UniPID aims at establishing long-standing research and education co-operation based on partnerships and durable personnel and institutional contacts between Finland and universities in the developing and transition countries.

UniPID's Objectives

    • Enable Finnish universities to fulfil their role in the promotion and implementation of sustainable development
    • To foster the exchange of knowledge between Finnish universities and universities in developing and transition countries by strengthening their   partnerships in the fields of research and higher education
    • To link Finnish universities to national, European and global sustainable development networks

UniPID Activities

UniPID takes part in many activities that align with their mission to build the capacity of students, researchers, institutions and development networks. 

UniPID is actively involved in several European Commission funded projects (CAAST-NET, ERAfrica & DocLinks) in order to further both Finnish and partner interest in EU-Africa cooperation.