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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
International Research and Development Office, University of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe International Research and Development Office assists the University of Toronto centraladministration and academic communities in the development of international collaborativeagreements and research partnerships. It hosts incoming delegations from foreign institutions andprovides protocol support for outgoing University of Toronto delegations visiting other countries.The Office of International Research and Development:p researches and nurtures opportunities for developing collaborative agreements between the universityand foreign institutions, research entities, and governments;p hosts visiting delegations from foreign institutions interested in developing collaborative agreements;p enhances strategic international relations and agreements in support of divisional and institutionalgoals.International CentresBerlin CentreFounded in 2001 by the University of Toronto and the Université de Québec à Montréal, the CanadianUniversities' Centre in Berlin serves as a vehicle to strengthen academic cooperation between themember Canadian universities and universities, scholars, and scientific institutions in Europe. TheCanadian Universities Centre assists with a large summer university programme for Canadian andother international students in Berlin, provides information and advice to European scholars onopportunities for study and research in Canada, and promotes outstanding Canadian scholarship inGermany and Europe by organising and co-organising conferences, speaker series and study visits inBerlin. http://www.cuc-berlin.org/The Asia-Pacific Advancement Office (Hong Kong)The Asia-Pacific Advancement Office, the university's office in Hong Kong, is operated by the Division ofUniversity Advancement and serves as a platform for development initiatives, alumni affairs, publicaffairs in the Asia-Pacific Region. This office serves as the administrative centre for the University ofToronto (Hong Kong) Foundation Ltd., the University of Toronto Alumni Association (Hong Kong), and theUniversity of Toronto Club of Singapore, and works together with alumni volunteers in China, Japan,Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau and Australia. The office also provides advice and administrative supportfor visits by the university's senior administration to the region. http://www.utoronto.com.hkInternational AgreementsThe University of Toronto is currently engaged in a wide range of agreements with academic, researchand scientific institutions and government bodies around the world. It is currently operating with a totalof 130 agreements in 41 countries, excluding non-international agreements within Canada.RegionNumber of AgreementsWestern Europe 62Asia 34Africa and the Middle East 7Central & Eastern Europe 10Australia / New Zealand 9Central & South America 3Caribbean 1North America 4Universities UKInternational research collaboration 29
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