NORDIC ALLIANCE IN
LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION (NALASE)
NALASE Agreement for Collaboration between the following founding parties:
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark (Coordinating University)

Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine. Oslo, Norway

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

University of Odense, Odense, Denmark

University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

and

University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

1. The parties mentioned above agree to promote education in laboratory animal science (LAS) at all levels. Other universities playing active role in LAS education are welcome to join.

2. The parties agree to work towards establishment of a collaborative training programme for category D-level (specialists) in laboratory animal science, where coordination is allocated to professor Axel Kornerup Hansen and his department at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.

3. The expences incurred are the topics of another agreement, and this document represents only alliance agreement.

4. This agreement can be modified only by a mutual decision of all parties, and any party can resign from the agreement by a written notice, both at least two months before becoming effective.

5. This agreement becomes effective on the date signed by all parties. The agreement has been drafted and signed one identical copy for each party.

Signatures

Achievements


1973 First Nordic Summer School 'Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research' Turku, Finland

1975 Nordic Summer School 'Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research' Uppsala, Sweden

1978 Nordic Summer School 'Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research' Uppsala, Sweden

1981 Nordic Summer School 'Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research' Uppsala, Sweden

1987 Nordic Summer School 'Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research' Uppsala, Sweden
1989 Nordic Summer School 'Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research' Kuopio, Finland
1991 Nordic Summer School 'Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research' Schäffergården, Copenhagen, Denmark
1993 Nordic/Baltic course in Laboratory Animal Science im Modern Biomedical Research, Oslo, Norway
1994 'Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research', competence course for Baltic scientists, Tartu, Estonia
1996 'Research, Animals & Welfare', competence course for Scandinavian and Baltic scientists, Trakai, Lithuania
1997 'Research, Animals & Welfare', competence course for Scandinavian and Baltic scientists, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
1999 'Research, Animals & Welfare', competence course for Scandinavian and Baltic scientists, Trakai, Lithuania

2002 Nordic Master of Science education in laboratory animal science (D-category)

2002 'Research, Animals & Welfare' competence course for Scandinavian, Baltic and Russia Scientists,St. Petersburg, Russia