The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam is an independent centre of knowledge and expertise in the areas of international and intercultural cooperation, operating at the interface between theory and practice and between policy and implementation. The Institute contributes to sustainable development, poverty alleviation and cultural preservation and exchange.
Workfield: economic and social development, health improvement and, specifically, combating tropical diseases; the cultural aspects of development, specifically cultural exchange involving museums and the performing arts; information and communication on its various fields of operation, including intercultural communication, through information services, publications and training.