South South North cooperation for strengthening higher education and research in developing countries - Norwegian initiatives Oslo, February 13, 2008 Dr. Gunn Mangerud, Director SIU 1
The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) Organised as a public agency and competence centre under the auspices of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research own Board of Directors Service agency and a partner for institutions of higher education Promotes internationalisation, cultural communication and international mobility 2
SIU s five main areas I. Program administration I. At present on behalf of the Ministry of Education & Research, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU Commision, Nordic Council of Ministers, Embassies, Norad, Norwegian Directorat for Education & Training, HEC in Pakistan II. Profiling Norwegian Higher Education and Research abroad III. Information and communication I. Contribute to the overarching information initiatives established by the authorities II. Particular responsibility for information activities concerning internationalisation in higher education and educational mobility IV. Competence building on internationalisation for the Higher Education Sector V. Counselling, studies and service functions for Norwegian authorities 3
Programmes, schemes and agreements with Higher Education institutions in developing countries managed by SIU NUFU (The Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education) NOMA (Norad s Programme for Master Studies) Norad s Programme in Arts and Cultural Education The Teacher Education Programme South-North The Student Exchange Programme between South Africa and Norway The Quota Scheme Ph.D. scholarship programme for Pakistani nationals The Tanzania Agreement 4
NUFU Programme Goal to support the development of sustainable capacity and competence for research and research-based higher education in developing countries relevant to national development and poverty reduction, and to contribute to enhanced academic collaboration in the South and between South and North http://www.siu.no/en/programoversikt/nufu_programmet 5
NOMA Programme Goal to provide financial support to develop and run Master Degree Programmes in cooperation between higher education institutions in the South and corresponding institutions in Norway. The aim of all educational activities within the programme is to educate staff in public and private sector, as well as NGOs, in the South http://www.siu.no/en/programoversikt/noma 6
Norad Programme in Arts and Cultural Education Goal to contribute to the strengthening of cultural education institutions and to the professionalisation of artists and art forms in selected countries in the South http://www.siu.no/en/programoversikt/norads_kulturutda nningsprogram 7
8 Why is higher education and research so important for further progress and growth in developing countries?
South-South-North cooperation for strengthening higher education and research in developing countries Basis for the Norwegian initiatives National strategies as platform Internationalisation as a key to quality in HE & research Thematic and geographic priorities Variety in measures Partnership programmes Sholarship programmes 9
The partnership model Elements Equality The needs and priorities in the South Long term institutional cooperation Bottom up approach but Commitment in the leadership at the participating institutions Twinning of funds Transparency And: we promote strongly to build synergy with other programmes and measures 10
The Partnership model Main goals and some results Capacity building Institutional development Internalisation for institutions, South and North Network cooperation South-South-North 11
The University of Malawi, 2006 So far the NUFU programme can be proud of having trained three PhD s and nine Masters in our University. Another twenty one students (of which nine are Malawians) have carried out research in Malawi. The contribution, to data base in the Medical, Agricultural and Environmental fields have been enormous. Malawians, who have been trained through other financing systems such as Norad fellowship and Quota programs build capacity in various fields in this country just like their comrades under NUFU. 12
A good example - Tribhuvan University, Nepal Institute of Engineering, long term cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Education of PhD staff Capacity to take responsibility for other institutions 13
Challenges Sustainability, both academic and economic Brain drain Create synergy with other partners To measure the results achieved 14
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