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International Research Cooperation

The University of Oslo is Norway's leading research university. Since its foundation in 1811, the University of Oslo has contributed to international research through four Nobel prizes and participation in international networks and consortia within a wide range of scientific disciplines. Today, it continues to strengthen its position as a research university of a high international standard.

A number of Nordic research centres are affiliated to the University of Oslo: the Nordic Africa Institute, the Nordic Institute for Asian Studies, the Nordic Institute for Womens and Gender Research and the Nordic Institute for Maritime Law.

It has five Marie Curie Training Sites (see below), and has recently been awarded three national Centres of Excellence within Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, Mathematics for Applications and Physics of Geological Processes. It co-ordinates two Nordic Centres of Excellence (the Dynamics of Ecological Systems under the Influence of Climatic Variation, and Research in Water Imbalanced Related Disorders).

North-South Cooperation

A focal point of the university's internationalisation strategy is continuation and expansion of our collaboration with universities in the South, the goal being mutual competence building and strengthened research capacity at our partner institutions. Today, the University of Oslo has research projects in collaboration with universities in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, the most comprehensive collaboration beeing with institutions in South Africa.

Most North-South cooperation is funded by the programmes NUFU (Network for Development Related Research and Education), NORAD's (Norwegian Agency of Development) Fellowship Programme and the Norwegian Quota Programme. The University of Oslo especially focuses on combining different parts of the cooperation, in order to strengthen North-South activities at the university, and to secure extensive cooperation with our partner institutions.

EU Research

The University of Oslo participates in international research programmes such as EUs FrameWork Programmes. Present involvement in the 6th Framework Programme includes 29 projects under the first call. In 2003, it received an Excellence Grant within International Environmental Law. The University of Oslo has five Marie Curie Training Sites within Mathematics; Diagnosis & Therapy of Osteoporosis; Amino Acid Neurotransmission; Analytical Miniaturisation; and Novel Oxides with Specific Magnetic/Transport Properties. In the 5th Framework Programme, the University participated in some 100 projects, co-ordinating a third of them. Of particularly strong standing has been research within the areas of Neuroscience, Biotechnology, Climate Change and European Governance.

Centres Abroad

The University of Oslo operates or participates in several centres abroad. The centres are either a part of the University's strategic work for bilateral cooperation, or vital parts of the research within particular subject areas. The centres differ from each other in relation to research and academic profile. However, most of them are multi- og crossdisciplinary and can be used by the University's departments and scientific staff.