Nordplus General news

Next application round for the Nordplus Framework Programme

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:54:03 GMT

The 2009 application round for the Nordplus Framework Programme will start early January 2009.

Still vigorous after 20 years

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:23:07 GMT

Nordplus Higher Education turns 20 years in 2008 and is making headway. Throughout the period, impressive 565 million DKK has been allocated through the programme.

Results of the Nordplus Horizontal application round 2008

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:22:34 GMT

Under the Nordplus Horizontal Programme 53 applications have been submitted. Nordplus Horizontal is a new program that seeks to encourage cross-sectoral cooperation, and the result of the application round is considered to be good based on the number and the quality of the applications submitted.

Results of Nordplus Adult application round 2008-1

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:48:58 GMT

Under the Nordplus Adult Learning Programme 105 applications have been submitted. The interest for Nordplus Adult was clearly increased due to the new possibilities of the Nordplus Framework Programme and Nordic-Baltic cooperation is clearly relevant for many players within the field of adult education.

Results of the application round

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:33:44 GMT

All applications submitted by the deadline 21 April are now being processed by the Nordplus administrators and will be put to the various Nordplus Programme Committees for decision. Due to unfortunate technical problems with the Application- and Reporting System (ARS), we are not able to notify all applicants on the results before 21 July.

Bioengineering in the Nordic region

Tue, 27 May 2008 11:23:58 GMT

”Bioengineering is a global profession”, says Lena Morgan, the vice-president of bioengineering organisation in Sweden (IBL) and the president of International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science (IFBLS).

Police work across borders

Tue, 20 May 2008 13:14:18 GMT

“Police! Come forward!”
Two officers make their way through a dark apartment. Nobody answers. They hear a noise from the next room. They turn the corner, and suddenly a man appears from the dark. With few firm commands the officers force the man to show his hands and drop his weapon. The lights are turned on and the screen with the virtual armed man disappears. The simulation is over.

Nordic-Baltic-Russian cultural dialogues

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:47:49 GMT

Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia in cooperation with Comparative Studies Institute of Daugavpils University invites to the presentation of the collection of essays “Comparative Studies" in Latvia.

Technical difficulties?

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:41:09 GMT

The application deadline expires at midnight (Danish time) and some of you are still experiencing technical difficulties. All support requests will be answered.

Find a partner

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:48:10 GMT

Just one short week separates us from application deadline and there are still many of you searching for a partner to cooperate with.

Extended application deadline

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:24:43 GMT

Dear Nordplus applicants,

The Nordic Council of Ministers has decided to extend the application deadline for the Nordplus Framework Programme to Monday 21 April 2008.

The Nordplus Application and Reporting System (ARS) is used in the Nordplus application process as well as during follow-up, reporting and dissemination of results. The decision to extend the deadline was made after serious consideration of the problems that the users of ARS have met, and after thorough examination of the actual situation. We are aware that errors and weaknesses in ARS have led to numerous problems and frustration for many users and we sincerely apologies for that.

Bullying

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:52:02 GMT

Bullying is one of the biggest problems amongst young people. Adults sometimes don’t pay attention to it, and they often dismiss children with a simple “they have to learn how to cope”. Unfortunately, bullying can drive a young soul to suicide.

Message from Nordic Council of Ministers

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:40:16 GMT

Dear applicants for the Nordplus Framework

As you are all aware, a new Nordplus Framework 2008 – 2011, in which we have great expectations, has been launched. We are therefore very happy about the great interest that both old as well as new applicants have shown the new programme.

ARS frequently-asked questions

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:46:02 GMT

Application deadline for Nordplus Framework Programme is around the corner and some of you are experiencing inconveniences while trying to register in ARS Application and Report System, we have assembled a list of frequently-asked question and their answers. Please try also the updated User Guide.

Kontakt-base for Grønland og Færøerne

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:38:36 GMT

CIRIUS lancerer en ny hjemmeside med kontaktoplysninger på grønlandske og færøske skoler og uddannelsesinstitutioner.
CIRIUS kan nu tilbyde skoler og uddannelsesinstitutioner en ny mulighed for kontakt og samarbejde med grønlandske og færøske skoler/uddannelsesinstitutioner.

Vellykka presentasjon i Trondheim

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:01:40 GMT

Det første av tre såkalla road shows eller presentasjonar av Nordplus Rammeprogram vart halde i Trondheim 7. februar for eit førtitals interesserte tilhøyrarar frå alle nivå i utdanningssystemet. Deltakarane fekk innføring i programmet, praktisk opplæring og tre presentasjonar av tidlegare Nordplus-prosjekt.

High expectations

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:53:37 GMT

The application deadline for The Nordplus programmes is March 14 and expectations are running high. The Nordplus Framework 2008-2011 has been launched and received with great interest especially in the Baltic region. But how the administrators from countries in the Baltic region feel about it and what do they expect the growing interest will bring?

Winds of change

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:57:13 GMT

The new wind of The Nordplus Programme blows from the Baltic region. Participation of the tree Baltic countries and a new framework was launched nationally in Norway at the Nordplus Conference in Oslo January 28.

Nordic-Russian cooperation in education and research

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:32:34 GMT

The Nordic Council of Ministers is working to establish a joint Nordic-Russian programme in education and research. In order to prepare for the planned programme, the Nordic council of Ministers will fund preparatory actions in 2008.

Closing date for submission of applications is 15 March 2008.

Imprisoning art

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:19:25 GMT

E-building was the name of an empty prison building, part of Bjørgvin prison in Bergen, seemingly without any potential. 1 500 square meters of raw concrete that nobody knew what to do with became a dream space for 25 art students from Norway, Denmark and Iceland.