The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
The Department of International
Environment and Development Studies,
Noragric
2111
2005
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NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
Department of International Environment and Development
Studies, Noragric
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)
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Department of International Environment and Development
Studies, Noragric
University Board / Rector
Education Committee / Prorector
Research Committee / Prorector
Animal and Aquacultural
Sciences
Chemistry, Biotechnology and
Food Science
Executive Director
Central Administration
Director of Research
Research Department
Dir. of Academic Affairs
Landscape Architecture and
Spatial Planning
Dept of Academic Affairs
Mathematical Sciences and
Technology
Centre for Continuing
Education
Animal Production
Experimental Centre
Ecology and Natural Resource
Management
International Environment and
Development Studies, Noragric
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Norwegian University
of Life Sciences:
organigramme
Information, Library
& Computing
Finance
Personnel
& Organisation
Building Service
& Maintenence
Property Planning
& Development
Centre for Plant Research
in Controlled Climate
Plant and Environmental
Sciences
Aquaculture Protein Centre
Economics and Resource
Management
Centre for Integrative Genetics
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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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.).
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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 3rd semester at Sokoine
University of Agriculture, Tanzania or Institute of Development
Studies, Jaipur, India.
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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 3rd semester at Sokoine University of
Agriculture (Tanzania) or the Institute of Development Studies,
Jaipur (India).
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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
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Department of International Environment and Development
Studies, Noragric
Students in the Master Programme
in Development Studies
came from these countries (2006-2008)
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Studies, Noragric
Department of International Environment and Development
NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
Universities with exchange
agreements with Noragric
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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: SouthEastern Europe.
 Full list of partners on Noragric website: www.umb.no/noragric
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NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
Department of International Environment and Development
Studies, Noragric
Collaborating Institutions in Africa
 Hawassa University, Ethiopia
 Mekelle University, Ethiopia
 Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of Western
Cape, South Africa
 University of Malawi/Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi
 Institute d’Economie Rurale (IER), Mali
 Juba University, Sudan
 Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
 University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
 Makerere University, Uganda
 Conservation Farming Unit of Zambia National Farmers Union, Zambia
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Studies, Noragric
Collaborating institutions in Asia
 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
(ATREE), India
 Green Foundation, India
 Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, India
 Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal
 Kathmandu University, Nepal
 COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
 University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
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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
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Department of International Environment and Development
Studies, Noragric
Collaborating institutions in North- and Latin America
 Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Brazil
 EARTH University, Costa Rica
 University of British Columbia, Canada
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Department of International Environment and Development
Studies, Noragric
New Programmes 2010
 CCIAM – Programme on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and
Mitigation (2010-2014, Sokoine University,Tanzania)
 EPINAV Enhancing Pro-poor Innovations in Natural Resources and
Agricultural Value-chains (2010-2014, Sokoine University, Tanzania)
 HERD – Higher Education Research and Development (2010-2014,
Western Balkans)
 Extended institutional collaboration agreements with Hawassa
University and Mekelle University, Ethiopia (2010-2015)
 Academic institutional collaboration within agriculture and veterinary
medicine (pilot phase, 2009-2010, Azerbaijan)
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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. www.drylands-group.org
 Peace Corps (NORAD-funded ESD – Exchange for Sustainable
Development programme)
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NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
Department of International Environment and Development
Studies, Noragric
Noragric's contribution margin from external financed projects in 2010
(repayment on salary expenses and overhead )
30 %
30 %
25 %
19 %
20 %
15 %
12 %
15 %
11 %
7%
10 %
6%
5%
25
0%
Institutional
Cooperation
Norad
Research Council of Ministry of Foreign
Norway
Affairs/ Agriculture
SIU
Financed by
Norwegian
Government
Norwegian
organization
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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: www.umb.no/noragric
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