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NORHEDII at NTNU

NORHEDII at NTNU

NORHED is the Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development. NORHED aims to strengthen the capacity of higher education institutions in developing countries to produce higher-quality graduates, more and higher-quality research, and more inclusive higher education.

Norad has awarded funding to total 60 projects under NORHED II at the National level. Of these 13 have received funding at NTNU.

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NTNU's NORHED II projects

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Coordinator

Ingvild Heggstad Senior Adviser, coordinator for NORHED II
+47-73591957 +4740044347 ingvild.heggstad@ntnu.no Research, Innovation and External Relations Division

NTNU Global South Initiative

NTNU Global South Initiative 2026–2028

Enhancing the quality of science and mathematics education in Ethiopia

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Enhancing the quality of science and mathematics education in Ethiopia

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Project manager

Jørund Aasetre Professor
+47-73412569 +47-93211139 jorund.aasetre@ntnu.no Department of Geography and Social Anthropology

Capacity Building in Higher Education within Rock and Tunnel Engineering

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Capacity Building in Higher Education within Rock and Tunnel Engineering

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Project manager

Krishna Kanta Panthi Professor
+47-73594824 krishna.panthi@ntnu.no Department of Geoscience

Strengthening academic capacity in physiotherapy education in Nepal

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Strengthening academic capacity in physiotherapy education in Nepal

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Project manager

Ann-Katrin Irene Stensdotter Professor
+47-73559277 ann-katrin.stensdotter@ntnu.no Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science

Building Capacity to Crosslink Coastal Pollution with Climate Change

Building Capacity to Crosslink Coastal Pollution with Climate Change

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Project coordinator

Mathew Kuttivadakkethil Avarachen Researcher & Project Coordinator
+47-73591595 +4793051306 mathew.avarachen@ntnu.no Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Science

Research Based Education for Development of Hydropower Professionals

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Research Based Education for Development of Hydropower Professionals

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Project manager

Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug Head of Department
+47-73598257 +4791897609 ole.g.dahlhaug@ntnu.no Department of Energy and Process Engineering

Environmental Risk Management under Increasing Extremes and Uncertainty

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Environmental Risk Management under Increasing Extremes and Uncertainty

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Project manager

Harald Aspen Head of department
+47-73596434 harald.aspen@ntnu.no Department of Geography and Social Anthropology

Maternal and Neonatal Health in Malawi

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Maternal and Neonatal Health in Malawi

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Project manager

Håkon Angell Bolkan Associate Professor
+4799150768 hakon.a.bolkan@ntnu.no Department of Public Health and Nursing

Hydraulic Research and Education Laboratory and Dam Safety in Ethiopia

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Hydraulic Research and Education Laboratory and Dam Safety in Ethiopia

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Project manager

Leif Lia Professor
+47-73594749 +4791897792 leif.lia@ntnu.no Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Networks for East Africa

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Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Networks for East Africa

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Project manager

Stephen Dirk Bjørn Wolthusen Professor
+47-61135289 stephen.wolthusen@ntnu.no Department of Information Security and Communication Technology

Capacity building for socially just and sustainable energy transitions

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Capacity building for socially just and sustainable energy transitions

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Project manager

Charlotte Anne Nakakaawa-Jjunju Researcher
+47-73591852 charlotte.jjunju@ntnu.no Department of Geography and Social Anthropology

Education and Research within Energy at two Mozambican universities

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Education and Research within Energy at two Mozambican universities

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Project manager

Egil Tjåland Associate Professor
+47-73594934 +4792613807 egil.tjaland@ntnu.no Department of Geoscience

Citizens Participation in Resource Governance and Sustainable Transition

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Citizens' Participation in Resource Governance and Sustainable Transition

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Project manager

Ståle Angen Rye Professor Human Geography
+4748116645 stale.angen.rye@ntnu.no Department of Geography and Social Anthropology

Energy Technology Network

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Energy Technology Network

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Project manager

Ole Jørgen Nydal Professor
+4797715994 ole.j.nydal@ntnu.no Department of Energy and Process Engineering