The programme will span the time period 2000-2004. The objective of this work document is to give basic information to universities, university colleges, research institutions and organisations that are planning collaboration with the states in South Eastern Europe within the areas of research and higher education. The document presents the objective, the concept and the design of the programme, as well as the subject areas and geographic regions which are within the priorities of the programme.
Further information is available from the application form and the guidelines.
The objective of the agreement described here is to initiate, develop and fund collaboration within higher education and research between universities, university colleges and research institutions in South Eastern Europe and corresponding Norwegian institutions. The Norwegian Council for Higher Education and The Research Council of Norway have established a Programme Committee which has the responsibility for co-ordination of the programme and the authority to decide which actions are to be funded within the budgetary framework of the programme. The programme concept Activities that develop competence and capacity within higher education and research institutions in the collaborating countries will be funded in the first phase of the programme. In the long term, the project collaboration should build on the standard of equality between the participating partners . The collaborating institutions have a mutual responsibility for planning, follow-up and reporting of the projects.