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Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study
A Research and Educational Collaboration between The Norwegian Peder Sather Consortium and
Prorektor Gunnar E. Christensen
Styremøte NHH, 5. november 2012
Peder Sather – hvem?
”MIND BEFORE MINES”
(1810-1886)
Aftenposten October 24, 2011 ….. i forbindelse med Transatlantic Science Week 2011
MISSIONThe Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study supports new
research and educational collaborations between UC Berkeley and Norwegian universities. It works towards the following goals:
facilitating scholarly exchange and collaborationsserving as an administrative hub for ongoing faculty research
and pedagogical activitysponsoring academic and public events
Deepening and broadening ties between the UC Berkeley scolarly community and the scholarly community in Norway
The Center serves faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at Berkeley and in Norway
AREAS OF RESEARCH COLLABORATIONThe intellectual agenda of the Center will evolve with the
priorities set by the Peder Sather Center leadership:
Climate change and weather; environmental studiesRenewable energy, conservation, smart buildingsHuman rights norms; immigration; inequalities
Brain science/neurosciencesEducation systems/teacher training/pedagogy
Behavioral economics; competition policy; businessCultural history; media studies
Language and literature
The Norwegian Peder Sather Consortium: Financial commitments 2012-2019
UC BerkeleyChancellor
NorwegianInstitutions
Deans of theCollege of
Letters & Science
Norwegian Consortium
BoardAdvisory Board
(Norway)Advisory Board(UC Berkeley)
ExecutiveCommittee
Peder SatherCenter Director
ThemesCoordinators
Peder Sather CenterProgram Staff
Peder Sather Center - Governance Structure
The Norwegian PSC Consortium
• Consortium Board Chair 2012-14– Rector Ole Petter Ottersen, UiO
• Consortium Board – 9 members– Rectors of the 8 academic institutions– Director of the Research Council of Norway
• Norwegian Advisory Board – 9 members– Deputy Rectors or Deans of the 8 academic institutions– RCN Director of Department for Cooperation and
Development Research
• Norwegian Secretariat 2012-14– At the University of Oslo, University Management Office &
Department of Research Administration
The Norwegian PSC Advisory Board• Formed to ensure broad representation of
participating member universities• Main point of contact between member institutions
and the Center• Provide input on the intellectual agenda and
activities eligible for support• Build awareness of the Center on their campuses
(outreach; advocating)• Serve as a resource for the Executive Director in
matters such as coordination of the application process
PSC activities and benefiting partiesThe Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study will organize scholarly activities that promote international cooperation,
understanding, and the advancement of knowledge. Activities and persons eligible for support from PSC (some examples):
group research awardsspecial short-term visiting lectureships
one-time workshopsconferences and seminars
visiting post-doctors, visiting scholars (i.e., faculty)visiting graduate students
Awards will be determined annually by the Executive Committee
BECCLEBergen Center for Competition Law and Economics
• BECCLE, headed by professors Tommy Stahl Gabrielsen (UiB) and Lars Sørgard (NHH), cooperates with leading UC Berkeley economics and law faculty, e.g. people at CPC.
• The cooperation includes research, seminars and teaching.
• In addition to NHH (econ) and UiB (econ; law), BI (econ) and UiO (law) are also involved in BECCLE research activities.
The Choice Lab – more extensive cooperation• The Choice Lab, NHH’s research group on experimental
economics headed by professors Bertil Tungodden and Alexander Cappelen, cooperates with leading UC Berkeley economics faculty, e.g. people at Xlab and CEGA.
• The cooperation includes research, experiments, seminars and teaching.
NHH and UC Berkeley:Expectations for the future
• Research cooperation between NHH and UC Berkeley in relevant research programs in business, management and economics: BECCLE and ChoiceLab will have priority…
• Conferences, seminars, workshops, guest lectures
• Visiting scholars (faculty at all levels)
• PhD cooperation
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