Japan-Norway Science Week 2015: Active collaboration between Japan and Norway The spotlight will be on environment-friendly energy at this year's Japan-Norway Science Week. The event, organised for the third time, will be held in Tokyo 27-28 May. "Japan is an important driver of technology in a number [...] research. Research cooperation between Norway and Japan Activities under the agreement on science and technology between Norway and Japan are followed up by the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Research Council of Norway in cooperation with the Science [...] education: A gateway for Norway to Japan "Research cooperation with Japan is important, both because the country has such a prominent research community and because it has such a technology-focused, research-based business sector," Julie Christiansen states. Innovation Norway, the Norwegian Centre for
indicators found in the 2012 Report on Science and Technology Indicators for Norway offers a valuable framework for viewing Norwegian research and innovation, complete with commentary and analysis. Each year the Research Council of Norway draws up a statistics and analysis report in collaboration with the Nordic [...] Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) and Statistics Norway. The report provides an overview of current research and innovation activities in Norway, and statistics are analysed and commented on across sectors and branches of industry. Strong international perspective [...] percentage among the European countries. From 2000 to date, some 11 000 doctoral degrees have been completed in Norway. This represents one-half of the entire total of doctoral degrees completed in Norway. Doctoral candidates with non-Norwegian citizenship accounted for 33 per cent of all doctoral candidates
Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway and the Industrial Development Corporation of Norway (SIVA). The agreement will run through 2018. The first collaboration agreement between the parties was signed in 2007. "We are pleased to continue our close cooperation with Innovation Norway and SIVA," says [...] Mr Hallén. "The Research Council's regional representatives are located at the district offices of Innovation Norway. When it comes to the SkatteFUNN scheme, the Council and Innovation Norway share a common administrative system and collaborate on information activities and training measures. These are [...] nanotechnology. Innovation Norway is the Norwegian Government's instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry. It supports companies in developing their competitive advantage and to enhance innovation. Siva ' The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway is the governmental
In 1995 Statistisk sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway) was established, and within five year all of the official statistics and publications produced by Statistics Norway were made available and free of charge through the website. In 2005 Statistics Norway also began digitalising old statistics publications [...] publications and making them available on the Internet in PDF-form. The goal is to have all the official statistics of Norway ever published available electronically in time for the bicentennial celebration of the Norwegian constitution in 2014.
marine research in Norway, HAV21. Norway's position as a major power in the marine sector and its strategic location extending into the Arctic pose special requirements for what kinds of priorities the country needs to set with regard to its marine research activities. One of Norway's three most important [...] and future-oriented management "Norway needs knowledge in order to manage its oceans in a manner that will also allow coming generations to benefit from them," Ms Stubholt points out. "It matters where Norway focuses its research. Marine research is an area where Norway excels internationally, and is [...] is thus one of the most forward-looking fields in which Norway can invest," she says. "Norway's use and management of its oceans is of national and international significance, and the country's strategic northern location means that its activities attract extensive international interest. We must therefore
for researcher exchange between North America and Norway, and the E.ON (formerly E.ON Ruhrgas) scholarship programme for research cooperation between Germany and Norway are all now being terminated in their current form. Support for mobility between Norway and North America will be continued via funding [...] scheme for US researchers seeking a research stay in Norway, will also be continued, and both the Aurora mobility programme for researcher exchange between France and Norway and the DAADppp mobility programme for researcher exchange between Germany and Norway will continue to issue annual funding announcements [...] international researchers coming to Norway. However, there has been a major shift in research mobility patterns to and from Norway over the past decade, and the Research Council has decided to redesign its schemes accordingly. "Incoming mobility has become very satisfactory. Norway is attractive as a research
activities under the research agreement between Norway and Japan are followed up by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Research Council of Norway and the research and technology representative at the office of Innovation Norway in Tokyo. On the Japanese side, the agreement [...] logy and the internationalisation of research will be part of the focus during Norway-Japan Science Week in Tokyo on 27-31 May, where the tenth anniversary of the agreement on research cooperation between Japan and Norway will be celebrated. Since the agreement on bilateral research and technology was [...] was signed in 2003, collaboration and mutual exchange have expanded in many areas. In 2012, Norway and Japan signed an agreement on research cooperation specifically related to polar research. Today, many of Norway's top research groups are working together with Japanese researchers and institutions. Developing
Strengthening Norwegian research cooperation with Brazil and South Africa The Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway are taking steps to strengthen research cooperation with South Africa and Brazil. The objective is to give Norwegian research groups and companies greater access to international [...] South Africa are key countries for the Norwegian business sector and are both in the group of Norway's priority countries for research cooperation outside the EU/EEU. The Research Council and Innovation Norway are launching collaborative efforts in each country and will be introducing the position of science [...] Innovation Norway already cooperate closely in Japan, Singapore and India. High expectations The Research Council has had productive, successful research cooperation with both Brazil and South Africa for many years now, states Arvid Hallén, Director General of the Research Council of Norway. "I am certain
Norway intensifies R&D cooperation with Singapore Norway and Singapore have renewed their long-standing research cooperation and will soon issue their first-ever joint funding announcement. The Research Council has had a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) [...] in place since 2000. This agreement has now been renewed through 2018. Director General Arvid Hallén of the Research Council of Norway signed the agreement on behalf of Norway while visiting Singapore from 28 to 30 April. "The renewal of the MoU is of the utmost importance. The agreement creates a very [...] "This funding announcement will pave the way for cooperation between Norwegian and Singaporean research groups on the same projects. Singapore and Norway both stress the importance of reducing the environmental impacts of shipping, and this kind of research collaboration across national borders will
adviser and consultant in the political and scientific spheres for government authorities, research circles and the Research Council of Norway. She will also become Norway's most important bridge-builder to the Chinese research community. The new position is administered under the Ministry of Research and [...] will affect and transform the global arenas for competition on knowledge." "Norway must be involved in these change processes if we are to influence them and promote our unique expertise in selected areas. This is why Norway signed an agreement with China in 2008 to expand our research cooperation and [...] 2010 in Shanghai in May. In the long run Norway seeks to strengthen cooperation in a greater number of technology areas, such as selected topics in biotechnology. Support from Norwegian research communities The impetus for research cooperation between Norway and China must be propelled by the shared