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Masaryk University is the founding member of South Moravian
Innovation Center and the South Moravian Center for International
Mobility, two leading agencies for technology transfer and mobility
in research. The Masaryk University acts actively in the preparation
and implementation of the Regional Innovation Strategy III in the
South Moravian Region and is the coordinator or partner in several
such projects.
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www.ntnu.no/research/gemini-centres
www.cesos.ntnu.no
www.cma.uio.no
A) Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(NTNU) - www.ntnu.no
B) Vision of the NTNU is to be internationally recognized as an
outstanding university by 2020. It was planned that NTNU’s programmes
of study and continuing and further education to be relevant for
society and there is a demand for all graduates in working life.
NTNU is promoting interdisciplinary measures and merge theory
with practice. NTNU have an international focus and is a leader in
technological and natural science education.
C) SINTEF was originally established in 1950 by the Norwegian Institute
of Technology (NTH) as the Institute’s own instrument for carrying out
commissioned research. Today, the former NTH has been incorporated
into the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
in Trondheim. NTNU’s general profile is based on technology and natural
science, and the University has the main responsibility for technological
education and research in Norway, The University also offers a wide range
of courses in the arts and aesthetics, social science, medicine, and business
management and administration. NTNU and SINTEF realise that it will
be appropriate to define national strategies and alliances in certain areas.
The Gemini Centres form a model for strategic cooperation in which
scientific groups with parallel interests coordinate their scientific
efforts and jointly operate their resources. SINTEF and NTNU - The
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - have established
a wide range of Gemini Centres. The objective of the Gemini Centres
is to develop large scientific groups of higher quality than either of
the partners could manage to build up on its own.
SINTEF also cooperates with NTNU and other partners in other areas
and via other centres:
Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures is one of NTNU’s three
Centres of Excellence. SINTEF is a partner in this centre.
Centre of Mathematics for Applicatics is one of the University of
Oslo’s centres of excellence. SINTEF is an active partner in this centre.