INTPART: a strategic instrument for

institutions of higher education and research

Global UiO

• The University of Oslo aims to enhance

the quality of research, education and

innovation through long-term strategic

partnerships with world-leading

universities and active participation in

international university networks.2

Russia: 1031 co-publications

China: 1405 co-publications

Brazil: 886 co-publications

South Africa: 933 co-publications

United Kingdom: 4035 co-publications

Australia: 1641 co-publications

USA: 4776 co-publications

France: 2325 co-publications

Germany: 3269 co-publications

Private returns to education by level and region (WB, 2014)

Source: Montenegro & Patrinos 2014 Human development reports comparable estimates of returns to schooling around the world. Washington DC: The World Bank

Principles for international cooperation

• Bottom-up scientific interest, capacity and initiatives

• In line with academic units’ (faculty/department etc) priorities

• In tune with UiO’s research priorities

• In line with Norwegian and European research policies for cooperation with

– Nordic countries , Europe, North America and Japan

– ”BRICS” – new global economies

– Countries/regions in the Global South

• Funding-potential for cooperation activities (available sources)

• Sustainability and synergy potential; upward spiral effect

• Quality! Quality! Quality!

• Most of our projects are connected to SFF, SFU, SFI, FME, Jebsen, ERC

The Staircase Model

for International Cooperation

Harnessing individual initiative and interest

Informal cooperation between researchers/

Bottom-up

Formalised research cooperation

Participation in networks, mobility of researchers, and

students etc

Sustainable research cooperation

Joint research projects, funded through programmes for research collaboration and partnership-building

Institutional impact

Joint projects become larger UiO-coordinated networks and prioritized research areas (e.g. large EU projects, Institutional Research Areas, Centres of Excellence, Strategic partnerships , joint degrees and PhD’s, sharing of infrastructure)

Combining multiple funding sources: the ‘patchwork quilt’ principle! (some examples)

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ILN / HF SFF-MultilingWorld-class research group

NUFU/Quota-scheme/

INTPART/South Africa NORHED & NORPART/ Ethiopia

EØS/Latvia

HISP/IFI/MN UiO’s Innovation Price 2013 World’s largest information system

NUFU/Quota-scheme/ NORAD/African countries/India

INTPART/India UTFORSK /South Africa

EU-project USA/Cardno Emerging Markets

PHYS/MN SFF/PGPWorld-class research groupStrategic research initiative

North America Programme/Canada x 4 UTFORSK/Japan

INTPART x 3: SMN/Solar/China PGP/USANuclear Physics/ USA & S. Africa

EU-projects USA/Peder Sather Grants EØS/Romania EURASIA/Ukraine

PSYCH/SV LCBC – World-class research group

ERC Starting Grant / ERC Consolidator Grant

INTPART/Canada USA: Peder Sather Grant

EU project

NHM National Centre for Biosystematics (NCB)

NUFU/Quota-scheme NORPART/Ethiopia

Biodiversity Research Consortium, Brazil/Hydro

UTFORSK/BrazilHigh North Programme/Russia

EU project EØS/RomaniaEURASIA/Ukraine

NOMA/

NORHED/

BMGF/WHO

Africa, India, and

world-wide…

High North Programme/Russia & JapanUTFORSK/Russia x 2 & Japan x 2

Intpart projects awarded UiO - 2017

Humanistic Studies of Environment and Climate Change in China:

The Oslo-Zhejiang Project, Mette Halskov Hansen (China)

Enhancing world-class research and education in biofilm and

antibiotic resistance, Fernanda C. Petersen (USA, Brazil)

Global Component Separation Network, Ingunn Kathrine Wehus (Canada,

India, Japan, South Afrika)

International Partnerships for RITMO Centre of Excellence, Anne

Danielsen (USA, Canada, Japan)

India - Norway partnership for research and education in materials for

energy and environment, Helmer Fjellvåg (India)

Integrating global mental health with brain imaging and genetics in

mental illness research and education, Ole A. Andreassen (South Africa)

Partnership on Security and Safety for Cyber-Physical Systems, Audun

Jøsang, (Germany)

INTPART projects awarded UiO - 2018

MULTILING – Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan,

Elizabeth Lanza (South Africa and USA)

Microbial Surface Colonization – Biosciences, Dirk Linke (Japan and China)

Research and education on transglutaminase and celiac disease – clinical

medicin, Ludvig M. Sollid (USA)

ChiNoCell - Partnership for Education and Research in Cell Biology

– Center for Cancer Cell Reprogramming, Harald Stenmark (China)

Nuclear shapes and resonances – Nuclear and Energy Physics, Sunniva Siem

(Japan)

International Partnership for Computing in Science Education – Morten

Hjort-Jensen (USA)

From hydrothermal systems to mud volcanoes – Department for

Geosciences, Adriano Mazzini (Russia, Japan, USA)

Partnership for Research and Education in Resources, the Environment, and

Strategic Cooperation, Department of Economics, Bård Harstad (USA and Japan)