NORPART - Call for proposals 2024
• NORPARTThe Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills announces the call for applications for project partnerships between higher education institutions in Norway and partner institutions in selected partner countries in the Global South.
Funding recipients
In this call, published 7. March 2024, we planned to allocate NOK 35 million each year from 2024 to 2028. By the deadline 3. June, we received 191 eligible applications.
The Norwegian government has proposed to end support for the NORPART-programme in the 2025 National Budget and forward. This means that only seven projects receive funding, based on the NOK 35 million that was allocated to the programme for 2024. Please see the overview below for the funded projects.
Who can apply?
The applicant must be an accredited Norwegian higher education institution or an institution with accredited higher education programs.
Each application must include at least one accredited higher education institution in a NORPART partner country. NORPART partner countries are listed in the Call for applications.
Applicants are generally encouraged to establish collaboration with other actors where this can strengthen the project. Partners may include other higher education institutions, public or private enterprises, research institutes, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or other organisations in Norway or in a partner country. Partners outside Norway or the NORPART partner countries may in certain cases be included, if they bring added value. NORPART recognises both North-South and North-South-South partnership as important means to reach the partnership goals.
Previously funded NORPART projects may apply if the proposed project provides added value and is clearly innovative compared to the previously funded project.
Expired calls (norwegian time)
About the call
The overall aim of NORPART is to contribute to enhanced quality of higher education in Norway and selected partner countries, through academic cooperation and mutual student mobility. Furthermore, the projects should contribute to the graduation of qualified candidates with knowledge and skills relevant for the local labour market, and to the development of knowledge that can effectively address local and global challenges.
The purpose of this call is to fund projects that aim to achieve the following objectives:
- Strengthened partnerships for education and research between partner countries and Norway.
- Increased quality and internationalisation of academic programmes at participating institutions.
- Increased mobility of students from the partner countries to Norway, including mobility in connection with work placements.
- Increased mobility of students from Norway to partner countries, including mobility in connection with work placements.
How can you apply?
Applications must be submitted through the application and reporting portal Espresso.