The network is led and implemented by researchers and government officials from the region and includes representatives from more than 30 partner institutions (research institutes, universities, ministry departments).
Approval was sought from various regulatory bodies, local ethics review committees, and institutional review boards of partner institutions.
The Benin partner institutions were the ISBA and the Institut régional de santé publique (IRSP).
IMSD's ability to build cross-institutional connections with students at partner institutions has resulted in an increase in student applicants and matriculants to Brown graduate programs from these partner institutions.
Many schools prefer to court partner institutions instead.
Offerings by the festival's partner institutions cover a similarly wide range.
Interspersed among the Philharmonic performances are events programmed by partner institutions with divergent but complementary agendas.
Collaborations with a growing list of partner institutions have helped to diversify artistic and cultural offerings.
Partner institutions in the programme contribute money to a central kitty that doles out £30,000 each year.
Representatives of several of the partner institutions said that they were most excited about the notes feature and its potential.
One project, with the British Council, is to link British schools with partner institutions in the developing world.
