Book launch/Regional research collaboration models

The Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD) cordially invites you to a seminar on 14 June:

How can regional research- and educational collaboration be facilitated for universities and higher education? SANORD is an example of northern/southern collaboration that aims to establish lasting regional partnerships. This seminar presents results of the SANORD collaboration and discusses the way forward for this type of collaboration.

Time: 12:00 - 15:00

Place: UiB Global, Jekteviksbakken 31  

Kindly RSVP to anne.bang@smi.uib.no by 12 June.  

Programme:

12:00-13:00: Lunch and launch:  The new publication "One World, Many Knowledges. Regional experiences and cross-regional links in higher education", is the result of the Sanord-conference in 2009. It is edited by Tor Halvorsen og Peter Vale.  

13:00: Round table: Regional collaboration in research and education: The Sanord model and other models Vice-Rector Astri Andresen, incoming Vice Rector Anne Chr. Johannsessen, Peter M. Haugan, Geophysical Institute  

14:00: Thematic research themes: Examples of regional collaboration. Gro Lie Anne K. Bang/Tor Halvorsen Other examples  

15:00 Close