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One important pillar of the SNSPA’s mission is to provide trained specialists in governance. Moreover, a strategic priority for SNSPA is the internationalization of its study programs, research and teaching activities. In this sense, partnership with renowned organizations for multi-cultural inter-university dialogue, such as our first partner University of South-Eastern Norway, and our partners from Iceland (University of Iceland and Reykjavík University).
It has always been our challenge to identify the best solutions to the complex social problems facing the modern society, so SNSPA has fought, since the beginning, for a model of inter-institutional cooperation based on strengthening the global academic dialogue, research and social responsibility. So to answer this challenge and to increase the efficiency, excellence and competitiveness of its programs, internationalization is the red thread of SNSPA’s modernization process. Within the priorities of the Internationalization Strategy, the EEA Grants Program alongside Erasmus+ Program have represented and continue to represent a source of new opportunities, a true starting block for further cooperation.
The current academic environment is developing around a universal internationalisation movement backed up by a strong wish coming from our students to study abroad at different universities. Thus we have to embrace their needs and do everything within our power to support them in their development. Moreover, our student experience even at home will benefit from this partnership as it offers a possibility for the SNSPA academics as well to interact with fellow academics from different universities and share best practices, collaborate on different projects, namely research papers, shared curriculum or summer schools, and enhance the student experience.
This exchange contributes to the academic process on both sides and creates international learning experience for everyone involved in this fruitful approach.