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SANORD seminar

This is an open event for all researchers and students interested to know more about and participate in the SANORD network and research collaboration between UiB/HVL and institutions in the Southern African region.

SANORD logo
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SANORD web page

Hovedinnhold

Southern African - Nordic Centre (SANORD) is an association of institutions for higher education and research. The objective is to promote strategic, multilateral academic cooperation between institutions in the Nordic region and the regions of Southern Africa. 

UiB is a founding member of SANORD, now counting more than 50 member Universities in the Nordic and Southern African region. 

The director of SANORD, Mr. Umesh Bawa (University of Western Cape), is visiting UiB in April. 

09.00

Opening & Welcome

Gro Anita Fonnes Flaten, Pro-rector HVL
Are Straume, Head of International section, UiB

09.15

What is SANORD?
Information and possibilities for researchers.

Umesh Bawa, Director, SANORD

09.25

Engaging with the SANORD network to build and strengthen research collaboration with Southern Africa

Erlend Eidsvik, Professor, HVL

09.35

Lecture: Decoloniality and Apartheid

Umesh Bawa, Director, SANORD

10:20

BREAK

 

10.30

Norwegian – South African partnership for sustainable entrepreneurial internships – SUSTENSHIP

Inger Beate Pettersen, Professor, HVL

10.45

South-north research collaboration: Dynamics of power

Janet Jarvis, Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal 

11.00

Afro-European research collaboration on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. 

Thorkild Tylleskär, Professor, UiB

11.15

Panel debate:
Better balance now!
Introducing a new charter on improved balance in North-South partnerships. How may the SANORD network contribute to making African research an equal player in global science production?

Moderated by Tor Halvorsen,
Associate Professor, UiB.

  • Divine Fuh, Director of the Institute for Humanities Africa, University of Cape Town
  • Umesh Bawa, Director, SANORD
  • Jill Tove Buseth, Associate Professor, INN – Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
  • Janet Jarvis, Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • Ragnhild Tungesvik, Director for Higher education and research, The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills

12.10

Information about the SANORD conference 2023

Stine Grønvold, Pro-rector, INN – Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

12.20

LUNCH

 

 

SANORD seminar poster