International Research Collaboration - GlobalHigherEd

International Research Office, Oslo University, NorwayIn 1997, the Senate of the University of Oslo adopted the strategy plan for the university's internationalactivity: the university in the global community. The strategy document consisted of two parts: onewhich described the higher-level strategy for international activities, and a second which described thenecessary measures to implement this strategy. In the years following the adoption of the internationalstrategy, a large number of the proposed measures were taken.The International Research Office coordinates the University of Oslo’s participation in majorprogrammes for research cooperation with universities and research institutions abroad. The mainfocus areas of the office are the EU framework programmes and programmes for cooperation inresearch and higher education with Africa, Asia and Latin America. In addition, the office is involved inpolicy processes and gives guidance and advice to the university’s researchers for cooperation withinstitutions in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in industrialised countries outside Europe (theUnited States, Canada, China, Japan and Australia).International Research Office, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, CanadaThe International Research Office spearheads the coordination, facilitation and implementation ofprograms, partnerships and policies at the University of Saskatchewan, to support an expandingresearch and training portfolio. Office staff work with the university research community and theirnational and international collaborators, to develop mutually beneficial relations that advance thegoals articulated in the University of Saskatchewan foundational documents. Responsibilities of theoffice include:p providing guidance to faculty and administration on all aspects of the project cycle relating tointernational research, advisory services and training contracts;p liaising with international agencies, Canadian government departments, universities and the nongovernmentalorganisation sector to promote faculty involvement and accountability of externallyfunded research;p overseeing all contracts and grant agreements relating to international research; andp supporting the work of the tri-council research facilitators to expand international opportunitiesavailable in those programs.28