# For academic partners

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At SBE, we are actively forming strong ties with academic partners around the world who share our strong commitment to excellent research with a focus on societal impact. As an outward-looking member of the international knowledge society, the School of Business and Economics (SBE) strives to have a positive impact on the world around us. We believe that collaboration and co-creation with external parties is one way of achieving this mission.

- Exchange programmes
- Research programmes

### Partner with us

- Dual Degree programmes
- Exchange programmes
- Joint research projects
- PhD exchanges and double PhD programmes.

### Exchange programmes

The Maastricht University of School of Business and Economics has over 190 exchange contracts with universities and institutions in 45 countries all over the world. On a yearly base, up to 1100 SBE students spend part of their studies abroad in an exchange programme, whereas about 650 exchange students visit SBE.​ Download the list below to learn more about our worldwide partner network:

- [List of SBE partner universities](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/file/partner-universitiessbepdf-3 "Partner universities_SBE_2026")

[Find out more about SBE’s exchange programme.](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/education/exchange/sbe)

### Research collaboration

The Maastricht University School of Business and Economics research network has consistently grown over the years, continuing to expand towards new horizons.

We co-create knowledge with our academic partners through joint research projects, PhD exchanges and double PhD programmes. If you are interested in research collaboration with SBE, please contact us at [rso-sbe@maastrichtuniversity.nl](mailto:rso-sbe@maastrichtuniversity.nl).