Latin America

ACCESS – Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden

Lund University coordinates the Swedish/Chilean platform ACCESS aimed at increasing cooperation in higher education between Sweden and Chile. Through the ACCESS platform, a possibility is given to identify and collectively discuss solutions on common challenges for both Chile and Sweden.

Every 18 months, a bilateral research Forum is held where a broad spectrum of societal challenges is discussed in workshops. The goal is to facilitate a creative dialogue between researchers from both countries.

Until now, researchers from all faculties of Lund University have been engaged and it has resulted in new collaborations and mobility between Lund and Chilean higher education institutions. The target group are researchers and PhD-students who are interested in initiating new collaborations or strengthen ongoing actions with Chile. Today, ACCESS is a consortium of 15 universities in both Chile and Sweden.

Upcoming ACCESS Forums 

• 2026: 12-16 January in Concepción, Chile
• 2027: May/June in Gothenburg, Sweden  

Read more about ACCESS on the project website

FAPESP – São Paulo Research Foundation

Lund University (LU) is since 2015 collaborating with FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation). The aim is to strengthen the collaboration between LU researchers and researchers from the state of São Paulo, Brazil.  

Read more about FAPESP on the website

At Lund University, there is a Latin America group whose task is to promote and coordinate LU’s collaborations with organisations and higher education institutions in Latin America. The group meets four times a year, and offers support for university-wide initiatives by providing guidance to the University management in issues concerning strategic investments in the region.

The group is composed of the following members:

• Stacey Sörensen – chair
• Martin Tunér – Faculty of Engineering (LTH)
• Patrik Olsson – Faculty of Social Sciences
• Henrik Rahm – Faculties of Humanities and Theology
• Karin Broberg – Faculty of Medicine
• Lars Andersson – Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts 
• Andrés Palacio – School of Economics and Management
• Vacant – Faculty of Science
• Vacant – Faculty of Law
• Miguel Cornejo Herrera – External Relations – secretary

Technical and administrative staff at Lund University (LU) are invited to apply for a one-week mobility at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC-Chile). The exchange will take place on-site in Santiago, Chile, and is funded by the Erasmus+ program.

Purpose

The purpose of this call is to offer LU’s technical and administrative staff an opportunity for:
1.    Increased global engagement through job shadowing at UC-Chile.
2.    Professional development by comparing work methods and processes with UC-Chile.

Background

UC-Chile is one of Lund University’s four global anchor universities, and Chile is one of LU’s prioritized geographic areas (Global Hub). The collaboration with UC-Chile is broad and includes the global network Universitas21, the LU-led bilateral platform ACCESS, as well as faculty-specific student exchange programs. In 2024, LU and UC-Chile were granted an Erasmus+ application that includes an exchange component for technical and administrative (TA) staff. During Autumn 2025, a group of three TA staff from UC-Chile visited LU for a week of meetings and experience exchange through job shadowing with colleagues at LU.

Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden – accesschilesweden.org

Call and Selection

The call concerns one week of meetings and job shadowing during Autumn 2026. Funding is available for three participants. Exact dates will be coordinated with the selected participants at a later stage but are expected to take place in October or November 2026. Applicants are asked to clearly state what they wish to develop (within their role). Furthermore, it is desirable that applicants describe how and why UC-Chile can contribute to this development, as well as how this opportunity will benefit LU. Previous international experience is not required. Selected participants must complete a mobility form prior to travel.

Applications should be submitted by completing the application. Submit your application no later than 20 February 2026. Selection and matching with UC-Chile will take place in March. Notification of approved applications will be sent out no later than early April 2026.

Application form

Funding

Lund University will fund, through Erasmus+, a travel grant for three LU employees. The grant includes €1,330 for accommodation and subsistence (five days of job shadowing plus two travel days) and €1,735 for travel costs. The amount will be transferred to the participant’s workplace.

For any questions please contact: miguel [dot] cornejo_herrera [at] global [dot] lu [dot] se (miguel[dot]cornejo_herrera[at]global[dot]lu[dot]se)