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Global engagement and collaboration with institutions in the global south is an important aspect of NTNUs vision knowledge for a better world, and crucial in contributing to sustainable development and impact. In this session, we’ll get inspiration from experiences from within and outside NTNU. Based on this, and the long history of NTNUs global engagement, we want to engage the participants in a discussion on how NTNU should work with education, research and innovation for impact together with partners in the global south in the future.

Programme

Moderator: Johan E. Hustad, Director of NTNU Energy

Introductory talks

• Bhola Thapa, Vice Chancellor of Kathmandu University
• Matleena Muhonen, Project Coordinator at Aalto Global Impact
• Ingvild Hope, Senior Adviser, Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir)

Panel discussion, and interaction with the session participants

• Brita Fladvad Nielsen, Associate Professor, Department of Design, Faculty of Architecture and Design
• Oddbjørn Bruland, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
• Kam Sripada, Centre Manager at the Centre for Digital Life Norway, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences
• Polina Golovátina-Mora, Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences
• Maria Muhleisen, Student, Urban Ecological Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Design

Recommendations to NTNU going forward with global engagement