New book on the Nile by Norwegian professor

News and events // 11.03.2010 //

“The River Nile in the Post Colonial Age” written by professor Terje Tvedt, University of Bergen, details the modern development of the Nile Basin and the efforts to manage its waters.

Norwegian students of interculturalism in Ethiopia

Photo: Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa

News and events // 24.02.2010 //

Students of intercultural understanding from NLA University College in Bergen, Norway are on a field trip in Ethiopia and Kenya. In Addis Ababa they have received lectures and attended events on relations between Christianity and Islam.

Good results of higher education and research programmes in Ethiopia

News and events // 05.02.2010 //

An evaluation team has visited various Ethiopian universities to get a grasp of the results of the Norwegian higher education and research programmes Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education (NUFU) and of Norad’s Programme for Master Studies (NOMA).

Bergen Summer Research School 2010

News and events // 13.01.2010 //

The third Bergen Summer Research School on Global Development Challenges (BSRS), with the theme "Global Health in Bio-Medical, Social and Cultural Perspectives", is going to be organised by the University of Bergen from 21 june to 2 July 2010.

UMB contributes to increased crops in Ethiopia

News and events // 16.12.2009 //

A partnership between Norwegian researchers and Ethiopian farmers have resulted in increased crops for Ethiopian farmers. The project «Seed Safety through Diversity» (SSD) is funded by The Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Higher Education (NUFU) and is a cooperation between the Norwegian University of Life Science (UMB) and Mekelle University in Ethiopia. SSD Coordinator Dr. Fe...

Nordic Africa Days 2010

News and events // 17.02.2010 //

The next Nordic Africa Days (NAD) will take place at Åbo Akademi University in Åbo/Turku in Finland on 30 September to 1 October 2010. The deadline for proposing panels and papers has been extended until 1 March 2010.

Oromo language conference in Addis Ababa

News and events // 22.01.2010 //

Ato Debela Amante, a linguistics PhD student at the University of Oslo, is planning an academic conference on the Oromo language to take place in Addis Ababa later this year.

Noragric – a partner for research and agricultural development

News and events // 18.12.2009 //

The Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) at the Norwegian University of Life Science (UMB) has played an important role in developing institutional collaboration agreements with its many partners in Africa, Asia and South America. Noragric is engaged in several projects and studies in Ethiopia, as well as supporting Ethiopian PhD-students.

Addis Abeba: First taste of Africa for Norwegian students

News and events // 18.11.2009 //

Twenty students from Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication (GSJC) got their first taste of Africa in Addis Abeba, desitnation number 1 on their study trip to Ethiopia and Kenya.

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa