
International Cooperation: Country Catalogue: Asia
China is one of the most important countries for cooperation in research and education at the University of Oslo. Cooperation with China covers all faculties as well as the centres and museums, and is expanding rapidly. Most cooperation is carried out on a researcher-to-researcher basis, but there is also strong involvment at the institutional level and from several faculties. Among the most important institutional links are the Nordic Centre at Fudan University, Shanghai, and the newly established (2006) Sino-Norwegian Centre for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (SINCIERE) in cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The University of Oslo also coordinates and chairs the Network for University Cooperation Tibet - Norway. At the Faculty of Law, the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights has its own China Programme, cooperating with several Chinese institutions including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and giving guidance and advice to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2007, The University of Oslo has bilateral cooperation agreements with 11 institutions in China. Click here for an updated list of cooperation agreements.
Statistics about student exchange (select year in the field 'Årstall'): Outgoing - Incoming - Total (source: DBH).