To foster collaborative research projects of teams of faculty and researchers of Vlerick Business School and its parent university, Ghent University, a joint research platform has been established. It is an open networking platform that brings together faculty and researchers of both institutions, that facilitates the exchange of information and knowledge, and that provides easy access to the research facilities of the partner institution. The research platform of Vlerick Business School and the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Ghent University has been launched officially in April 2011.