May 28, 2025, 7:21 pm By Sharon Tracy Gomes Public Archive General
Ms. Monica Nagelgaard, Consulate General of Norway in Mumbai and the Deputy Consulate General Mr. Fredrik Bjerke Abdelmaguid visited CSIR-NIO on 22 May 2025. Dr Sanil Kumar, Chief Scientist and Head Business Development Group welcomed the delegates and briefed the delegation about the various ongoing activities and the research projects. Dr. Manguesh Gauns, Head Biological Oceanography, Dr Narsinh Thakur, Head ISTAG and Sh. Thavapandian, Convenor ISTAG were also present during the meeting. Dr. Thakur mentioned about the existing Joint PhD programs with different countries under the AcSIR and can explore the similar type of programs with Norwegian Universities through AcSIR Head Quarters. It was proposed to have virtual interactions with scientists from both sides to identify the exact scientific area(s) to develop bilateral collaboration in mutually interested fields of Ocean research.