NOVA Newsletter 4 - 2005-04-05

Some NOVA activities during the jubilee year 2005
Ten years ago NOVA was established based on an agreement between the rectors of the member institutions. The general purpose was to raise the quality and increase the range of education and research through various co-operation projects. The purpose is basically the same today, but the relevance and importance of the organization is even more pronounced today than a decade ago.

Who will get The NOVA Prize 2005?
It´s up to you to nominate the winner…
http://www.nova-university.org/4nov_news4_miscel_prize.htm

Seminars and workshops
Attempting to make the organization well-known to more people than those already familiar with it, we want to call your attention to some of the planned NOVA activities during the jubilee year. In general, these activities are open for various specially invited group(s) of people due to the subject. If you, however, find a particular interest to participate in a specific seminar or workshop, you are of course very welcome. Please, contact us at the NOVA secretariat, secretariat@nova-university.org, in that case and we will find a solution! The different activities are listed below. The results are continuously reported at our web site
http://www.nova-university.org

March 8: NOVA PhD course seminar - Alnarp, Sweden
April 27-29: NOVA-BOVA ICT workshop - Kaunas, Lithuania
June 2-3: NOVA seminar "The Base and Core Activities of NOVA", The NOVA prize - Tromsö, Norway
September: NOVA-SNS seminar "Research networks and training in forestry - future needs and ways of organizing/financing"

NOVA visibility at home institutions
Special "NOVA days" or occasions when NOVA is exposed at the individual member institutions, are planned according to the following:
February 7: LBHI, Iceland
April 14: KVL, Denmark
April 20: SLU - Ultuna, Sweden
Autumn: HU-Vet, Finland

Jubilee publication - NOVA 1995-2005
A jubilee publication describing the development and experiences of NOVA through the 10-year period 1995-2005 is planned to be published at the end of the year.

Deadline May 2
Do you want to arrange and lead a Nordic PhD course 2006? NOVA may support you financially! Deadline for your application is May 2, 2005.
The new NOVA web system for PhD course application is to be fully used. Find it on the link: http://www.nova-university.org/4nov_fun2.htm#phd

Best regards,
The NOVA secretariat/ Local co-ordinator