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Development Research Funding: Considerable cuts taking place in Sweden, Norway follows similar measurements

  • About two-thirds of respondents (65%) say their work was either discontinued or significantly altered as a result of the funding cuts.
  • 48% of the respondents in research/academia have adjusted their research in response to the funding cuts. Respondents are reportedly shifting their research focus to topics more likely to attract funding and more relevant to the Global North.
  • 93% of respondents believe that the impacts of the cuts for the Global South are negative – both in the short and long term.

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Report: The consequences of development research funding cuts
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NFU General Assembly 2024

Dear NFU members,

We would like to invite you to our General Assembly that will take place on June 14th, 09:30-11:00 Norwegian time, on Zoom.

To access the meeting, please click the link below:

https://uiano.zoom.us/j/63305680092?pwd=zeSCiFADtAsIGXtKEI0dXH0nx1wsgg.1

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1. Constitute meeting and approve agenda

  • Election of General Assembly Chair and two reporters
  • Approval of agenda

2. Board 2024

3. NFU Annual Report 2023

4. Annual plan and budget for 2024

5. Joint Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) 2025

6. Incoming business

For a more in-depth look, please look at the documents below:

NFU-Annual-Report-2023-1Download
NFU-Annual-Plan-2024Download
NFU-General-Assembly-2024Download
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Open Call to History NorDev2025

🌐 Exciting News: NorDev Conference 2025 🚀

Hey NorDev community! 🎉 We’ve got some thrilling news to share – the opportunity to host the NorDev Conference 2025 is knocking on your door!
NFU is looking for partners to host the Conference in Norway!

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Event: Book Launch in Oslo

Next week the “Handbook of International Development and the Environment“, which was edited by Benedicte Bull og Mariel Aguilar-Støen, is having its book launch in Oslo in an event open to all.

The event is being co-organized by SUM, NFU and  UHR-Samfunnsfag.

This is great opportunity to participate in a debate about the book and development bureaucrats.

The event will happen on the 28th of September from 18:00-20:00 in the Vinterhagen, Sentralen, Øvre Slottsgate 3 0157 Oslo.

To learn more about the event, click here.

Utsnitt av forsida på boka.

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EADI 50 years: Interested in co-organizing events?

EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes) celebrates its 50 years anniversary next year in 2024 and would like this to be celebrated at different places. The events can be in person, online or hybrid.

EADI is an association that aims to connect researchers from different countries with a common goal to “promote a concerted approach to the gaps and shortcomings in research on development problems as practised in the rich countries” (The EADI Story, 1999, page 71).

This is a great opportunity to contribute with their efforts and promote different events with a focus on development.

For more information, click here.

NFU is also interested in co-organizing events and would be happy to work together on seminars or other activities. If you wish to collaborate with us, please send us an email on: nfucoordinator@gmail.com.

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NFU on the media: The future of Norpart

This summer, news that the Norpart program, which provides resources for academic cooperation and and exchange programs, is being placed on hold due to uncertainty regarding its budget.

Our chair, Arnhild Leer-Helgensen, alongside with several other academic leaders at University of Agder have talked to Khrono regarding the impacts that this can bring to norwegian students and to development studies, as well as the academic environment in the country.

To read the full article, click here.

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NFU on the media: School Fees in Norway

The repercussions of the introduction of school fees for international students have began to show. The number of students from outside the EU and Switzerland has dropped considerably for the coming student year.

In an interview with “Panorama Nyheter”, NFU’s Chair Arnhild Leer-Helgesen has talked about this issue and the impacts it has already had at University of Agder (UiA), particularly in the Master’s courses focused on development.

In addition, Gudrum Cecilie Eikemo Helland from SUM at Universitet i Oslo and Martin Halvorsen from OsloMet also talk about the impacts that their respective universities are experiencing in regards to the number of new international students.

However, State Secretary Oddmund Løkensgard states that these numbers were expected and defends the need for the introduction of these school fees.

To read the full story, click here.