The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) is a Norwegian public sector agency that promotes international cooperation in education and research.The High North Programme supports collaboration between higher education institutions in Norway and institutions in Canada, China, Japan, Russia, the Republic of Korea and the United States in order to increase knowledge about the High North. Accredited Norwegian higher education institutions, public and private, may apply to the High North Programme.

The programme has three project categories;
• long-term project cooperation (four year projects up to NOK 2 million per project)
• limited cooperation activities (two year projects up to NOK 300 000 per project)
• preparatory visits for projects with a main partner in China, Japan or the Republic of Korea (up to NOK 70 000)

Deadline November 5th, 2014. For more information (In norwegian)