhD projects between EURON partner universities resulting in a joint degree. In 2009 EURON formally realized so-called “Rotationsstellen” (PhD projects) between Maastricht University and the Klinikum Aachen. In addition joint PhD projects will be established between Maastricht University and Hasselt University (sandwich positions).