Author: NFU Coordinator

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Update on Master thesis

Do you have a former student or have you written an excellent master thesis within the broad field of development studies?

The Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU) offers the Master Thesis Award 2019-2020 and a chance to win 5000 NOK.
The winner will in addition have the chance to develop their thesis into a publishable journal article, working together with NFU board member Frida Bjørneseth. The development field is broadly defined, and is not confined to the Global South. We accept submissions that are examined at a Norwegian institution and students must register as member of NFU – free of charge in 2020 and 2021!

The deadline is 10 December 2020. Please click here to submit your thesis.

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Postponement of the 2020 NFU Conference

Due to Covid-19, the 2020 NFU Conference has been postponed. The NFU Conference “Planning for decolonization? Challenges, transitions, and transformations in global development and planning” will be organized in November/December 2022 at the University of Agder.

More information about the conference topic and updates can be found at the conference webpage:

https://www.uia.no/konferanser-og-seminarer/the-nfu-conference-2020-planning-for-decolonization-challenges-transitions-and-transformations-in-global-development-and-planning

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Welcome to our new coordinator!

The NFU board would like to thank NFU coordinator Valerinne Prayastra Hutagalung for her excellent job in communication and organization between 2018-2020. We are thrilled to have Christina Tamang as our new coordinator and she will take lead in further developing the NFU network and communication. Tamang is a master student at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) and has extensive knowledge on communication and project coordination from past NGO works in Nepal. If you have relevant information about conferences, job openings and key publications and debates that you want to share with the NFU network, please contact Christina on [nfucoordinator@gmail.com].