On this Wednesday, 12th August 2026, NURTURE International Project, funded by NORAD, welcomed another batch of Ph.D. exchange students from its Southern partner universities. For the fall of 2026, NURTURE project evaluated tens of Ph.D. exchange applications from its Ethiopian partner universities and confirmed four cases to facilitate their further academic progress in their Ph.D.Continue reading “NURTURE’s Ph.D. Exchange Batch in Fall 2026”
Category Archives: Exchange
Reviewing 5 Years of NURTURE’s Impact & Looking Ahead
Just recently, NURTURE Project hosted a wonderful staff exchange program, in which 6 guests from five partner universities of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU), Hawassa University (HU), University of Gondar (UoG), Debre Markos University (DMU), and Jimma University (JU) joined us at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) in Drammen. After 5 yearsContinue reading “Reviewing 5 Years of NURTURE’s Impact & Looking Ahead”
A Spring Gathering in Oslo: NURTURE Exchange Students Connect and Explore
March 29th marked another wonderful day for the NURTURE Global Project and its members. With spring officially returning to Norway, last Saturday’s beautiful weather provided the perfect opportunity for NURTURE’s Ph.D. and MSc exchange students to gather in Oslo for some social activity and a change of scenery. Professor Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste, NURTURE Project’s coordinatorContinue reading “A Spring Gathering in Oslo: NURTURE Exchange Students Connect and Explore”
Global Research Without Borders
On 5th February 2026, NURTURE Global Project, which is Funded by NORAD, held an inspiring session in which talented growing researchers and highly experienced professors from multiple international universities met to drive global research forward via collaborative knowledge sharing and discussion. In this session, NURTURE warmly welcomed its latest cohort of Ph.D. exchange group, whoContinue reading “Global Research Without Borders”
NURTURE Welcomed Its 1st Batch of 2026 Ph.D. Exchange
On 19th January 2026, NURTURE project welcomed yet another batch of 4 exchange Ph.D. students to Norway from 4 different Ethiopian universities who are part of NURTURE’s international academic group. After arrival to Oslo’s airport (Gardermoen), our 1st batch of 2026 Ph.D. exchange were welcomed by NURTURE’s members and helped to get to Drammen, whereContinue reading “NURTURE Welcomed Its 1st Batch of 2026 Ph.D. Exchange”
Women Empowerment and Global Collaboration
We are thrilled to conclude the NURTURE project staff mobility program, hosting seven brilliant female academics from five partner universities and two senior officials from the University of Gondar (UoG) under the SEARCH project, on Friday 27th June 2025! At USN Vestfold Campus, the delegation met with Rector Pia Cecilie Bing-Jenssen and faculty members fromContinue reading “Women Empowerment and Global Collaboration”
NURTURE’s first female PhD Exchange
NURTURE is proud to have overcome the expected and unexpected challenges to welcome its first female Ph.D. exchange, Elsabet Wedajo Welde, from Jimma University in Ethiopia to continue her academic journey at the University of South-Eastern Norway, campus Drammen. Since the start of the project, one of the main objectives of NURTURE has been toContinue reading “NURTURE’s first female PhD Exchange”
Staff Exchange Experience
PhD student Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu, one of NURTURE’s exchange members at USN for the Fall of 2024, reflects on pre-arrival, arrival, academic, social, professional interaction, and life skill aspects of his exchange experience in Norway as below: Berhanu on pre-arrival: “From my initial application to obtaining my visa, the support I received was commendable. AContinue reading “Staff Exchange Experience”
NURTURE’s Exchange For Autumn 2024
One of the NURTURE project’s main aims is higher education capacity building through staff and student exchange between five major Ethiopian universities and University of South-Eastern Norway and the University of Oslo in Norway. PhD and Master’s level staff and students from the University of Gondar, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Hawassa University, JimmaContinue reading “NURTURE’s Exchange For Autumn 2024”
NURTURE’s Farewell Gathering for Spring 2024 Staff Exchange Guests
On Friday 14th June, NURTURE conducted a social event to farewell its staff exchange guests who were here in Norway, Dr. Fasika and Dr. Abraham. Dear Fikerte and her family hosted NURTURE’s guests at their house like they did for previous guests. She is a very kind Ethiopian lady residing in Drammen who always supportsContinue reading “NURTURE’s Farewell Gathering for Spring 2024 Staff Exchange Guests”