My first Magazine Annual report 2015 | Page 22

20 SCIENCE FOUNDATION IRELAND ANNUAL REPORT 2015 International Academic Collaborations by Country in 2015 Algeria Argentina Enhancing Ireland’s International Reputation Ireland’s reputation as a location for world class research continues to grow. In 2015, there were over 3,558 academic collaborations, 2,081 involved international partners in 62 countries. The primary objective for these collaborations is to facilitate joint research and publications. Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia Fiji Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong SAR China Hungary Iceland India Iran Israel Italy Japan 1 1 53 28 1 29 70 2 43 7 94 2 1 1 7 45 2 2 1 20 110 157 6 3 4 1 47 2 9 69 24 Kazakhstan Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Luxembourg Malta Mauritius Netherlands New Zealand Northern Ireland Norway Oman Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey United Kingdom United States Total 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 56 13 74 11 1 11 26 3 1 12 9 1 12 3 4 5 16 87 52 33 4 7 406 383 2,081