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Russia’s full-scale invasion shook up Ukraine’s education and research, leaving many scholars vulnerable to the challenges of war. The Norwegian community of researchers took notice and offered a solution — a new international project, UKRAINETT+. Rubryka sat down with project coordinators in Norway and Ukraine, Aadne Aasland and Olena Muradyan, to find out how UKRAINETT+

UKRAINETT’s Steering Group has written an op-ed for the Norwegian Online Newspaper Khrono. Link to the op-ed here. Below you find an unauthorised translation of the op-ed into English. Norway must increase support for academic collaboration with Ukraine Through the Nansen program, Norway will support Ukraine with at least NOK 135 billion by 2030. Education

The first round of seed funding calls ended in July, and Ukrainett+ congratulates project leader Anne Pintsch on receiving funding for the project “Transnational Nordic-Ukrainian Municipal Cooperation During Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion.” The project is a collaboration between researchers at the University of Agder, Kyiv School of Economics, and Stockholm University. Seven applications were received in

A new policy brief “The new Mobilisation Act: Policies, target groups and consequences for Ukrainians living abroad” presents the main changes that the new Mobilisation Act entails for Ukrainian citizens living abroad and discusses some of the dilemmas it entails for the European governments hosting them. The policy brief is part of the NOR-RETIN research

In a blog-post at the LSE blog European Politics and Policy Aadne Aasland presents finding from a new survey on Ukrainian refugees’ integration in Norway, while discussing recent restrictions introduced by the Norwegian government to reduce the relatively high influx of displaced from Ukraine: “while most Ukrainian refugees report having a positive experience in Norway,