1. The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) The Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric

2. The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
Established in 1859
Norwegian university status in 2005
8 departments and 3 centres
Bachelor, Master and PhD degree programmes
3250 students (2010) of which 400
are international students
400 PhD students
940 staff - of which 495 are scientific

3. Norwegian University of Life Sciences: organigramme
University Board / Rector
Education Committee / Prorector
Research Committee / Prorector
Executive Director
Central Administration
Information, Library & Computing
Finance
Personnel & Organisation
Building Service & Maintenence
Property Planning & Development
Director of Research
Research Department
Animal and Aquacultural Sciences
Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science
Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning
Mathematical Sciences and Technology
Ecology and Natural Resource Management
Plant and Environmental Sciences
Economics and Resource Management
Dir. of Academic Affairs
Dept of Academic Affairs
Centre for Continuing Education
Animal Production Experimental Centre
Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate
International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric
Centre for Integrative Genetics
Aquaculture Protein Centre

4. Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric
Established in 1986 as a centre at the Agricultural University of Norway (NLH); became academic department in 2005
45 staff members: 34 scientific and 11 administrative staff
41 PhD students (autumn 2010)
155 Master students (autumn 2010)
120 Bachelor students (autumn 2010)

5. Noragric’s Role at UMB
Academic responsibility for international environment and development studies at UMB, including research and education
Environmental competence centre for NORAD and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
UMB’s department of interdisciplinarity and social sciences
Responsible for coordination of institutional collaboration with countries in the South and Eastern Europe

6. Noragric’s Academic Focus: International Environment and Development Studies
International environment and development studies is an interdisciplinary field of study, examining processes of change in relation to human well-being and the environment.

7. Research Programme
Interdisciplinary approach; links social and natural sciences
Multidisciplinary working environment
Carried out with partners globally
Joint capacity building with partner institutions
Noragric’s PhD programme: an integral and important component of the research programme
MSc research linked to research themes
Publications: Refereed journals; scientific monographs & anthologies
Popularisation; participation in public debates

8. Research: Thematic Areas
Environmental Governance, Resource Rights & Livelihoods
Conflict, Peace & Development
Agricultural Development, Conservation & the Environment
Climate Change and Development: Adaptation & Mitigation
Globalisation, Trade and Development
Foreign Aid and Development
Cross-cutting issues: poverty and gender

9. Research activities grouped in clusters (incl
Research activities grouped in clusters (incl. scientific staff and PhD students)
Environmental Governance & Protected Areas (ENGOPA)
Conflict, Human Security & Development (CHSD)
Governance & Climate Change (GOVCLIM)
Agricultural Development, Livelihoods and Environmental Change (ADLEC)
Rights, Accountabilities and Power in Development (RAPID)
Resources, Rights & Governance (RRG-Net)

10. PhD Programme in Development Studies (3-4 years)
Interdisciplinary
Focus on processes, constraints and opportunities for social, political, cultural, economic, ecological, institutional and technical change; progress and development in different societies and settings. Particular focus on rural development and the environment.
Mandatory and elective courses in environment and development studies; research methodology in development studies; research ethics and philosophy of science; problem-oriented courses relevant to topic of dissertation.

11. Education
Noragric offers four interdisciplinary academic degree programmes (all taught in English):
Bachelor of Science in International Environment and Development Studies
Master of Science in International Environmental Studies
Master of Science in International Development Studies
Master of Science in International Relations
PhD programme in Development Studies

12. Bachelor Programme in International Environment and Development Studies (3 years)
Interdisciplinary approach to social and natural sciences
Courses include: Introduction to Environment, Development and Globalization; Social Anthropology; Development Aid and Politics; Introduction to Economics; Land Rights: An Introduction to Theory, Application, and Policy.
Semester at a partner university: Makerere University (Uganda), Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania), EARTH University (Costa Rica), University of British Columbia and the University of Anglia.

13. Master Programme in International Environmental Studies (2 years)
Focus on policy and institutional perspectives of environmental studies.
Courses include: Introduction to Environmental Studies; Environmental Governance; Global Environmental Change; Climate Change and Development; Political Ecology; and Ecological Resilience.
Two-month field courses offered at Makerere University (Uganda) and the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, India.

14. Master Programme in International Development Studies (2 years)
Focus on social science perspectives of development including rural livelihood, poverty, gender, health, peace and conflict, natural resources and the environment.
Courses include: Development Theory and Policy; Conflict and Development; Health and Development; Political Structures and Processes; Ecological and Social Resilience; Research Methods.
Two-month field courses offered at Makerere University (Uganda) and the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur (India).

15. Master Programme in International Relations (2 years)
Focus on international interaction in the fields of development, poverty alleviation and the environment.
Courses include: State Formation; International Relations Theory; International Environmental Governance; Political Structures and Processes; Conflict and Development; Research Methods.
Two-month field courses offered at Makerere University (Uganda) and the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur (India).

16. Students in the Master Programme in Development Studies came from these countries (2006-2008)

17. Universities which Noragric has exchange agreements with

18. Institutional Cooperation
Central to Noragric’s activities, closely linked to research and education.
Joint research and education activities, staff and student exchange, capacity building.
Agreements with > 30 partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America, South Eastern Europe, incl. universities, civil society organisations, research foundations and public institutions.
Long-term academic cooperation in Africa includes Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania; in Asia: Nepal, Pakistan; in Europe: South-Eastern Europe.
Full list of partners on Noragric website:

19. Collaborating Institutions in Africa
Hawassa University, Ethiopia
Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Department of Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of Western Cape, South Africa
University of Malawi/Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi
Juba University, Sudan (about the University, also the MEI Univ. Services site)  
Programme for Agricultural and Natural Resources Transformation for Improved Livelihoods (PANTIL) at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Makerere University, Uganda
Conservation Farming Unit of Zambia National Farmers Union, Zambia  - University of Zambia  - Catholic University of Mozambique 

20. Collaborating institutions in Asia
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), India
Green Foundation, India
Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal
Kathmandu University, Nepal
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), Northern Areas, Pakistan
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
Eastern University, Sri Lanka

21. Collaborating institutions in Europe
'Education, Research and Training for Global Environmental Change and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in West Balkan'. Institutions: - Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania - University of Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina - University of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina - University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - University of Dz. B. of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina - University of Osijek, Croatia - University of Prishtina, Kosovo - University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia - University of Belgrade, Serbia - University of Novi Sad, Serbia - University of Montenegro, Montenegro
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

22. Collaborating institutions in North- and Latin America
Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Brazil
EARTH University, Costa Rica
University of British Columbia, Canada

23. New Programmes 2010
CCIAM – Programme on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation ( , Tanzania)
PANTIL II – Programme for Agricultural and Natural Resources Transformation for Improved Livelihoods ( , Tanzania)
HERD – Higher Education Research and Development ( , Western Balkans)
Institutional collaboration with Hawassa University and Mekelle University, Ethiopia ( )
Academic institutional collaboration within agriculture and veterinary medicine (pilot phase, , Azerbaijan)

24. New Programmes (cont.)
ARDEP – Agricultural Research and Development Programme, Malawi
Phase II – Technology development, upscaling and transfer for climate change adaptation, mitigation and capacity enhancement in agriculture and natural resources management in Malawi

25. Networks and Agreements
Frame agreement with NORAD: Noragric offers scientific advisory services, usually in the form of consultancy assignments and evaluations, in the field of agricultural development, environment and food security.
Drylands Coordination Group (DCG): framework agreement with the NGO-driven forum that exchanges practical experience and knowledge on food security and natural resource management in the drylands of Africa.
Norwegian People’s Aid, Angola and Sudan
Peace Corps (NORAD-funded ESD – Exchange for Sustainable Development programme)

27. Publications and Dissemination
Scientific staff publish international peer reviewed articles, chapters in scientific anthologies, popular scientific and newspaper articles.
Noragric’s library is part of UMB's library network; closely integrated with Noragric’s professional activities; is involved in institutional cooperation; cooperates with Eldis.
Noragric publishes: Annual Report, Noragric Reports, Noragric Working Papers, Master theses and PhD dissertations, etc.
Website with updated information:

28. Come visit us in Aas, Norway
  Come visit us in Aas, Norway!   Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric P.O. Box 5003 NO-1432 Aas Norway