Suggestions on how to prepare before establishing

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Suggestions on how to prepare before establishing contact with international universities (with the aim of having an international stay) Leanne Torgersen, Seniorrådgiver Seksjon for forskningsadministrasjon Høgskolen i Østfold Networking/Finding International research opportunities Networking Who do your fellow colleagues, faculty, research advisor(s) personally know LinkedIn and other online network platforms Member of an international organization? Join! Publications Something you have read Publication portals - Open access to research publications /PubMed in the US Conferences Amazing opportunity to network Consider submitting an abstract (if at that point with your research, can lead to a poster presentation) Join «meet and greets» with other researchers, poster presentations… An example for Nursing- Sigma International Nursing Organization is having its annual international conference in Edinburgh this July. 33rd International Nursing Research Congress, 21-25 July 2022 Congress Theme - Transforming Global Nursing Knowledge Through Research, Scholarship, and Innovation www.sigmanursing.org Questions to ask yourself before starting What is my goal with having an international experience? Location driven- I want to go to location Y in country X Research driven- I would like to conduct research focusing on X. I will look for researchers who do the same type of research Researcher driven- This researcher has some remarkable ideas and I would really like to learn from him/her, collaborate on a project Think about your current project(s) and time line(s) Does your research have a specific deadline or do you have flexibility? How could your research project benefit from the research opportunity? Could it strengthen its research design or findings? Have you conducted your initial project, learned X, maybe published and now you wish to expand your research further (the next question, which may include additional paper opportunities)? Do you already have someone in mind? Have you an alternate or backup should your first choice not work out? Plan A, Plan B Think multiple timelines – your research goals now and your future research collaboration goals Before establishing contact- Do your homework first You have decided on a researcher! Excellent! If you have not done so already, learn about the researcher Publications, Podcasts, YouTube, Linked In, Google Searches How would you benefit? How would the other researcher benefit? Two way road What do you have in common? How does your research align with his/her research? How is your research different? How could you both benefit from these differences in research approaches, designs, focuses, results, conclusions…. Before establishing contact, make