NOVA/BOVA Nordplus network was established in 2008 when for the first time was submitted joint application to Nordplus HE program. Before it NOVA Nordplus network had a long experience promoting and performing mobility of students with Nordplus support inside Nordic countries. By enlarging the Nordplus network with Baltic partners, students and teachers now have possibility to be mobile between Nordic- Baltic, Baltic-Nordic, Baltic-Baltic and Nordic -Nordic countries.

2011/2012 study year is  the 4th year when Network project is approved by NORDPLUS and joint team of Nordplus coordinators from NOVA and BOVA members institutions as well the teaching staff and students by joint forces will implement this project with title:

NOVA/BOVA Nordplus Network

Project ID: HE-2011_1a-24951

Contract period: from 2011-06-15 (Duration of months is 15)

Total grant in  EUR: 89 100

Mobility total in EUR: 50 000

Project/Network total in EUR: 39 100 EUR

Own contribution to project/network activities: 39 100 EUR

Coordinating institution: Agricultural University of Iceland

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Traditionally all member institutions from NOVA and BOVA take part in the project. Totally there are 13 partner institutions, 9 form NOVA and 4 from BOVA.

Each partner institutions has appointed a Nordplus coordinator responsible for the implementation of the project activities and mobility organisation in the respective institution as well as for information dissemination about all possibility offered by above mentioned project activities among students and teaching staff.

BOVA coordinators takes as well Nordplus coordinator duties and their contacts please find here: BOVA Local coordinators

NOVA Nordplus coordinators list (will be added).

POJECT ACTIVITIES:

I. Mobility

Nordplus Mobility: a) express mobility for students; b)  1-12 months long mobility for students: c) teachers mobility.

Applicants are asked to contact their local NOVA/BOVA Nordplus coordinators at home university for further information. 

Mobility forms used in the network:

II. Intensive master level courses:

-Sustainable Pig Production, SLU, Alnarp, Sweden 1st part - October 3-7, 2011; LLU, Jelgava, Latvia 2nd part - Novemebr 21-25, 2011;

- Game Animals Protection and Management, ASU, Kaunas, Lithuania, 7-11 November, 2011;

- Woody Biomass Plantations: Options for Cost-effective Mitigation of Climate Change Effects , LLU, Jelgava, Latvia, 19-23 March, 2012;

- Enterpreneurship and Innovation for Rural Development , EMU, Tartu, Estonia, one week in March 2012;

- Evaluation of Quality of Poultry Meat and Eggs , LSMU-VA, Kaunas, Lithuania, 19-23   March, 2012;