The partnership between the EUI and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) was recently celebrated with the event New frontiers of diplomacy: Building relationships with uncomfortable actors in a changing world, in Oslo.
The agreement formalises a relationship built over many years of substantive collaboration, including joint work on several research projects funded by the Research Council of Norway and under the EU's Horizon programmes. These include HYRES, a study of hybrid pathways to resistance in the Islamic world; PREVEX, which examined the prevention of violent extremism in the Balkans and the MENA region; and ADHOCISM, an ongoing project on the impact of ad hoc crisis responses on international organisations.
Under the new framework, the EUI, particularly through its Robert Schuman Centre (RSC) and NUPI commit to promoting visiting professorships, visiting fellowships, and staff exchanges, as well as exploring mobility schemes for doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The agreement also foresees opportunities for EUI master's students to carry out curricular internships at NUPI on topics of common interest, and provides for the co-organisation of workshops, conferences, and other joint scientific events. Both institutions will actively encourage the exchange of publications and research documentation.
The partnership will also have an important role in enhancing the scientific relationships between the Institute and Norway, one of the EUI Associate States, and in the EU Security Initiative at the EUI, opening new avenues for engagement between emerging scholars and policymakers in a transnational and interdisciplinary setting. Implementation will be coordinated by Simone Tholens, professor at the RSCAS, with the support of the EUI Development and External Relations Service.
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) is Norway's leading research institution on international politics and operates as a non-political body under the Ministry of Education and Research. Its researchers are active contributors to both basic and applied research, with extensive experience managing large-scale international projects, including European Research Council grants and Horizon Europe-funded initiatives. NUPI also runs an active public engagement programme, organising more than 90 seminars per year open to the public and a wide range of stakeholder groups.