Forum Activities

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Forum Activities

• Meeting place
• Scientific forum events
• Network resource

2
Cooperation Norway North America- UiO Proposal

• Establishment of a programme for research
  collaboration Norway/US/Canada
• Long-term cooperation through joint projects
• Project packages including scholarships,
  seminars, travel, etc.
• Emphasis on research quality through competition
• Institutions may use this strategically by
  providing additional funding to the best projects
• Possible institutional committment Seed money
  etc.
• Innovation Norway An active role in finding
  potential financial sources in the US and Canada,
  and in promoting RD based industrial development
• Norwegian Research Council Programme management

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International Cooperation The Staircase Model
Development of projects into larger networks,
prioritized research areas, etc. (EU projects,
Institutional Priority Areas, Centres of
Excellence, etc.)
Joint research projects, funded through
programmes for research collaboration
Initiation of formal research cooperation
participation in networks, visits by guest
researchers etc.
Informal cooperation researcher to researcher