1. Cooperation in International Research and Development: NTNU/U of Maryland

2. Students from all 50 states and over 120 countries Over 100 international agreements Over $350 million in annual research expenditures UM served by three international airports within a 90 minute drive Significant work in energy/earth sciences/environmental engineering (See Maryland Research, Spring 2004

3. Examples of current international R&D partnerships at the University of Maryland: –Fraunhofer (Germany) –Fujitsu (Japan) –Institute for Global Chinese Affairs (China) –Joint Center for Global Change Research (Dept. of Energy/Battele)

4. Fraunhofer Technology Center: –Experimental Software Engineering –The leading competence center for applied research and technology transfer in experimental software engineering. –Dedicated researchers provide you industry- strength competencies in all aspects of high-quality software development. This includes measurement-based continuous improvement, organizational learning, and continuous education for professionals. –Funding from Germany and the state of Maryland

5. German Fraunhofer Center at Maryland

6. Fujitsu R&D Lab adjacent to the University of Maryland

7. The ICGA Executive Development Program enables Chinese executives to learn about globalization, the market economy, and modern management, as well as major issues confronting the global Chinese community and its relationship with the United States and international institutions. Institute for Global Chinese Affairs

8. Joint Global Change Research Institute

9. The Future : Sustainable Partnerships Tri-lateral Arrangements Graduate Education and Research Construction of NOAA National Environmental Center at UM Research Park A Robust Research Relationship with NTNU involving JGCRI, Economics, Engineering, Agriculture, and Computer Science

10. We look forward to working with the NTNU and Norway Thank you! Brian Darmody Asst. VP for Research and Economic Develoment bdarmody@umd.edu