50 years 2011
ISP - International Science Programme at Uppsala University - aims at assisting developing countries to strengthen their domestic research capacity within the chemical, physical and the mathematical sciences. ISP focuses on least developed countries.
Support goes to carefully selected research groups, since 2009 primarily in countries targeted for long-term cooperation in the development support policy announced by the Swedish government in August 2007, and to regional networks. The support is given on a long-term basis to enable the groups and networks to become self-sustainable. The support is adjusted to the needs of the individual activities, and may comprise support for equipment, consumables and literature, exchange of scientists, and postgraduate education on a sandwich basis. The work is carried out in co-operation with one or more strong research groups in Sweden, in the rest of Europe, and in the regions.
Sida is the main financial contributor, through its Unit for Research Cooperation.