Norway launches new mobility programme

A new mobility programme for foreign PhD students and young scientists to Norway, Yggdrasil, is launched by the Research Council of Norway with application deadline April 22nd 2009.

Research at Bergen Research Summer School

The second edition of the Bergen Summer Research School is dedicated to the theme of Climate, Environment and Energy . We offer 6 doctoral/research courses, several plenary lectures, and 5 plenary roundtable debates structured around the following concepts: “Mitigation, Adaptation, Responsibilities and Opportunities”.

The Norwegian Government scholarship pool discontinued

Norway discontinues the Norwegian Government scholarship pool and launches new mobility programme for incoming PhD candidates and young scientists to Norway.

Shared Abel Prize in 2008

The Abel Prize 2008 is shared between the American professor in mathematics, John Griggs Thompson at the University of Florida in Gainsville, and the French mathematician, Jacques Tits with the Collége de France in Paris.

Young explorers document global warming in the Arctic

Four nations, one task. Six young polar explorers are spending the spring crossing Ellesmere Island in Canada in order to document climate change and inspire their own generation to take collective action against global warming. The expedition is set to document changes in ice shelves, retreating glaciers, and damage to the natural environment caused by global warming.

Norveç’teki Enternasyonel Öğrenciler

Norveç yüksek öğrenim kurumları tüm dünyadan kalifiye öğrencilerin başvurularını kabul etmektedir.

ISFIT, The International Student Festival in Trondheim, welcomes you!

ISFIT is the world’s largest student festival with a thematic focus, with about 450 students from all over the world attending. The themes change, but are always related to social and political topics with international relevance. The next festival will be held in February 2009.

Seeds on ice in Svalbard

The world’s seeds are being frozen inside a mountain in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. On Tuesday 26 February, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was officially opened.

Monitoring the environment from the poles

Norway has established satellite stations to monitor global climate change from the poles. The stations in the Arctic and Antarctic will provide information on changes in the global climate more quickly than previous systems.

Royal Norwegian embassy in Ankara