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Norwegian Council for Higher Education's Programme for Development
Research and Education (NUFU)
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| Address: |
Pilestredet
46 b, N-0167 Oslo, NORWAY |
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| E-mail: |
siu@siu.no
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| Tel: |
0047
22 45 3950 |
| Fax: |
0047
22 45 3951 |
| HTTP: |
http://www.siu.no/nufu |
| Type: |
Bilateral
Programme |
| Sector: |
development
issues |
| Geography: |
in
sub-saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Central America and Palestine |
| Activities: |
research
partnerships, training and institutional development |
| Budget: |
c.
NOK 60 million per year between 1996 and 2000, of which c. 11
million was spent on south-south activities. |
| Profile: |
The Norwegian
Council for Higher Education's Programme for Development Research
and Education (NUFU) was established in 1991 by the Royal Norwegian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Council of Universities,
and is based in Oslo, Norway. The main purpose of the NUFU-programme
is to support long-term co-operation between university institutions
in developing countries and Norwegian university institutions
with the purpose of strengthening competence and capacity in
research and education at university and research institutions
in developing countries. Its activities are limited to Africa
south of the Sahara and regions in Southern Asia, Central America
and the Palestinian areas where Norway has developed co-operation
programmes. NUFU strives to ensure the following in its projects:
long-term commitments and agreements with the institutions,
equality in partnerships, and decentralised implementation of
activities in co-operation programme. |
| Approach: |
NUFU's activities include: i) research co-operation, ii) education and training
of researchers (Masters and PhD education), iii) support for
development of new Master's and PhD programmes, iv) training
of technical and administrative personnel, and v) support of
project infrastructure. |
| Finance: |
Total expenditure for the second agreement (1996-2000) was NOK 230 million,
of which NOK 60.2 million was spent on South-South cooperation |
| Notes: |
See the web site for more information. |
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