Objectives of the 3rd International SANORD Symposium
While competition between universities has increased dramatically at a global level, international collaboration among universities is both a competitive criterion and a measure to strengthen the capacity of the universities that are successful partners in global knowledge networks.
Accordingly, there may be a direct link between a university's international networks and its performance and contributions to the development of the surrounding society at the national and regional levels.
The 2012 SANORD Symposium seeks to address the following three important questions in the context of collaboration between universities in Southern Africa and the Nordic countries:
- University Governance: Building Institutional Capacity for Participation in International Knowledge Networks
- Synergies in North – South Collaboration: From Bilateral Collaboration to Knowledge Coalitions
- Tomorrow’s Common Research Priorities for Nordic and Southern African Universities
Time and place
The 3rd SANORD International Symposium will be held at:
Aarhus University, Denmark
6-7 June 2012
Information about applying for a visa
Join us at Aarhus University!
The final call for registration to attend the SANORD Symposium has been extended to 19 April 2012 at 12 noon Danish time.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
The period for registration and payment for participation in the Sanord Symposium is 15 January 2012 - 15 April 2012. You are advised to make your payment in good time, as certain financial transfers can take time to be effected.
WELCOME TO AARHUS UNIVERSITY
It is my great pleasure to invite you to the 3rd International SANORD Symposium at Aarhus University.
Modern society faces a number of grand challenges, including climate change, the increasing scarcity of natural resources, public health, food security, and ageing populations. The responsibility for finding inventive responses to these challenges rests – not least – on the shoulders of modern universities. Major research universities must therefore share their research platforms with colleagues to form strong international research networks that transcend both academic and national borders.
