In 2023, ARUA (The African Research Universities Alliance) and The Guild (The of European Reseach-Intensive Universities) launched more than twenty Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence. These CoREs are collaborative partnerships between expert researchers on the African and European continents, focussing on the four priority areas of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda: Public Health, Green Transition, Innovation & Technology and Capacities for Science.
The MCID is a partner in two CoRE initiatives, acting as a Co-Lead in one:
- CoRE Genomics for Health in Africa (CoRE-GHA: Co-Lead by the MCID, University of Bern): CoRE-GHA website, The Guild info page
- CoRE Advanced Infectious Diseases Research and Training (CoRE-AID: MCID, University of Bern as Core Partner): The Guild info page
The MCID has played a key role in the development of a number of activities linked to CoREs, notably in the CoRE-Genomics for Health in Africa webinar series and Scientific Exchange Program (GHA-SciEx). The MCID's role in CoRE-GHA and CoRE-AID, and the University of Bern's role in CoRE Non-Communicable Diseases and Multimorbidity, is coordinated by MCID CoRE Scientific Officer, Phaedra Simitsek (phaedra.simitsek@unibe.ch).