SWEDISH SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES NETWORK

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South Asia related Linnaeus-Palme International Exchange Programme grants for the period 2009–2010:

On Friday, 20 March 2009, the Swedish International Programme Office for Education and Training decided upon the ninth round of Linnaeus Palme Exchange Programme grants, for the period 1 July 2009 - 30 June 2010. A total amount of SEK 44 Million was distributed to 260 projects at Swedish universities. The grants are funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Go for the full list of Linnaeus Palme grants 2009 (as a pdf-file)
Out of 260 projects given grants, 4 are with Bangladesh, 24 with India, 2 with Nepal, 2 with Pakistan, and 4 with Sri Lanka.
Please note that SASNET provides additional value. Not only do we give you the listbelow, but for most of the Swedish departments involved, SASNET has produced specially designed presentation pages with detailed information about the researchers and teachers involved in South Asia related projects within the specific department. A few department pages however still remain to be completed.
(Alltogether SASNET currently provides extensive information about South Asia projects at close to 250 Swedish university departments, a unique material. See the full list .

Here are the South Asia related projects granted (and the counterparts in each programme):

Gothenburg University:

Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy – Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. SEK 93 816

Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy – Al Qamar Institute of Nursing, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India. SEK 44 830

Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy – Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. SEK 70 000

Department of Social Work – Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India. SEK 35 000

Gotland University

Dept. of Business Administration – Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior/Bhubaneswar/Goa/New Delhi, India. SEK 35 000

Gävle University

Dept. of Caring Sciences and Sociology – Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India. SEK 260 160

Department of Business and Economic Studies – American International University-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. SEK 35 000

Jönköping University

School of Education and Communication – Chittagong University, Bangladesh. SEK 278 924

School of Education and Communication – Pune University, India. SEK 95 660

School of Health Sciences – Lokmanya Foundation, Pune, India. SEK 91 760

Karlstad University

Department of Nursing Science – Datta Meghe Institute of medical sciences, Nagpur, India. SEK 235 180

Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm

Medical doctors training – Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. SEK 243 180

Division of Nursing – Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. SEK 35 000

Division of Nursing – Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. SEK 274 006

Kristianstad University

Department for Health Sciences – Open University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. SEK 207 984

Department for Health Sciences – Jayewardenapura University, Sri Lanka. SEK 35 000

Kungl. Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm

Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering – Dept. of Geology, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. SEK 182 924

Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering – National Law School of India, Bangalore, India. SEK 134 930

School of Technology and Health – BMS Medical University, Bangladesh. SEK 136 310

Linköping University

Division of Gender and Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine – Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (MKC), Nepal. SEK 310 224

Luleå University of Technology

Department of Health Sciences – Amity University, Noida/Delhi/Lucknow, India. SEK 35 000

Lund University

Centre for Geographical Information Systems, Dept. of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis – University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. SEK 411 826

Malmö University

Programme for Interactional design; Konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3) – Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India. SEK 229 050

Mälardalen University, Campus Västerås

Department of Innovation, Design and Engineering – Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai, India. SEK 265 660

Röda Korsets Högskola, Stockholm

Röda Korsets Högskola – Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (MIOT), Chennai, India. SEK 70 000

Skövde University

School of Life Sciences – Pravara Medical Trust, Loni, Maharashtra, India. SEK 67 060

Stockholm University

Department of Economic History – School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. SEK 54 900

Umeå University

Department of Social Welfare – Cauvery College for Women, Tiruchirapalli, India. SEK 356 480

Faculty of Medicine – St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India. SEK 213 060

Department of Plant Physiology/Umeå Plant Science Centre – University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. SEK 70 000

Department of Interactive Media and Learning – University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. SEK 52 500

Uppsala University

Department of Earth Sciences – Anna University, Chennai, India. SEK 211 330

Department of Government – Dept. of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, India. SEK 345 490

Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy – Christian Medical College, India. SEK 242 180

Studies of Mission, Faculty of Theology – United Theological College, Bangalore, India. SEK 70 000

Örebro University

School of Health and Medical Sciences – Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. SEK 153 880