The University of Stavanger welcomes a growing number of international students and staff to our region each year, and hosts numerous projects, events and other cooperation activities every year.
Around 18% of Stavanger inhabitants have a foreign background, situating the UiS in a strongly internationalized region. The UiS admits around 400 international students pr year, and our institutional strategy sets the target for more growth in the coming years.
All levels of the university work towards a higher degree of internationalization, which is part of our strategy for quality development in studies and research, as well as our dialogue with external partners. The International Office is a main point of contact for partners and prospective students.
Student mobility
Student mobility to the UiS is organised through a cooperation between the academic departments and the central International Office.
For all information about our academic offer and practical information for inbound exchange students, please see the admission pages for inbound exchange students.
Staff exchange at the UiS
Staff exchange is an important part of internationalization of higher education. Visiting each other provides opportunities for professional development as well as intercultural learning experiences, benefiting students, staff and partners.
Staff members of partner universities can visit the UiS provided a pre-agreed programme has been approved by both the home and host institutions. In most cases, an invitation to visit should be sent from the relevant UiS department to start the process of programme negotiation. Most visits are organized by departments, but also central administrative units may occasionally host visitors.
Staff from Erasmus partner universities can apply for funds to their home university to cover expenses related to visits to the UiS.
To find out if you can visit the UiS, please contact your home institution agreement coordinator or EMC - Euraxess Mobility Centre (email:) emc@uis.no) to find out more.
Networks
The UiS participates in both institutional and academic networks for the enhancement and strengthening of our academic and administrative capacity.
Institutional networks:
European Consortium of Innovative Universities
Academic networks:
International cooperation agreements
University of Stavanger has established cooperation agreements with many educational institutions locally and internationally.
Full list of partners within the NORDLYS and academic NORDPLUS networksare listed on the following web pages:
- NORDLYS - www.nordlys.info
- NORDTEK - www.nordtek.net
- NORDPLUS Music - www.nordplusmusic.net
Other programmes
We participate in a number of programmes to foster student and staff mobility as well as cooperation for research and development.
Programme participation is based on the institutional strategy to continually develop opportunities for students and staff in line with national and international priorities and recommendations. The Erasmus programme and other European programmes are central to achieve our goals, and central administrative units are responsible for coordinating the programmes and provide information internally and externally.
For more information, please see the individual programmes below:
NORPART CALL 2023
Are you interested in projects and partnerships with universities in the Global South?
The Norwegian Partnership Programme for Global Academic Cooperation (NORPART) facilitates institutional cooperation and mutual student mobility.
The call for applications to NORPART 2023 has opened, and will close 20. September 2023, at 12.00 (CEST).
There are 4 five-year-long NORPART projects at UIS. In 2021, the following appliction received a grant: Applied Informatics for Energy System Integration (AIESI) with 2 partner institutions: Palestine Ahliya University (PAU) and Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). Project coordinator: Homam Nikpey Somehsaraei
Information about other projects is at the bottom of this page.
EEA and Norway Grants
EEA and Norway Grants are financial mechanisms aimed at reducing economic and social disparities and strengthening bilateral relations with 15 European countries.
The University of Stavanger will consider participation in projects and cooperation activities proposed by institutions in the beneficiary countries participating in relevant programmes.
In the previous EEA Grants period (2009-2014), the UiS participated in projects and researcher mobility activities, both enriching our academic culture and strengthening our education and research activities.
In the current programme period (2014-2020), the UiS aims to increase participation in the cooperation programmes for research and innovation, education and culture.
For statistical information about UiS project participation, please check the EEA and Norway Grants project portal.
Institutional contact points:
Trym N. Holbek,
Division of Academif Affairs, International Office
Area: Scholarships, education and culture
Kyrre Aas,
EU R&D Unit
Division of Research
Area: Research and innovation
Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED II)
The NORHED II programme was launched in 2020 by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) that supports North-South-South university partnerships.
The aim of the NORHED programme is to strengthen capacity of higher education institutions in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), to educate more and better qualified candidates, and to increase quality and quantity of research conducted by the countries’ own researchers.
So far in the programme, three calls for project proposals have been published, the last one in 2020. Since 2013, UiS has been granted support for three following projects:
2020: Enhancing Lean Practices in Supply Chains: Digitalization (2 partners: Institut Teknolog Bandung in Indonesia and University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka); Project coordinator: Prof. Chandima Ratnayake Mudiyanselage)
2020: Institutional Network for Design and Manufacturing Education and Training (2 partners in Ethiopia: Jimma University and Wollega University); Project coordinator: Prof. Hirpa Gelgele Lemu
2020: Implementing simulation – based education in Malawi and Tanzania (2 partners: Kamuzu College of Nursing in Malawi, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College in Tanzania); Project coordinator: Prof. Ingrid Tjoflåt
2016: Strengthening Numeracy in Early Years Primary Education through Professional Development of Teachers (QZA 0483 MWI-16/0020)
2013: Improving Mathematics Teacher Education in Malawi (QZA 0483 MWI-13/0022). Project coordinator: Prof. Arne Jakobsen
NORHED institutional contact person at UiS:
Magdalena Brekke
International office