NUSCT Meeting 2021 - Johan Hansen - University of the Faroe Islands [ENG]

> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino> 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧 Í𝐬𝐚𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 - 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫ø𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲The University of the Faroe Islands, located in T.rshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, is a public university established in 1965, with a faculty and administrative staff of 150 and an enrollment of 1500 students. The purpose of the University of the Faroe Islands is to carry out research, facilitatelearning and provide teaching at the highest level, as well as to effectively disseminate knowledge about scientific findings and methods.https://www.setur.fo>>𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.https://www.nusct.net/