Date
21-Oct-2022 to 21-Oct-2022 		Location
 Format
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Dr. Tandon spoke at the seminar on equitable partnerships and how these values should form the basis for the work on guidelines for responsible international cooperation. The Research Council of Norway together with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, has been commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Science to draw up guidelines for responsible international cooperation. The purpose of the guidelines was to contribute to the increased knowledge and awareness among Norwegian higher education and research institutions about opportunities, challenges and dilemmas related to international cooperation.

The seminar consisted of introductory lectures from:

  • Professor and SOAS Director Adam Habib titled “Disrupting established models of international cooperation in Higher Education
  • Head of UKCDR Maggy Heinz presented the newly launched good practice document: Four Approaches to Supporting Equitable Research Partnerships
  • Founder of the organization “Society for Participatory Research in Asia” Rajesh Tandon who discussed the topic from the perspective of low- and middle-income countries.

Following the introductory lectures, two different events were organized, a group discussion and a professionally moderated panel discussion.

i. Group discussion (Target group: Researchers) – The basis for the group discussion was the creation of a SWOT analysis aimed at the different nuances of equitable partnership. What strengths and weaknesses do this type of partnership entail, and what will be some of the future opportunities and threats to this type of collaboration?

ii. Panel debate (will be recorded) (Target group: People working with research management/administrative support) – The focus of the panel debate was on how Norwegian institutions can emphasize equitable partnership within their international work and targets audience members who will work in accordance with the guidelines for responsible international cooperation in their daily work, primarily people working with research management/administrative support.

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