Skisser– EU candidate countries ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Norwegian Institute for Water Research Environmental impact of pollutants in estuarine and coastal areas of Estonia 2 Norwegian Institute for Water Research Sustainable development of the coastal resources in the Baltic region. Strengthening of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) as a management tool. 3 NINA-NIKU Large carnivores in northern landscapes: an interdisciplinary approach to their regional conservation 4 NINA-NIKU Captive breeding and reintroduction for endangered species conservation in northern Europe 5 Norwegian Institute for Water Research Indicators for Transboundary River Management 6 NIBR “Hard” vs “Soft” Conditionatility: A Comparison of EU and Council of Europe anti-corruption requirements 7 NILU Conventional brominated flame retardants and “new” polybrominated pollutants with special emphasis on human exposure 8 University of Oslo, Dep of economics Commercial production of biofuels based on biological oils with side fractions 9 Telemark University College Cooperation in ecogentoxicology/Evolutionary toxicology research 10 Transportøkonomisk institutt Proposed Areas for Research Collaboration between Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania and Institute of Transport Economics, Norway 11 University of Tromsø, Department of Sociology Trends and Reconfigurations in Polish Public Thought: Measuring Attitude Change in the Post-socialist European Union Candidate States 12 NILU Study on Investment and Employment Related to the Implementation of EU Policy on Air, Water and Waste in the Selected Accession Countries 13 NTNU, Department of Chemistry Heavy metal pollution of Romanian rivers 14 OCEANOR Water abstraction management and Salt Water Intrusion in Tallinn Deep Aquifer 15 Norwegian Polar institute (Mangler tittel) Geir Wing Gabrielsen og Kit M. Kovacs 16 Utgår 17 Agder Research The economic transition processes in Norway and the Czeech Republic 18 University of Bergen, Department of informatics Essence: Energy Storage Simulation and Environmental modeling through Computer Expertiments 19 A) University of Bergen, Department of Clinical Biochemistry A novel approach for the combat of obesity related diseases. B) University of Bergen TTA as a means of improving the health, welfare and profitability of farm animals 20 FAFO Poverty, social assistance and social inclusion – developments in Estonia and Latvia 21 Akvaplan Niva Pressing issues in European biodiversity research 22 NLH, Department of Biology and Nature Conservation Sustainable management strategies for agro-systems with regard to biodiversity and cultural landscapes in Central/Eastern Europe 23 NLH, Department of Biology and Nature Conservation Ecosystem development and sustainable land use through tests of management and restoration options 24 University of Oslo, Department of geology Cooperation project Poland – Norway within Contaminated Soils and Groundwater – Remediation and Protection of Groundwater Quality 25 Masaryk University, Faculty of Science New P-N Ligands and their application 26 NTNU Recycling of Aluminium 27 Hedmark University College Biomass for energy 28 Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of Bergen Superresolution of Ultrasound Images Using a Model-Based Approach 29 NTNU Sustainable Redevelopment of Buildings in Poland 30 Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Univ. of Oslo Project outline – cooperation between UiO and Kaunas University of Medicine