The University of Belgrade, with around 92,000 students and 7,200 employees, is the largest educational and research centers in Central Europe. The University of Belgrade is a state university. Its main activities in the fields of higher education and scientific research are activities of public interest, and they are carried out in accordance with the legal regulations. During the two centuries of its existence the University of Belgrade has served its people, and its former students and teachers have greatly contributed to the development of cultural, scientific, educational, political and economic life of our country. The University of Belgrade is prepared to maintain and enhance its position as the leading institution of higher education in the region by adapting to the challenges of modern times on one hand, and preserving what's worth in its tradition on the other. The University of Belgrade adopted Open Science Platform by the Senate of the University of Belgrade at its session held on March 13, 2019.

The University of Cape Town is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 it is the oldest university in South Africa and in Sub-Saharan Africa. UCT is consistently the highest-ranked African university in the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and its Commerce, Law, and Medicine Faculties are consistently placed among the hundred best internationally. UCT is the only African member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) within the World Economic Forum.