Excellence & Relevance

Tropical diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and inadequate health care influence the lives of billions of people worldwide.

The Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium, promotes the advancement of science and health for all, through innovative research, advanced education, professional services and capacity building of partner institutions in the South.

For us, scientific excellence and social impact are two sides of the same coin.

 OUR VISION:

Equal chances at a healthy life for all.

 OUR MISSION:

Scientific progress in tropical medicine and public health.

 OUR CORE TASKS:

Scientific research; higher education; medical and scientific service provision.

 OUR VALUES:

Excellence
We pursue the highest possible quality in our research, education and service programmes.

Integrity
Ethical standards, academic freedom, scientific creativity and critical sense are integrated in all our activities.

Specificity
We focus our activities on our scientific niche, and seek for the unique added values that are complementary to that of other knowledge institutes.

Respect
We respect human equality, diversity, solidarity, welfare and self-development.

Efficiency
We engage our resources in an optimal and sustainable way in function of our objectives.

Our core tasks

Research
Education
Medical services
Development cooperation

Want to know more

about us?

Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp
Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
www.itg.be - communicatie@itg.be

©2017 Institute of Tropical Medicine
made with passion @comfi
©2017 Institute of Tropical Medicine
made with passion @comfi
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