The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) The Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) Established in 1859 Norwegian university status in 2005 8 departments and 3 centres Bachelor, Master and PhD degree programmes 3250 students (2010) of which 400 are international students 400 PhD students 940 staff - of which 495 are scientific

Norwegian University of Life Sciences: organigramme University Board / Rector Education Committee / Prorector Research Committee / Prorector Executive Director Central Administration Information, Library & Computing Finance Personnel & Organisation Building Service & Maintenence Property Planning & Development Director of Research Research Department Animal and Aquacultural Sciences Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning Mathematical Sciences and Technology Ecology and Natural Resource Management Plant and Environmental Sciences Economics and Resource Management Dir. of Academic Affairs Dept of Academic Affairs Centre for Continuing Education Animal Production Experimental Centre Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Centre for Integrative Genetics Aquaculture Protein Centre

Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Established in 1986 as a centre at the Agricultural University of Norway (NLH); became academic department in 2005 45 staff members: 34 scientific and 11 administrative staff 41 PhD students (autumn 2010) 155 Master students (autumn 2010) 120 Bachelor students (autumn 2010)

Noragric’s Role at UMB Academic responsibility for international environment and development studies at UMB, including research and education Environmental competence centre for NORAD and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs UMB’s department of interdisciplinarity and social sciences Responsible for coordination of institutional collaboration with countries in the South and Eastern Europe

Noragric’s Academic Focus: International Environment and Development Studies International environment and development studies is an interdisciplinary field of study, examining processes of change in relation to human well-being and the environment.

Research Programme Interdisciplinary approach; links social and natural sciences Multidisciplinary working environment Carried out with partners globally Joint capacity building with partner institutions Noragric’s PhD programme: an integral and important component of the research programme MSc research linked to research themes Publications: Refereed journals; scientific monographs & anthologies Popularisation; participation in public debates

Research: Thematic Areas Environmental Governance, Resource Rights & Livelihoods Conflict, Peace & Development Agricultural Development, Conservation & the Environment Climate Change and Development: Adaptation & Mitigation Globalisation, Trade and Development Foreign Aid and Development Cross-cutting issues: poverty and gender

Research activities grouped in clusters (incl Research activities grouped in clusters (incl. scientific staff and PhD students) Environmental Governance & Protected Areas (ENGOPA) Conflict, Human Security & Development (CHSD) Governance & Climate Change (GOVCLIM) Agricultural Development, Livelihoods and Environmental Change (ADLEC) Rights, Accountabilities and Power in Development (RAPID) Resources, Rights & Governance (RRG-Net)

PhD Programme in Development Studies (3-4 years) Interdisciplinary Focus on processes, constraints and opportunities for social, political, cultural, economic, ecological, institutional and technical change; progress and development in different societies and settings. Particular focus on rural development and the environment. Mandatory and elective courses in environment and development studies; research methodology in development studies; research ethics and philosophy of science; problem-oriented courses relevant to topic of dissertation.

Education Noragric offers four interdisciplinary academic degree programmes (all taught in English): Bachelor of Science in International Environment and Development Studies Master of Science in International Environmental Studies Master of Science in International Development Studies Master of Science in International Relations PhD programme in Development Studies

Bachelor Programme in International Environment and Development Studies (3 years) Interdisciplinary approach to social and natural sciences Courses include: Introduction to Environment, Development and Globalization; Social Anthropology; Development Aid and Politics; Introduction to Economics; Land Rights: An Introduction to Theory, Application, and Policy. Semester at a partner university: Makerere University (Uganda), Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania), EARTH University (Costa Rica), University of British Columbia and the University of Anglia.

Master Programme in International Environmental Studies (2 years) Focus on policy and institutional perspectives of environmental studies. Courses include: Introduction to Environmental Studies; Environmental Governance; Global Environmental Change; Climate Change and Development; Political Ecology; and Ecological Resilience. Two-month field courses offered at Makerere University (Uganda) and the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, India.

Master Programme in International Development Studies (2 years) Focus on social science perspectives of development including rural livelihood, poverty, gender, health, peace and conflict, natural resources and the environment. Courses include: Development Theory and Policy; Conflict and Development; Health and Development; Political Structures and Processes; Ecological and Social Resilience; Research Methods. Two-month field courses offered at Makerere University (Uganda) and the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur (India).

Master Programme in International Relations (2 years) Focus on international interaction in the fields of development, poverty alleviation and the environment. Courses include: State Formation; International Relations Theory; International Environmental Governance; Political Structures and Processes; Conflict and Development; Research Methods. Two-month field courses offered at Makerere University (Uganda) and the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur (India).

Students in the Master Programme in Development Studies came from these countries (2006-2008)

Universities which Noragric has exchange agreements with

Institutional Cooperation Central to Noragric’s activities, closely linked to research and education. Joint research and education activities, staff and student exchange, capacity building. Agreements with > 30 partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America, South Eastern Europe, incl. universities, civil society organisations, research foundations and public institutions. Long-term academic cooperation in Africa includes Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania; in Asia: Nepal, Pakistan; in Europe: South-Eastern Europe. Full list of partners on Noragric website: www.umb.no/noragric

Collaborating Institutions in Africa Hawassa University, Ethiopia Mekelle University, Ethiopia Department of Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of Western Cape, South Africa University of Malawi/Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Juba University, Sudan (about the University, also the MEI Univ. Services site)   Programme for Agricultural and Natural Resources Transformation for Improved Livelihoods (PANTIL) at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Makerere University, Uganda Conservation Farming Unit of Zambia National Farmers Union, Zambia  - University of Zambia  - Catholic University of Mozambique 

Collaborating institutions in Asia Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), India Green Foundation, India Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal Kathmandu University, Nepal Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), Northern Areas, Pakistan COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka Eastern University, Sri Lanka

Collaborating institutions in Europe 'Education, Research and Training for Global Environmental Change and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in West Balkan'. Institutions: - Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania - University of Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina - University of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina - University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - University of Dz. B. of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina - University of Osijek, Croatia - University of Prishtina, Kosovo - University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia - University of Belgrade, Serbia - University of Novi Sad, Serbia - University of Montenegro, Montenegro University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

Collaborating institutions in North- and Latin America Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Brazil EARTH University, Costa Rica University of British Columbia, Canada

New Programmes 2010 CCIAM – Programme on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation (2010-2014, Tanzania) PANTIL II – Programme for Agricultural and Natural Resources Transformation for Improved Livelihoods (2010-2014, Tanzania) HERD – Higher Education Research and Development (2010-2013, Western Balkans) Institutional collaboration with Hawassa University and Mekelle University, Ethiopia (2010-2014) Academic institutional collaboration within agriculture and veterinary medicine (pilot phase, 2009-2010, Azerbaijan)

New Programmes (cont.) ARDEP – Agricultural Research and Development Programme, Malawi Phase II – Technology development, upscaling and transfer for climate change adaptation, mitigation and capacity enhancement in agriculture and natural resources management in Malawi

Networks and Agreements Frame agreement with NORAD: Noragric offers scientific advisory services, usually in the form of consultancy assignments and evaluations, in the field of agricultural development, environment and food security. Drylands Coordination Group (DCG): framework agreement with the NGO-driven forum that exchanges practical experience and knowledge on food security and natural resource management in the drylands of Africa. www.drylands-group.org Norwegian People’s Aid, Angola and Sudan Peace Corps (NORAD-funded ESD – Exchange for Sustainable Development programme)

Publications and Dissemination Scientific staff publish international peer reviewed articles, chapters in scientific anthologies, popular scientific and newspaper articles. Noragric’s library is part of UMB's library network; closely integrated with Noragric’s professional activities; is involved in institutional cooperation; cooperates with Eldis. Noragric publishes: Annual Report, Noragric Reports, Noragric Working Papers, Master theses and PhD dissertations, etc. Website with updated information: www.umb.no/noragric

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