Grants and Scholarships in 2010

STINT, the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, was set up as an endowed, independent foundation by an act of the Swedish Parliament in 1994. The mission of the foundation is to enhance the quality and competence of Swedish higher education and research through international cooperation. The foundation is a hub for competence and network on international cooperation in research and higher education. It offers the Swedish academia a portfolio of various grant and scholarship programmes. This document presents the projects supported within the programmes in 2010.

Programmes Institutional Grants Programme - new grants - extension grants

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Institutional Grants for Younger Researchers

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Scholarships for Doctoral Candidates in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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Short Term Stipends for Swedish Scholars and Scientists

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Short Term Stipends for Visiting Foreign Scholars and Scientists

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Network Grants for the Humanities and Social Sciences

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Sweden-Korea Research Cooperation Programme - new grants - extension grants

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Scholarships for Excellence in Teaching

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Scholarships for Academic Excellence - new scholarships - field studies

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Special Initiatives

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INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS PROGRAMME -Long term cooperation between research groups in Sweden and abroad Seven new grants have been awarded long term support within the Institutional Grants Programme in 2010 at a total cost of SEK 6.3 million for the first two years. Niclas Karlsson, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, awarded SEK 900 000 for cooperation with Pauline Rudd, NIBRT, University College Dublin, Ireland, regarding ”Bioinformatic platform for glycodiscovery” Lars Larsson, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 1 million for cooperation with Paul Gregorevic, Therapeutics Department and Lab. for Muscle Res., Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia, regarding ”Aging-related changes in skeletal muscle structure-function and specific intervention strategies. A translational approach” Thomas Laurell, Department of Measurement Technology and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Lund University, awarded SEK 1 million for cooperation with Soyoun Kim, Department of Engineering, Dongguk University, Korea, regarding the project ”Novel techniques for characterization of minerals and design of multifunctional materials” Peter Lazor, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 1 million for cooperation with Viktor Struzhkin, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA, regarding ”Novel techniques for characterization of minerals and design of multifunctional materials” Kristiina Oksman, Applied Physics and Mechanical engineering, Luleå University of Technology, awarded SEK 900 000 for cooperation with Paul Webley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Australia, regarding “Bio energy research from seed to advanced fuels and chemicals” Rimvydas Vasaitis, Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), awarded SEK 500 000 for cooperation with Tod Ramsfield, Department of Biosecurity, Scion, New Zealand Forest Research Institute, New Zeeland, regarding “Facing challenges to forest health imposed by climate change and globalization” Dag Winkler, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience– MC2, Chalmers University of Technology, awarded SEK 1 million for cooperation with Yung Woo Park, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Korea, regarding “The physics and applications of grapheme-and Josephson-junction devices”

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Twelve grants have been awarded continued support within the Institutional Grants Programme in 2010 at a total cost of SEK 12 million. Eva Alerby, Department of Education, Faculty of Education, Luleå University of Technology, awarded SEK 800 000 for cooperation with Ma Rhea Zane, Monash University, Australia, regarding ”Desert and ice – learning without boundaries” Johan Fornäs, Department for Studies of Social Change and Culture, Linköping University, awarded SEK 800 000 for cooperation with David Rowe, Centre for Cultural Research (CCR), University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia, regarding “Culturalisation and globalisation: advancing cultural research in Sweden and Australia” Per Gardeström, UPSC, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, awarded SEK 1 million for cooperation with Ian Small, ARC centre of excellence, The University of Western Australia, Australia, regarding “Plant organelle and energy biology” Kersti Hermansson, Department of Materials Chemistry, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Alex Shluger, Condensed Matter & Materials Physics, University College London, UK, regarding “Embedded-cluster modelling of spectroscopic and chemical properties of oxide materials, nanoclusters and surfaces” Björgvin Hjörvarsson, Department. of Physics, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Steven Bramwell, London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, UK, and partners regarding “The influence of extension and exchange interactions on magnetic ordering” Olof Karis, Department of Physics and Materials science, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 1 million for cooperation with Dipankar Das Sarma, Centre for Advanced Materials, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India, regarding “Towards a fundamental understanding of advanced magnetic materials” Stefan Karlsson, Divison of Molecular Medicine and Gene Therapy, Lund University, awarded SEK 800 000 for cooperation with Toshio Suda, Department of Cell Differentiation, School of Medicine, Keio University, Japan, regarding “Molecular pathways in the hematopoietic stem cell niche” Leonid Kuzmin, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Stafford Withington, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK, and partners regarding “A New Generation of Ultra-Sensitive Detectors for Cosmology Experiments” Kurt Sandkuhl, School of Engineering, Centre for IT in Networked Organisations, Jönköping University, awarded SEK 800 000 for cooperation with Fabio Ciravegna, Computer Science, Sheffield University, UK, and partners regarding “Development and Evolution of Ontologies in Networked Organizations”

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Lars Tranvik, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 1 million for cooperation with Fabio Roland, Juiz de Fora University, and other partners in Brazil regarding “Disturbance of the global carbon cycle by man-made reservoirs -a boreal/tropical/sub-tropical comparison” Sun Nyunt Wai, Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Amit Pal, Division of Pathophysiology, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, India, and partners regarding “Molecular and pathophysiological research on vibrio cholerae” Hans Ågren, Theoretical Chemistry, KTH, awarded SEK 1 million for cooperation with Nobuhiro Kosugi, Inst. of Molecular Science, Natural Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan, regarding ”Synchrotron radiation studies of DNA”

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INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS FOR YOUNGER RESEARCHERS Seven three year grants were awarded within the programme at a total cost of SEK 8.4 million. Laura Álverez López, Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Magdalena Coll, Universidade de la República, Uruguay, regarding ”Afro-latin linguistics: language contact in intercultural settings” Fredrik Andersson, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Lund University, awarded SEK 1 . 2 million for cooperation with Anton Duchkov, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Novosibirsk State University, Russia, regarding ”Wave packet representations for seismic imaging” Mate Erdelyi, Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Filip Van Petegem, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Canada, regarding ”Development of paramagnetic reporter tools for an improved underrating of malignant hyperthermia” Mattias Jakobsson, Department of Evolutionary Biology, EBC, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Michael Blum, Faculté de Médecine, University of Grenoble, France, regarding ”Statistics for exploring the genomic landscape. Implications for human evolution and origins” Marjam Ott, Department of Surface Biotechnology, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Liping Tang, Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, USA, regarding ”Pro-inflammatory characteristics of nano-porous alumina” Ralph Hendrik Scheicher, Computer Science, Chalmers, awarded SEK 1.05 million for cooperation with Alexandre Reily Rocha, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil, regarding ”Functionalization approach in sequencing technology design of nanopores aimed at rapid and economical analysis of DNA: fastDNAread” Lisa Westerberg, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, awarded SEK 1.2 million for cooperation with Siobhan Burns, Molecular Immunology, University College London, United Kingdom, regarding ”Unraveling the role of WASP activity for development of primary immunodeficiency in mouse and man”

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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Fifteen scholarships were awarded within the programme at a total cost of SEK 1.8 million. Maja Bäckvall, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Karin Enflo, Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to Department of Ethics, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Karolina Enquist Källgren, Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion, University or Gothenburg, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to Department of Philosophy, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain Maria Eugenia Gonzales, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to the Department of Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Gina Gustavsson, Department of Government, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 130 000 for a research visit to Department of Ethics, University of California, Irvine, USA Sofie Hellberg, School of Global studies, University of Gothenburg, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to Department of Geography, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Björn Hellqvist, Department of Archive, Library and Museum studies, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to Department of Virtual Knowledge Studios, KNAW Amsterdam, the Netherlands Johannes Heuman, Department of History, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to Parkes Institute, University of Southampton, United Kingdom Linn Holmberg, Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Umeå University, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to Department de Science Religieuses, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, France Gunvald Ims, Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 130 000 for a research visit to Institute for Languages and cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Erik Jönsson, Department of Human Geography, Lund University, awarded SEK 130 000 for a research visit to Institute of Geography, University of California at Berkeley, USA Anne Kaun, Department of Media and Communication Studies, Södertörn University, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to Department of Media and Communication, University of London, Goldsmiths College, United Kingdom 7

Anezka Kuzmicova, Department of Literature and History of Ideas, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 130 000 for a research visit to Department of Modern Languages, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Kristin Ljungkvist, Department of Government, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 130 000 for a research visit to Department of Political Science, Fordham University, USA Cecilia Notini Burch, Department of History, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 115 000 for a research visit to London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

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SHORT TERM STIPENDS FOR SWEDISH SCHOLARS AND SCIENTISTS Twenty-one Swedish scholars and scientists were awarded short term stipends at a total of SEK 1.2 million in 2010. Short term visits are for a maximum of three months and includes teaching or research or a combination of the two. HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Ulrika Dahl, Gender Studies, Södertörn University, for collaboration with Somatechnics Research Centre, Macquarie University, Australia Hans Hägerdal, School of Cultural Sciences, Linnaeus University for collaboration with KITLV, Leiden University, Netherlands Rickard Lalander, Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies, Stockholm University for collaboration with Latin American Institute of Social Studies, FESILDIS, Bolivia Ingeborg Nilsson, Department of Communitymedicin and Rehabilitation, Umeå University for collaboration with Australiasian Occupational Science Center, University of Wollongong, Australia Christina Zetterlund, Department of historiography, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design for collaboration with History of Art, University College London, United Kingdom Oskar Lindwall, Department of Education, University of Gothenburg for collaboration with Applied Linguistics, UCLA, USA Ljuba Veselinova, Department of linguistics, Stockholm University for collaboration with Department of Linguistics, New York University, USA Åsa Warnqvist, Department of Literature and History of Ideas, Stockholm University for collaboration with Montgomery Institute, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada Jenny Wilder, School of Education, Culture and Communication, Mälardalen University for collaboration with Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Stefan Bryttner, Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Halmstad University for collaboration with Department of Reliability-Based Information Systems, Kagawa University, Japan Elinor Brunnberg, Department of Social Work, Örebro University for collaboration with Department of Social Work, Melbourne University, Australia Mattias Nordqvist, Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Organization and Leadership, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University for collaboration with Management & Technology Department, Bocconi University, Italy

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Clas Olander, Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies, University of Gothenburg for collaboration with International Centre for Classroom Research, University of Melbourne, Australia NATURAL SCIENCE Camilla Flodin, Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University, for collaboration with Department of Philosophy, Columbia University, USA Alexandr Talyzin, Department of Physics, Umeå University, for collaboration with Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland TECHNOLOGY Henrik Linderoth, Department for Technology and Society, University of Skövde, for collaboration with Department of Real Estate and Construction, University of Hong Kong, China Vinit Parida, Division of Entrepreneurship, Luleå University of Technology, for collaboration with Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia MEDICINE Linda Johansson, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, for collaboration with Department of Molecular Genetics Biochemistry, University of Cincinnati, USA Anders Lindroth, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, for collaboration with Epigenomics & cancer risk factors, German Cancer Research Center, Germany Torun Lindholm, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, for collaboration with Department of Psychology, Florida State University, USA Kerstin Roback, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, for collaboration with Health Technology and Services Research, University of Twente, the Netherlands

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SHORT TERM STIPENDS FOR VISITING FOREIGN SCHOLARS AND SCIENTISTS Fifteen stipends were awarded to foreign scholars and scientists from eight countries, at a total cost of SEK 900 000. Short term visits are funded for a maximum of three months and include teaching or research or a combination of the two. HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Elaine Steinke, Department of Nursing, Wichita State University, USA, for collaboration with Bengt Fridlund, Department of Nursing, Jönköping University James Walker, Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, York University, Canada, for collaboration with Sally Boyd, Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, University of Gothenburg Petra Brysiewicz, School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, for collaboration with Christen Erlingsson, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linnaeus University Shahnoza Madaeva, Department of Uzbek Philology, National University of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan, for collaboration with Birgit Schlyter, Department of Central Asian Studies, Stockholm University Chris Bjork, Department of Education, Vassar College, USA, for collaboration with Jonas Almqvist, Department of Education, Uppsala University Jagannath Prasad Panda, Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, IDSA, India, for collaboration with Niklas Swanstrom, Institute for Security and Development Pablo Andrade, Area de Estudios Sociales y Globales, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador, for collaboration with Rickard Lalander, ISPLA, Stockholm University Stewart Williams, School of Geography and Evironmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Australia, for collaboration with Joe Strahl, Urban Studies, Malmö University Adel Varghese, Department of Economics, Texas A & M University, USA, for collaboration with Ranjula Bali Swain, Department of Economics, Uppsala University Michael Lundblad, Department of English, Colorado State University, USA, for collaboration with Tora Holmberg, Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University TECHNOLOGY Marcel Bogers, Mads Clausen Institute for Product Innovation, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, for collaboration with Ove Granstrand, Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers

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Paul Kolin, Department of Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, for collaboration with Ahmed Hemani, Department of ES, School of ICT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Edith Callaghan, Arthur Irving Academy for the Environment, Acadia University, Canada, for collaboration with Göran Broman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Blekinge Institute of Technology

MEDICINE Crystal Moore, Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work, Skidmore College, USA, for collaboration with Annika Jakobsson, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Social Medicine, University or Gothenburg Monica Hunsberger, Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University, USA, for collaboration with Lauren Lissner, Department of Medicine, University of Gothenburg

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NETWORK GRANTS FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Network grants are to be used for meetings with colleagues from other countries with the aim of developing joint research projects with an international profile. In 2010 STINT has granted support to five projects at a total cost of SEK 439 000. Irene Andersson, Department of Teacher Education, Malmö University, awarded SEK 39 000 for cooperation with University of Turku, Finland, and Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania, regarding “Peace Education and teacher training: Today in the context of yesterday. A comparative perspective from Finland, Lithuania and Sweden” Gunlög Fur, School of Cultural Sciences, Linnaeus University, awarded SEK 100 000 for cooperation with University of Minnesota and Augustana College, USA, regarding “Indians and immigrants - concurrent histories in the midwest” Andres Rivarola, Institute of Latin American Studies, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 100 000 for cooperation with Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela, regarding “Network for South American regionalist studies” Margaretha Kristoffersson, Department of Education, Umeå University, awarded SEK 100 000 for cooperation with Zhejiang University, China, regarding “Establishing research network between Sweden and China on cooperation between home and school” Mikaela Starke, Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, awarded SEK 100 000 for cooperation with University of Sydney, Australia Brock University, Australia, regarding “Preventing child neglect: evolution of large scale implementation of evidencebased parent, education programs for parents with special needs”

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SWEDEN-KOREA RESEARCH COOPERATION PROGRAMME STINT and the National Research Foundation of Korea, NRF, launched a joint programme in 2008 with the aim to promote collaborative research projects. The two organisations decided jointly in 2010 to support eight new projects during a two-year period at a total cost of SEK 1.5 million each. STINT will support the Swedish side with the indicated amount. Veronica Bjurulf, Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Karlstad University, awarded SEK 190 000 for cooperation with Jung Inchul, Department of Mathematics Education, Korea University, regarding “2 Connect! – a collaborative project” Annica Ekman, Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 190 000 for cooperation with Chung Chul Eddy, Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, regarding “Global black carbon radiative forcing” Örjan Gustafsson, Department of Applied Environmental Science, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 190 000 for cooperation with Lee Meehye, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Korea University, regarding ”Isotopic constraints on sources of climate affecting aerosols in East Asia” Börje Johansson, Department of Applied Environmental Science, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 190 000 for cooperation with Ihm Jisoon, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, regarding “Concerted effort in developing materials for hydrogen storage applications” IngMarie Nilsson, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 190 000 for cooperation with Hyun Ah, Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, regarding “Biogenesis of subunit STT3 and assembly of the OST quality” Mats E. Nilsson, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, awarded SEK 190 000 for cooperation with Jeon Jin Yong, Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, regarding “Swedish – Korean research cooperation on methods for measuring soundscape quality” Henrik Shahgholian, Department of Mathematics, KTH, awarded SEK 190 000 for cooperation with Lee Ki Ahm, Department of Mathematics, Seoul National University, regarding “Partial differential equations and free boundary problems with applications”. Jia-Bin Sun, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Gothenburg, awarded SEK 190 000 for cooperation with Yun Cheol-Heui, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University, regarding “Role of dendritic cells for induction of regulatory T cells and novel approaches to inhibit inflammation related immune diseases”

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Five applications were granted continued support at a total cost of SEK 475 000 Ove Granstrand, Industrial Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, awarded SEK 95 000 for continued cooperation with So Young Shon, Information & Industrial Engineering, Jonsei University, regarding “Effective technology transfer and valuation of IP for innovation” Anne Håkansson, Department of Information Science, Uppsala University, awarded SEK 95 000 for continued cooperation with Jason Jai-Eun Jung, Department of Computer Engineering, Yeungnam University, regarding “A study on system interoperability based on indirect mapping between multilingual ontologies” Levente Vitos, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH, awarded SEK 95 000 for continued cooperation with Byung Il Min, Department of Physics, Pohang University, regarding “Atomic-scale investigation of steel materials by first principles method” Sitaram P Velaga, Health Science, Luleå University of Technology awarded SEK 95 000 for continued cooperation with Sung-Joo Hwang, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chungham National University, regarding “Systematic investigation of particle design and formulation of sCT” Shi-Li Zhang, Department of Microelectronics and Applied Physics, KTH, awarded SEK 95 000 for cooperation with Sang-Kwon Lee, Department of Semiconductor Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, regarding “Top-down versus bottom-up for Schottky barrier field-effect transistors featuring silicon nanowire channel”

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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING In August 2010 the STINT foundation invited Swedish university presidents to nominate candidates to the STINT Programme for Excellence in Teaching. STINT has decided to grant the following eight teachers stipends to spend the fall semester of 2010 at a liberal arts college in USA at a total cost of SEK 2.8 million. The decision was reached in cooperation with the American partner institutions. Henrik Bohlin, Department of Culture and Communication, Södertörn University, for one semester at Vassar College, NY Mikael Goldmann, School of Computer Science and Communication, KTH, for one semester at Davidson University, NC Mikael Hjerm, Department of Sociology, Umeå University, for one semester at Skidmore College, NY Urban Kjulin, School of Business and Informatics, Borås University, for one semester at Amherst College, MA Mattias Legnér, Department of Integrated Conservation, Gotland University, for one semester at Oberlin College, OH Karl Loxbo, School of Social Sciences, Linnaeus University, for one semester at University of Richmond, VA Blazenka Scheuer, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, for one semester at Williams College, MA Lennart Sjölin, Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, for one semester at Haverford College, PA

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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE STINT Scholarship for Academic Excellence is a scholarship programme for students attending two-year international master programmes at Swedish universities. The purpose of the programme is to attract excellent students from eminent universities in Asia, Latin America and Africa; ITESM in Mexico (campus Monterrey and campus Querétaro), KNUST in Ghana, Peking University, Tsinghua University and Zhejiang University in China, KAIST and POSTECH in South Korea. The foreign partner universities have been selected in collaboration with Swedish universities. The following twelve scholarship holders have been selected for a two-year study period in Sweden from 2010/2011 and received a scholarship of SEK 220 000 each at a total cost of SEK 2.6 million David Pedroza, ITSEM Monterrey, Mexico, for participating in the master programme Global Studies at Lund University Gershon Kumeto, KNUST, Ghana, for participating in the master programme International Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Jönköping University Isaac Owusu-Agyeman, KNUST, Ghana, for participating in the master programme Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure at KTH Seth Opoku Mensah, KNUST, Ghana, for participating in the master programme Development Studies at Chalmers Yang Li, Tsinghua University, China, for participating in the master programme Sustainable Urban Planning and Design, Track, Urban and Regional Planning at KTH Yuchen Zhang, Tsinghua University, China, for participating in the master programme Architecture at Chalmers Wuwei Ren, Zhejiang University, China, for participating in the master programme Medical Imaging at KTH Liang Zhou, Peking University, China, for participating in the master programme Development Studies at Lund University Rodrigo de la Pérez Isla, ITESM Querétaro, Mexico, for participating in the master programme Design for Sustainable Development at Chalmers Jie Qiu, Zhejiang University, China, for participating in the master programme Vehicle Engineering at KTH Anais Quintanilla Salas, ITESM Monterrey, Mexico, for participating in the master programme Design at Linnaeus University

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Tian Li, Peking University, China, for participating in the master programme Biomedicine at Karolinska Institute Field studies Linda Appiah Boamah, receiver of STINT Scholarship for Academic Excellence in 2009, was awarded a supplemental stipend of SEK 23 000 for a field study in Ghana within the master programme Sustainable Development, Uppsala University Eduardo Flores Mendoza, receiver of STINT Scholarship for Academic Excellence in 2009, was awarded a supplemental stipend of SEK 12 000 for a field study in Mexico within the master programme Sustainable Development, Chalmers

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Special Initiative STINT has decided in 2010 to support the Nordic Centre at Fudan University, Shanghai, China, with € 10 000 for developing a platform intended to strengthen Swedish universities’ research cooperation in China. Nordic Centre is supported by eight Swedish and 17 other Nordic universities.

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