Education and research

Want to learn about Scandinavian business management and Norwegian culture? International students are invited to spend three weeks of their summer holiday to prepare for future business relations with Norway.

A smart Norwegian invention could stop desert expansions and transform agriculture in the South.

The Mar-Eco network of scientists and students, led by Norway and including participants from 16 other countries, has been awarded the EU Descartes Prize for Science Communication. The project seeks to popularise international scientific investigation at sea, in museums and laboratories, and to involve the wider public in the process.

Oslo’s dazzling new opera house will be covered with one of the world’s largest environmentally friendly glass shells.

Melting ice in the Arctic is a threat to hundreds of millions of people, a new UN-report states. Norway is aiming to become a pioneer in combating man-made climate change.

Fifty thousand researchers from over 60 countries were ready for action when International Polar Year (IPY) opened on 1 March. Norwegians are represented in half the IPY projects, making Norway one of the largest contributors to this global research initiative.

The Norwegian tractor "Getting There" will shortly assist rural people in developing countries with access to markets and small-scale agricultural production. The World Bank has awarded the Norwegian developers USD 150 000 to test the vehicle as a tool for long-term development.

Lars Erik Hanssen was recently named the chair of WHO's cancer research agency's governing council. Hanssen aims to strengthen international cancer research, and will rely on the UN's legitimacy, access to large numerical databases and a focus on general health to guide his work.  

In connection with the production of the world’s best-ever map of the stars in the Milky Way, a little Norwegian box will have the job of ensuring that the measurements are accurate.

New Norwegian surgical technology enables surgeons to navigate via a “GPS map” when operating in the abdominal region.