Dear reader and prospective applicant

This Norad Fellowship Course Catalogue presents the opportunities offered by Norwegian universities and university colleges for Master’s degree courses financed by The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) is responsible for administering the Norad Fellowship Programme. SIU is a public administrative body under the Ministry of Education and Research.

The Norad Fellowship Programme is based on a vision that good educational opportunities at universities and university colleges in Norway contribute to increased competence in developing countries. Norwegian strategies for development cooperation are emphasising the importance of education in the fight against poverty and as a prerequisite for growth. Strengthening higher education and research lend support to developing countries’ knowledge base and competence building. Support for higher education is also essential for capacity building in the public administration, and in areas such as health and education.

Most of the courses in the Norad Fellowship Programme are held in Norway, and are offered in fields where Norwegian institutions have an international standing. The courses offer you the benefit of a high academic quality education in a culturally mixed environment. The degree courses are designed for an international market and should be relevant for the fellows' home professions. The courses demanding a thesis give the fellows the opportunity to choose a theme relevant to his/her home professions and carry out research in their own country.

In total, approximately 90 Norad fellows may be enrolled annually. The number of received applications last year exceeded 2200. The seven Norwegian universities and university colleges offering courses in the Norad Fellowship Programme in 2006 are: Bodø University College (HiBo), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), University of Bergen (UiB), University of Oslo (UiO), University of Stavanger (UiS) and University of Tromsø (UiTø).

In addition, the fellowship programme this year includes two courses held at universities outside Norway: one course in cooperation between the University of Malawi, Malawi and the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where the course is given and one at the University of Western Cape, South Africa. For more information about these courses, please see the section for the University of Oslo (page 51).

On behalf of Norad, Norwegian universities and university colleges and their cooperating partners in the South, SIU welcomes you to what we hope will be a rewarding experience, academically as well as socially and culturally.


Gunn Mangerud
Director
Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU)

Relevant Internet addresses at SIU

http://siu.no
Website for the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU).

http://siu.no/Norad
Norad Fellowship Programme, with e.g. a description of the programme, the Course Catalogue and the Practical Guide for Norad Fellows.

http://siu.no/fellows
Norad Fellows Network (NFN)

http://siu.no/vev.nsf/O/NORAD-NORAD+Fellowship-Publications
Here you will find relevant information regarding publication practice that you as a Norad fellow can access. This site also contains information about previous master theses submitted in the programme.

http://siu.no/embassy
This site provides an overview over Norwegian co-operation programmes within the field of higher education and research.



Postal and office address

Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU)
Postal address: P.O. Box 7800, N- 5020 Bergen, Norway
Office address: Vaskerelven 39

Tel.: + 47 55 30 88 00
Fax: + 47 55 30 88 01
E-mail: Norad@siu.no

Other relevant addresses

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad): http://www.Norad.no/
Home page for the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (Norad). This site provides information about Norwegian development co-operation activities in partner countries and in Norway.


Norwegian Embassies and Consulates:

Afghanistan	emb.kabul@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.af/
	Tel: + 870 762 596 925	Fax: + 870 6000 61156
Angola	emb.luanda@mfa.no	http://www.noruega.ao/
	Tel: +244 2 44 99 36	Fax: +244 2 44 62 48
Bangladesh	emb.dhaka@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.bd/
	Tel: +880 2 882 3065	Fax: +880 2 882 3661
Bhutan	emb.newdelhi@mfa.no	http://www.norwayemb.org.in/
	Tel: +91 11 687 3532	Fax: +91 11 687 3814
China	emb.beijing@mfa.no	http://www.norway.cn/
	Tel: +86 10 6532 2261/1329	Fax: +86 10 6532 2392
Cuba	emb.havana@mfa.no	http://www.havana2.mfa.no/
	Tel: +53 7 204 0696/4441	Fax: +53 7 204 0699
East Timor	emb.jakarta@mfa.no	http://www.norway.or.id/
	Tel: +62 21 576 1523/24	Fax: +62 21 576 1537
Eritrea	emb.asmara@mfa.no	http://www.norway.gov.er/
	Tel: +291 1 12 21 38	Fax: +291 112 21 80
Ethiopia	emb.addisabeba@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.et/
	Tel: +251 1 71 07 99	Fax: +251 1 71 12 55
Guatemala	emb.guatemala@mfa.no	http://www.noruega.org.gt/
	Tel: +502 366 5908	Fax: +502 366 5928
India	emb.newdelhi@mfa.no	http://www.norwayemb.org.in/
	Tel: +91 11 687 3532	Fax: +91 11 687 3814
Indonesia	emb.jakarta@mfa.no	http://www.norwayemb.org.in/
	Tel: +62 21 576 1523/24	Fax: +62 21 576 1537
Iran	emb.teheran@mfa.no	http://www.norway-iran.org/
	Tel: +98 21 229 1333	Fax: +98 21 229 2776
Kenya	emb.nairobi@mfa.no	http://www.norway.or.ke/
	Tel: +254 20 4451510 - 6	Fax: +254 20 4451517
Laos	emb.hanoi@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.vn/
	Tel: +84 4 826 2111	Fax: +84 4 826 0222
Madagascar	emb.nairobi@mfa.no	http://www.norway.or.ke/
	Tel: +254 2 341 415	Fax: +254 2 216 009
Malawi	emb.lilongwe@mfa.no	http://www.norway.mw/
	Tel: +265 77 42 11	Fax: +265 77 28 45
Maldives	emb.colombo@mfa.no	http://www.norway.lk/
	Tel: +94 1 469 611/14	Fax: +94 1 695 009
Mali	emb.abidjan@mfa.no	http://ud15.mogul.no
	Tel: +225 2022 2534	Fax: +225 2021 9199
Mozambique	emb.maputo@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.mz/
	Tel: +258 1 48 0100	Fax: +258 1 48 0107
Nepal	emb.kathmandu@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.np/
	Tel: +977 1 545 307/8	Fax: +977 1 545 226
Nicaragua	emb.managua@mfa.no	http://www.noruega.org.ni/
	Tel: +505 2 664 199	Fax: +505 2 663 303
Nigeria	emb.lagos@mfa.no	http://www.emb-norway.com.ng/
	Tel: +234 1 261 8467	Fax: +234 1 261 8469
Pakistan	emb.islamabad@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.pk/
	Tel: +92 51 227 9720/23	Fax: +92 51 227 9726/29
The Palestinian Territories	rep.office.alram@mfa.no Tel:+972 2 234 50 50	http://www.norway.org.ps/ Fax: +972 2 234 50 79
South Africa	emb.pretoria@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.za/
	Tel: +27 12 342 6100	Fax: +27 12 342 6099
Sri Lanka	emb.colombo@mfa.no	http://www.norway.lk/
	Tel: +94 1 469 611/14	Fax: +94 1 695 009
Sudan	emb.khartoum@mfa.no	http://www.norway-sudan.org/
	Tel: +249 1 83 57 83 36	Fax: +249 1 83 57 71 80
Tanzania	emb.daressalaam@mfa.no	http://www.norway.go.tz/
	Tel: +255 22 211 3366	Fax: +255 22 211 6564
Uganda	emb.kampala@mfa.no	http://www.norway.go.ug/
	Tel: +256 41 34 36 21	Fax: +256 41 34 39 36
Vietnam	emb.hanoi@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.vn/
	Tel: +84 4 826 2111	Fax: +84 4 826 0222
Zambia	emb.lusaka@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.zm/
	Tel: +260 1 252 188	Fax: +260 1 253 915
Zimbabwe	emb.harare@mfa.no	http://www.norway.org.zw/
	Tel: +263 4 25 24 26	Fax: +263 4 25 24 30