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Opportunities for Erasmus+ Mobility

HK-dir has introduced a new budget model that provides the University of Bergen with increased funding. In addition, we have available funds from the extra allocation in spring 2026.

For autumn 2026 and spring 2027, greater flexibility in allocations will therefore be allowed, including the temporary removal of the limit of a maximum of two participants per activity.

Response and disbursement
Decisions on applications will be sent electronically to the applicant, with the department/unit copied. This is in line with the fact that funds are normally awarded to the department/unit.

Regarding training mobility
It must be clearly stated in the application that the stay:
includes a concrete learning outcome and/or contributes to academic and professional development

According to the Erasmus Handbook, support is not awarded for:

  • participation in events that mainly consist of passive listening (lectures, presentations, etc.), without significant elements of active learning
  • conferences or similar events aimed at a single academic discipline only, without structured training or active participation
  • travel to establish or maintain institutional cooperation with partner institutions (such activities can be financed through OS funds)

Deadline: 8 September. Signed application with formal requirements fulfilled may be sent eirik.thorsheim within the deadline.

https://www.uib.no/en/foremployees/148640/erasmus-staff-training-mobility https://www.uib.no/foransatte/92416/erasmus-oppl%C3%A6ringsopphald

https://www.uib.no/en/foremployees/148639/erasmus-mobility-teaching https://www.uib.no/foransatte/92415/erasmus-undervisningsmobilitet

Research, News

New grants

Norwegian Research Council - Fripro - Project Manager: Emmet Mc Cormack

Project: «DogBiTE, a predictive and therapeutic platform»

UiB idé – Research Project – Project Manager: Calum Leitch

Project: «Standardized Translational Expansion Platform for Hematopoietic Stem Cells (STEP-HSC)

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The department also wants to congratulate IBM with two awards for ERC - Advanced Grants, awarded to

  • Hrvoje Miletic
  • Thomas Arnesen

Read the article here: https://www4.uib.no/det-medisinske-fakultet/aktuelt/to-erc-stipend-til-det-medisinske-fakultet

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Recent grant not on the list? Please let Eirik Rekve Thorsheim know at eirik.thorsheim@uib.no

This weeks edithorial

This week's editorial - Svein Skeie

Summer is approaching, and a familiar sign of this is that many students are finishing their semester—not just this semester, but their entire studies! At SUS in Stavanger, the Medical Daculty and Stavanger University Hospital have together marked that the first cohort of “Vestlandslegen” from the 2020 medical program has graduated and can begin their careers as physicians. It is a major milestone, even though the number of students was relatively small.The celebration was dignified, elegant, and well-executed, with significant contributions from satisfied students. They described a high academic standard and a strong social environment - it is easy to think back to how enjoyable it was to be a student oneself.

Foto: Ingrid Hagerup/UiB


This is also great for the hospital, which has demonstrated that the program has worked very well, and the contribution to educational needs is warranted.


Both education and research are important. Last Monday, we held an information meeting about the Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Vest) call for research funding, with an application deadline of September 15. There are both new procedures and opportunities for what is now called research fellowships (formerly postdocs) and for open project funding. Anyone with at least a 20% hospital position can apply independently, while applicants from the university side are required to have an affiliation agreement with a health trust in the region. It might be wise to get started before the holidays?


Summer is coming — look forward to it!

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Thank you and farewell!

After two wonderful and educational years at Clinical Institute 2, my last working day will be June 30th.

My time at K2 has given me valuable experience, many exciting tasks and, not least, a working environment that I have greatly appreciated. I am grateful for everything I have learned, and for all the good people I have worked with.

Now I'm looking forward to new opportunities in the fall.

Thank you very much for me.

— Ingri Skulstad Lunde

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Special seminar on medical innovation on June 29th

The Faculty of Medicine and SFI ICoN invite you to a special seminar on Monday, June 29th from 10 am to 12 pm in the auditorium of Armauer Hansen's House. The event brings together researchers, clinicians, innovation communities and others who want to strengthen the path from research to patient-friendly solutions.

Professor Daria Mochly-Rosen from Stanford University will give the keynote address "Transforming Academic Innovations into Solutions for Patients", where she shares experiences from 20 years of translational research and innovation work.

The seminar will be followed by a panel discussion on how Bergen can develop a stronger ecosystem for medical innovation.

Tid: 29. juni kl. 10–12 Sted: Auditoriet i Armauer Hansens hus Påmelding: registrering innen 25. juni Mer info: kalenderoppføring.

News, This weeks edithorial

Leader of the week - Camilla Tøndel

Dear everyone!

Congratulations on successfully completing OSCE12 yesterday in both Stavanger and Bergen! A large number of scientific, administrative, and technical K2 staff, in collaboration with colleagues across the faculty, made a great effort to ensure that this final exam for medical students was carried out in the best possible way, with good tasks given simultaneously on two campuses for the first 7 Vestlandslegen pilot students in Stavanger and 90 students in Bergen. Next week is OSCE6 for all 209 MED6 students, and in addition, many are working on grading written exams, etc., across the various semesters. A huge thanks to everyone for the important work!

For the 245 in the medical program starting in the fall of 2026, there were very strong application numbers, and a total of 429 students had chosen the latest Bergen/Haugesund model as their first choice. After three years in Bergen, the lucky selected ones will move to Haugesund in the summer of 2029 for the last three years. The first Bergen/Stavanger students who started in the fall of 2024 will move to Stavanger in 2027, while the first Bergen/Førde students who started last year will go to Førde in 2028.

For further academic planning in the multi-campus model, overarching semester boards and local semester groups will be established starting this fall. The leaders of the semester boards will, as before, have permanent representation in the Program Committee for Medicine (PUM). In addition, PUM will have permanent representation from the academic study leaders from the Stavanger, Førde, and Haugesund campuses. A lot of good work is ongoing to ensure a smooth transition to the multi-campus model, with productive discussions and adjustments where needed.

Wishing you a really great weekend!

Camilla

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Congratulations!

Our apprentice, Ingrid Skulstad Lunde, has passed her exam with the best result. Congratulations!
Ingri has been with us for the last two years and will soon be leaving for new adventures. We wish her the best of luck, and thank her for her greate work at K2.