Scholarship programme for Belarusian students

Lars Erik Hanssen was recently named the chair of WHO's cancer research agency's governing council. Hanssen aims to strengthen international cancer research, and will rely on the UN's legitimacy, access to large numerical databases and a focus on general health to guide his work.  

Norway and Iceland top the list over countries with the most students abroad relative to population. In 2005 there were 21 484 Norwegian students at foreign universities, and for 50 years the Association of Norwegian Students Abroad (ANSA) has been helping them get there.

Raised on 390 steel poles to withstand the rough arctic climate, the Svalbard Science Centre is ready to unite the comprehensive university and research facilities on the Norwegian islands. King Harald opened what is Longyearbyen's largest building on 26 April.