Deadline: 13 August 2024
The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) India has announced grants to project partnerships between Norwegian and Indian higher education institutions.
The aim of INCP2 is to establish partnerships for internationalisation and quality enhancement in higher education, through academic collaboration and mobility, in close connections to work life, industry and business in India and Norway.
The cooperation on INCP2 shall complement and expand existing Indian and Norwegian research cooperation.
Objective
- To strengthen institutional linkages between higher education and research institutions in India and Norway.
- To foster high quality academic and research programmes.
- To provide mutual mobility and training for students, academic and administrative staff.
- To increase mutual knowledge of each other’s educational systems and to enable institutions on both sides to prepare for future cooperation.
Focus Areas
- Projects can be established within the following areas of cooperation:
- Democracy and a rules-based world order
- Education
- The Ocean
- Arctic/polar research
- Clean Energy
- Climate and environment
- Urban planning and development
- Health, including global and public health, biotechnology, and the medical sciences
- Information technology and security
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration across all disciplines is highly encouraged.
Funding Information
- You can apply for up to NOK 2 800 000 ≈ INR 22 932 000 pr project.
- Projects must have a duration of 4 years.
Eligible Activities
- Projects may include activities such as:
- Joint research involving student participation in areas of shared interest.
- Joint publications.
- Short-term (1-4 weeks) and long-term (4-12 weeks) exchange visits and internships for both faculty and students.
- Co-supervision of PhD and master’s students.
- Co-design of courses, which may include virtual and/or blended formats.
- Development of joint and dual degree programs in accordance with the laws and regulations of both countries.
- Intensive courses such as summer/winter schools.
- Organising of seminars, workshops, and conferences.
- The Development of training programs for academic and administrative staff to enhance capacity and leadership skills
- Exchange of literature, course materials, publications, and collaborate on curriculum development.
Who can apply?
- Accredited Norwegian higher education institutions or institutions with accredited higher education programmes
- Public funded Indian universities recognised under Sections 2 (f) and 12B of the UGC Act, 1956 which are fit to receive development grants, and Institutions of National Importance (INIs), including IITs, and IIMs.
- An application must involve at least two higher education institutions, one based in Norway and one in India.
For more information, visit Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills.
