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

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 2 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  3660 students (2011) of which 21% are international  456 PhD students (2011), 54 nationalities  1140 staff - of which 660 scientific staff (2011)

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 3 Norwegian University of Life Sciences: organigramme Executive Director 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 International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Education Committee / Prorector Research Committee / Prorector University Board / Rector Central Administration Information, Library & Computing Finance Personnel & Organisation Building Service & Maintenence Property Planning & Development Centre for Continuing Education Animal Production Experimental Centre Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate Centre for Integrative Genetics Aquaculture Protein Centre Director of Research Research Department Dir. of Academic Affairs Dept of Academic Affairs

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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  47 staff members: 34 scientific and 13 administrative staff  37 PhD students (Spring 2011)  149 Master students (Spring 2011): –56 in Development Studies programme –54 in International Environmental Studies programme –39 in International Relations programme  112 Bachelor students (Spring 2011) 4

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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 5

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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. 6

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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 7

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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 8

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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) 9

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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. 10

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Education Noragric offers five interdisciplinary academic degree programmes (all taught in English):  Bachelor of Science in 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 11

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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; Economics for Environment, Development and Natural Resources; Linking Ecological and Social Resilience; Writing seminar; Tropical Ecology & Biology.  Semester at a partner university: Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania), EARTH University (Costa Rica), University of British Columbia (Canada) and the University of East Anglia (U.K.). 12

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Master Programme in International Environmental Studies (2 years)  Focus on policy and institutional perspectives of environmental studies.  Compulsory courses include: Introduction to Environmental Studies; Global Environmental Change; Political Economy - Institutions and the Environment; Research Methods; Methods in Environment and Development Research; Environmental Management in the Field (field course)  15-credit course and 15-credit field course in 3 rd semester at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania or Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, India. 13

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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.  Compulsory courses include: Introduction to Development Studies; Development Theory and Policy; Research Methods; Development Classic; Methods in Environment and Development Research; Rural Development and Project Management (field course)  Two-month field course in 3 rd semester at Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania) or the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur (India). 14

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Master Programme in International Relations (2 years)  Carried out in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)  Focus on international interaction in the fields of development, poverty alleviation and the environment.  Compulsory courses include: International Relations Theory; Conflict and Development; Global Political Economy; Research Methods I; Research Methods II  Exchange student arrangement / internship encouraged in 3rd semester 15

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Students in the Master Programme in Development Studies came from these countries ( ) 16

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 17 Universities with exchange agreements with Noragric

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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: 18

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Collaborating Institutions in Africa  Hawassa University, Ethiopia Hawassa University  Mekelle University, Ethiopia Mekelle University  Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of Western Cape, South AfricaPLAASUniversity of Western Cape  University of Malawi/Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi University of Malawi/Bunda College of Agriculture  Institute d’Economie Rurale (IER), Mali  Juba University, Sudan Juba University  Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Sokoine University of Agriculture  University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam  Makerere University, Uganda Makerere University  Conservation Farming Unit of Zambia National Farmers Union, Zambia Zambia National Farmers Union 19

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Collaborating institutions in Asia  Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), IndiaAshoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)  Green Foundation, India  Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, India  Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal Tribhuvan University  Kathmandu University, Nepal Kathmandu University  COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan COMSATS Institute of Information Technology  University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka University of Ruhuna 20

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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  Azerbaijan State Agrarian University, Azerbaijan  University of East Anglia, United Kingdom University of East Anglia 21

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 22 Collaborating institutions in North- and Latin America  Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Brazil Instituto Socioambiental  EARTH University, Costa Rica EARTH University  University of British Columbia, Canada University of British Columbia

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric New Programmes 2010  CCIAM – Programme on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation ( , Sokoine University,Tanzania)  EPINAV Enhancing Pro-poor Innovations in Natural Resources and Agricultural Value-chains ( , Sokoine University, Tanzania)  HERD – Higher Education Research and Development ( , Western Balkans)  Extended institutional collaboration agreements with Hawassa University and Mekelle University, Ethiopia ( )  Academic institutional collaboration within agriculture and veterinary medicine (pilot phase, , Azerbaijan) 23

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Networks and Agreements  Frame agreement with NORAD for UMB: 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.  Peace Corps (NORAD-funded ESD – Exchange for Sustainable Development programme) 24

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NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric 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: 26

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric Come visit us in Aas, Norway! Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric P.O. Box 5003 NO-1432 Aas Norway 27