1 Researcher mobility Why and How?

2 NTNU as an example Vision: To be internationally outstanding Objective: The entire organization upholds quality at a high international level and several academic environments are in the top international league, measured by international peer review

3 Being an international university 10 % of the students are foreigners 35% of the doctoral students are foreigners 25% of the academic staff are foreigners

4 Being international…… In 10 years: from 4 to 34 international master programmes In same period: 10 % increase international doctoral students Each year: nearly 200 new foreign researchers recruited

5 International Action Plan: Three priorities Participation in the global knowledge society International researcher mobility Internationalization of researcher education

6 Becoming a more international university To reach our goals, we need the best possible academic staff We need people with broad international experience and networks We have to look for many of these people abroad

7 The formal bases for activities our strategy to become a more internationally oriented university our policies for human resources development EU Researchers’ Charter and Code

8 Our own people Each year about 200 spend more than 1 month abroad doing research To increase the number: developing a policy to stimulate academic staff to go abroad For instance: Make it mandatory to spend sabbaticals in another country

9 HR development: Key activities Recruitment Attractive working conditions Research education and researcher career

10 Recruitment Making us visible: Profiling the university More effective recruitment work Reception and integration of new researchers

11 NTNU International Researcher Support Assisting with general needs: housing, working permits, taxes, schooling, social welfare, cultural integration, etc. Establishing connections and formal agreements with public authorities and agencies

12 Attractive working conditions Working environment survey Equal opportunities action plan Academic management development

13 Research educaton and researcher career Project for PhD quality development Appraisal interview and career counselling Personal development: mentor programmes, courses in research management, language courses, etc

14 EU Charter and Code CC is a set of principles similar to our own policies and priorities CC sets standards for HR development CC emphasizes evaluation

15 Evaluating where we are CC demands external evaluation Status: We have formal principles, procedures and plans in order Status 2: We need more effort to stimulate more mobility