The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (in Norwegian Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon; NHO) is Norway’s major organisation for employers and the leading business lobby. Our current membership of 20,000 + companies range from small family-owned businesses to multinational companies in most sectors. [...] The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise – NHO - is the leading voice of business and industry in Norway. Having expert knowledge and an extensive business network, the NHO plays an important and constructive role in the Norwegian society. Our main objective is to create and sustain conditions that
Over the years, Germany and Norway have established a close and stable energy cooperation. Seen in the light of the German Energy Revolution, the Energiewende , this cooperation will only grow stronger, both through continued export of Norwegian gas to Germany, but also through electricity exchange with [...] introduction to the German energy revolution seen in a European perspective and at the same time show how this will affect the energy cooperation between Norway and Germany. Our primary ambition is to gather energy companies, politicians and organizations from both countries to discuss the future of the German
Arctic petroleum research centre launched The Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration (ARCEx) is affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. The centre will generate new knowledge about the exploitation of petroleum resources in the northern areas and the Arctic. Activities will [...] Arctic. The ARCEx centre is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Research Council of Norway. The centre's activities will be based on extensive national and international cooperation. Many of the centre's industrial partners will be contributing [...] ARCEx centre is a key initiative in this context. "The centre has the important task of contributing to research-based industrial development in North Norway. At the same time the investment here must be supported by a nationwide focus on generating new knowledge in which the entire Norwegian research community
connection with Prime Minister Stoltenberg's official visit to Japan, the Research Council and Innovation Norway organised a seminar entitled "Polar Climate and Ecosystem Research ' Opportunities for Norway-Japan Collaboration". The seminar formed the backdrop for the formal signing of the agreement. The fact [...] national effort to better understand the changes taking place in the Arctic, and view these in relation to the changes it is experiencing at home." Norway and Japan have collaborated on polar research in both the Arctic and the Antarctic for many years. Japan has research stations in Ny-Ålesund in the
The Research Council of Norway has a total of NOK 700 million in funding available for top innovation companies in Norwegian trade and industry. And now, the same application submission deadline will apply across the board for all innovation projects. Good news from the Research Council for companies [...] products, services and more. It is the company itself that determines not only the research topic but also which research groups to cooperate with, in Norway or abroad, in order to best achieve its objectives. The Research Council has further honed its system to ensure that all applications can flow through [...] "Streamlining the process motivates companies to expand their competencies," asserts Ms Fahlvik, "and we need a knowledge-based industrial sector to ensure Norway's future competitiveness on the global market." All applications will be considered Ms Fahlvik emphasises that the scope of the Research Council's
over a ten-year period. At the time, the scheme represented an entirely new kind of research funding in Norway. “And it really has led to change,” says Director General of the Research Council of Norway, Arvid Hallén. “In the 1990s the idea of investing targeted funding in elite research was not widely [...] other countries, particularly Denmark, where the centres were very successful. “The time was ripe in Norway as well,” he says. In June 2002 – after two years and a comprehensive selection process – Norway’s 13 new Centres of Excellence (SFF) were announced. Powerful instrument “The SFF scheme has been even [...] even more effective than anticipated,” asserts Mr Hallén. “It has helped to change the research landscape in Norway at several levels.” “First of all, the centre scheme has managed to cultivate truly top-notch research groups. Our intention has been fulfilled. Secondly, the centres have had a very high
nd verpflichtende Richtlinie erlassen. Ein kürzlich mithilfe des nationalen Forschungsinformationssystems ( Current Research Information System in Norway - CRIStin) durchgeführter Abgleich zeigte jedoch ein erhebliches Vollzugsdefizit auf. Dadurch veranlasst hat der Norwegische Forschungsrat nun angekündigt [...] von wissenschaftlichen Publikationen im Gesundheitssektor sowie für Forschungseinrichtungen geregelt werden. Zum Nachlesen: The Research Council of Norway (22.05.2017): Research articles must be openly available
director of the centre. Since 2009 researchers from Norway and the EU invited to conduct research stays at the centre have been able to obtain a visa free-of-charge. "This year we expect to receive about 200 students and close to 500 other visitors from Norway and other Scandinavian countries," Ms Lönngren [...] these institutions. The centre was officially opened in 1998, with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Research Council of Norway. The director of the centre is always a faculty member from one of the Norwegian owner universities. Associate professor Tamara Lönngren from the [...] infrastructure. The centre also helps Norwegian and Russian researchers to establish contacts and gain access to libraries and research collections in both Norway and Russia. From the autumn the centre will fund research stays of up to three months for five research fellows per year. Courses offered to Norwegian
Allocating NOK 1.3 billion for research infrastructure The Research Council of Norway will be allocating nearly NOK 1.3 billion for research facilities, laboratories, scientific equipment and databases. Twenty-nine research-related infrastructure projects have been approved. The 29 winning projects in [...] Education and Research Elisabeth Aspaker. "We need to promote a knowledge-intensive industrial sector, and it is research and knowledge that can give Norway a competitive advantage." The nearly NOK 1.3 billion is the largest infrastructure investment ever allocated by the Research Council. "The Research [...] widespread national interest; will lay a foundation for internationally cutting-edge research; will be available in only one or a few locations in Norway (as a general rule); will be made accessible to relevant researchers and industries. For detailed information about the funded projects visit: http://www
implementing the long-term plan for research that the Government also presented today," says Director General of the Research Council of Norway, Arvid Hallén. Can make Norway a world leader The Government's research budget entails a major expansion of measures for infrastructure and internationalisation, [...] robust budget for research The Norwegian Government has proposed to increase public funding of research activity to the equivalent of one per cent of Norway's GDP in the next five years. The budget proposal also includes significant growth in funding to promote world-leading research groups, a knowledge-based [...] research groups. The priority focus areas are closely aligned with key priorities in the Research Council's own budget proposal. "Now we can elevate Norway to a new level as a research nation. When the Government commits itself to enhancing the quality of Norwegian research over time, we know we will get