NUFU at UiO 2007-2012

UiO had 11 five-year NUFU projects and 7 two-year supportive measures in the period 2007-12. The total allocation to these Projects was 63 mill. NOK over 5 years.

The most important partner institutions in the NUFU programme 2007-2012 were the University of Malawi, the University of Dar es Salaam and the Addis Ababa University. Most of UiO's NUFU projects in this period had more than one partner outside Norway. UiO started cooperation with two new countries in this period, Indonesia and South Sudan.

The projects had  55 Ph.D.-candidates og 42 master students affiliated to the NUFU Projects (based on 2009 Reporting). Most of them were from the partner institutions in developing countries with NUFU- or quota fellowships.

NUFU projects at UiO 2007-2012

NUFU ID Project title Main Partner UiO Project coordinator
 Ethiopia      

NUFUPRO-2007/10058
Network project

Afro-alpine 'sky islands': genetic versus taxonomic biodiversity, climate change, and conservation  (AfroAlp II)
Project fact sheet (2011, PDF)
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Prof. Christian Brochmann, Natural History Museum
NUFUPRO-2007/10198
Bilateral project
Studies of molecular epidemiology, clinical epidemiology and immunology of tuberculosis in pastoral communities and their livestock in Ethiopia
Project fact sheet (2011, PDF)
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Prof. Gunnar Bjune and Dr. Fekadu Abebe, Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society
NUFUSM-2008/10230
2-year project
Biodiversity in Eastern Africa - Taxonomy, Conservation and Use Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Prof. Inger Nordal, Department of Biology
Indonesia      
NUFUPRO-2007/10209 The Role of Democracy in the Context of Power and Conflict in Indonesia and Sri Lanka
 
Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia Prof. Olle Törnquist, Department of Political Science
Malawi      

NUFUPRO-2007/10079
Network project

Capacity Building in Water Sciences for Improved Assessment and Management of Water Resources

Project fact sheet (2011, PDF)

University of Malawi, Malawi Prof. Lena Tallaksen, Department of Geosciences
NUFUPRO-2007/10149 Lungwena health, nutrition and agriculture research project
Project fact sheet (2011,PDF)
University of Malawi, Malawi Prof. Johanne Sundby, Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society
NUFUGe-2008/10013 Improving access and quality in maternal health care in Sub Saharan Africa
Project fact sheet (2011, PDF)
University of Malawi, Malawi Prof. Johanne Sundby, Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society
Mali      
NUFUSM-2007/10154
2-year project
Medicinal plants in Mali: Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Biological activity University of Bamako, Mali Prof. Berit Smestad Paulsen, School of Pharmacy
Palestinian Areas      
NUFUSM-2008/10232 Building Competence in Epidemiology in Palestine - Taking over and maintainance  phase Hebron University Prof. Espen Bjertness, Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society
Mozambique      
NUFUPRO-2007/10225

Standardization and Harmonization of Cross-border Languages (CROBOL)
Project fact sheet (2011,PDF)

Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique Ass. Prof. Christian-Emil Ore, Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
 NUFUSM-2007/10133 Health Information Systems Programme Finalisation Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique Prof. Jørn Braa, Department of Informatics
South Africa      
 NUFUSM-2007/10207 The Psychology Co-operation Programme UoO/UNIN - Subproject Disruptive Behaviour and Attention Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence in South Africa University of Limpopo, South Africa Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
Sudan       
 NUCOOP-2007/10007 Capacity Buildning in the Field of Mental Health
Project fact sheet (2011, PDF)
University of Bahr-el-Ghazal, South Sudan Prof. Edvard Hauff, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine
 
NUCOOPRE-2009/11027 Building an Advanced Reseach Capacity in Northern and Southern Sudanese Universities University of Bahr-el-Ghazal, South Sudan Prof. Edvard Hauff, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine
 
NUCOOPIN-2009/10602  Guest House at the University of Bahr-el-Ghazal University of Bahr-el-Ghazal, South Sudan Prof. Edvard Hauff, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine
 
Tanzania      
NUFUPRO-2007-10051 A comprehensive school- and health system-based approach to adolescent health promotion in South Africa and Tanzania
Project fact sheet  (2011, PDF)
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Prof. Knut-Inge Klepp and Dr. Arnfinn Helleve, Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
NUFUPRO-2007/10143 Language of instruction in Tanzania and South Africa 
Project fact sheet (2011,PDF)
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Prof. Birgit Brock-Utne, Department of Educational Research
Uganda      
NUFUPRO-2007/10078 Capacity building in teacher education for children with disabilities and special needs
Project fact sheet (2011,PDF)
Kyambogo University, Uganda Prof. Siri Wormnæs, Department of Special Needs Education
NUFUSM-2008/10031 Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Competence Building in Special Needs Education towards Inclusion Kyambogo University, Uganda Ass. Prof. Peer M. Sørensen and Miriam Skjørten, Department of Special Needs Education

 

 

 

 

 

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Published Mar. 16, 2016 9:55 AM - Last modified Jan. 9, 2020 3:33 PM