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International objectives

• Participates in the European Area for education, research and innovation

• Cooperates with Chinese universities and R&D institutions

• Increased international mobility for students and scientists

• Enhanced international cooperation in researcher training

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� Main strategic activities• Establish international

strategic alliances

• Systematic integration of research, education and innovation in international partnerships

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International cooperation – Europe I• Takes part in 80+ projects in

the 7th EU Framework programme• Coordinates four EU-projects• Awarded four major projects in

basic research on biology and neuro science from the European Research Council

• Participates in six Marie Curie Initial Training Networks

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International cooperation – Europe II• Coordinates European Palliative Care Research Center• Coordinates the pan-European reseach infrastructure

ECCSEL, a CCS project• Participates in European Research Consortium for Informatics

and Mathematics (ERCIM)• Participates in European Strategic Partnership for Sustainable

Energy Education, Innovation and Technology (SEEIT) • Participates in six Erasmus Mundus

common European master’s degrees. NTNU coordinates the degree in dance science.

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International cooperation – China• MoUs with 25 Chinese

universities and research institutions

• Joint Research Center for energy and materials with three leading Chinese universities

• Joint Master’s Programmes with Chinese universities

• Participant in Nordic Center at Fudan University

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International cooperation – bilateral• More than 350 MoUs with universities all over the world • Cooperation with leading Japanese universities through

Kyoto International Forum for Energy and Environment (KIFEE)• Cooperation on PhD training in energy with MIT• Participate from 2012 in Peder Sather Center at UC Berkeley• Cooperate with Brazilian universities and industry

on petroleum research• Participate in Nordic Five Tech

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International student mobility

Ca. 10 % of NTNU’s students are citizens of other countries

NTNU offers 31 international Master’s degree programmes

Ca. 25 % of NTNU’s studentsspend time abroad as part of their degree programme

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International researcher education

One third of NTNU’s PhD candidates are from abroad

All NTNU’s PhD candidates receive international experience as part of their training

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International researcher mobility International recruitment is a main priority International researcher mobility supported through

European Charter for Researchers, Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers,

Euraxess Rights, and NTNU’s International Researcher Support Office

All faculty at NTNU will be active internationally, through international publishing channels international projects and networks stays abroad for research

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Global societal responsibilityNTNU participates in programmes with integrated developmental goals:• NUFU (10 MoUs 2007–2011)• NOMA (9 Master’s Programmes)• Norad’s Master Programme for

Energy and Petroleum (EnPe) • The Norwegian quota programme• UN Habitat Partner University• Global Health• Nepal

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