The aim of this call - 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.
Projects can be established within the following areas of cooperation:
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Democracy and a rules-based world order
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Education
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The Ocean
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Arctic/polar research
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Clean Energy
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Climate and environment
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Urban planning and development
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Health, including global and public health, biotechnology, and the medical sciences
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Information technology and security
Cross-disciplinary collaboration across all disciplines is highly encouraged.
Funding
You can apply for up to NOK 2 800 000 ≈ INR 22 932 000 pr project.
Projects must have a duration of 4 years. Projects must have planned start-up no later than 1 November 2024 and be scheduled to end by 31 December 2027.
Funding to the Indian institutions will be provided by UGC, and by HK-dir to the Norwegian institutions.
Eligibility
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Accredited Norwegian higher education institutions or institutions with accredited higher education programmes
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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.
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An application must involve at least two higher education institutions, one based in Norway and one in India.