NOVA Newsletter No 11, 2008-06-16

Call for funding of intensive MSc courses
Deadline for submitting applications regarding funding of intensive MSc courses is 30 June.  There will also be a second call with deadline 15 October 2008. The course should preferably be held during the NOVA mobility windows (week 2-3, 33-34). The course must last for minimum five days and preferably not more than two weeks. There should be visiting students from at least two NOVA member universities. Read more in the application instructions.

Call for NOVA Erasmus Mundus Planning Grant
An additional call for NOVA Erasmus Mundus Planning Grant with deadline 15 October is planned. However, due to the uncertainties on timing and procedures for the next Erasmus Mundus application round, this date is subject to change.

The minimum number of partners required for NOVA Erasmus Mundus Planning Grant has been lowered to two. The two partners should be from different countries.   

Cooperation with Baltic universities within BOVA
The cooperation with BOVA (NOVA’s Baltic sister network) is deepened. In practice this has lead to that

• NOVA will not charge any fee from BOVA students participating on PhD courses. BOVA students will still need to cover travel and accommodation expenses by themselves.
• a BOVA network member can be counted as one of the three required partners on NOVA project applications.
• a joint NOVA / BOVA board meeting will take place in Jelgava, Latvia in October.

Unfortunately, NordForsk will stop giving financial support for travel and accommodation to Baltic students participating on NOVA PhD courses. NOVA encourages course organizers to place courses at BOVA institutions in order to facilitate for Baltic students to participate.

New central coordinator
From May 1, Ulf Jonsell is appointed as new central NOVA coordinator with office at SLU in Uppsala.  Ulf comes from Stockholm University and will hold the position as NOVA coordinator until the chair of NOVA is handed over from SLU in 2010.
Questions regarding already funded projects running during 2008 should still preferably be directed to Knut W. New matters should be directed to Ulf – see contact information below. 

Email: ulf.jonsell@adm.slu.se

Phone: 004618671506

Postal address:
NOVA UN
BOX 7070
750 07 Uppsala
Sweden