Application for NorFA research training course
Mottagit: / Prog: / Ref.nr.:1 Last name
/ First name / Sex / Title/positionStubkjær / Erik / MaleFemale / Professor
University / Academic degree
Aalborg University / Lic.agro., landinspektør
Department/institution / Telephone (work) / Mobile
Department of Development and Planning / +45 9635 8350 / -
Department/institution address / Telefax (work)
Fibigerstraede 11 / +45 9815 6541
Postal code / City / Country / E-mail
DK-9220 / Aalborg / Denmark /
2 Title of the project/activity (max 50 characters)
Cadastral Development - The Contribution of Scientific Enquiry
3 Date of single course (dd.mm.yyyy):
/4 Subject area (See page 5)
From: 02.05.2005 To:06.05.2005 / SocialStudies-Other (Cadastre)5 Meeting venue
/ CountryAalborg / Denmark
6 Estimated number of participants
/ DK / FI / IS / NO / SE / EE / LV / LT / RU / Other inside the EU* / Other outside the EU* / Total / Men / WomenResearch students / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 5 / 1 / 18 / 8 / 10
Other participants / 1 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 3
Teachers / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 7 / 6 / 1
Other countries
7 Summary. Give a short description of the course´s targets and aims (max. 200 words). NorFA reserves the right to use parts of or the text in full for information purposes.
In some countries, rights in real property are transacted efficiently, due to well functioning legal land registration and cadastre, while other countries strive to introduce the instruments needed to manage property rights. The international community has addressed these problems for some decades, but generally not with much success. Scientific investigations into this domain are emerging. However, the transfer of knowledge and instruments is hampered by the impact of different legal systems, administrative structures, and economic conditions.
The course addresses this situation, taking the European legal tradition as its base. It takes a functional view of law and cadastral systems, comparing them across different countries, and introduces graduates, who may mainly have a technical profile, to selected elements of the social sciences.
The course is intended for PhD students and for managers, who want to improve their scientific profile. It provides a multi-disciplinary view of the state-of-the-art of research in cadastral development.
The course aims at a consolidation of proven knowledge, which relates to the institution of real property rights. It shares this aim with the ESF/COST action G9: Modelling Real Property Transaction, of which the course organiser chairs the Management Committee.
8 Amount requested from NorFA
305000,00NOK
The department has accepted to administer the grant according to NorFA’s rules and conditions
The information about the persons and groups participating in the application is correct.
NorFA may request confirmation (Letters of Intent) from the group leaders or network members.
9 Contact persons
(Title, name, university) A short presentation of each contact person must be enclosed (See page 4)
DK / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
(Proposer)
FI / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
Professor / Kauko Viitanen / Helsinki University of Technology
IS / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
NO / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
Professor / Hans Sevatdal / Agricultural University of Norway
SE / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
Professor / Hans Mattsson / Royal Institute of Technology
EE / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
LT / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
Professor / Janis Balodis / Riga Technical University
LV / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
RU / Title / Name / University (or equivalent)
10 Course organisers
(Title, name, university etc) A short presentation of each contact person shall be enclosed (See page 4)Title / Name / University
[The above from DK, FI, NO and SE / are course organisers, LT is / contact person, and the following two are
Title / Name / University
course lecturers, together with / the previously mentioned]
Title / Name / University
Assistant professor / Maria A Silva / University of Lisboa, PT
Title / Name / University
Associate professor / Jaap Zevenbergen / Delft University of Technology, NL
Title / Name / University
Title / Name / University
Title / Name / University
Title / Name / University
Title / Name / University
Title / Name / University
11 Other sources of funding
Source / Amount applied for (NOK) / Received (NOK) / Reply pending (dd.mm.yyyy)Doctoral School, AaU / 44500,00 / 0,00 / ??.12.2004
12 Budget
/NorFAs anteckningar
EXPENSESa) Refundable from NorFA
Travel expenses / 39000,00 NOK
+ Living expenses (room and board) / 29000,00 NOK
+ Honoraria / 20000,00 NOK
+ Administration / 10000,00 NOK
+ Course material / 4000,00 NOK
+ Other / 208000,00 NOK
b) Not refundable from NorFA
Overhead / 48000,00 NOK
+ Other / 0,00 NOK
NOK
NOK
= TOTAL EXPENSES / 358000,00 NOK
INCOME
+ Requested from NorFA / 304500,00 NOK
+ Other financial souces / 44500,00 NOK
+ Other income / 0,00 NOK
+ Own resources / 9000,00 NOK
= TOTAL INCOME / 358 000,00 NOK
13 The following appendices must be enclosed and numbered
/ Tick the enclosed appendices1. / A five page (maximum) description of the proposed activity, including:
a) / The current status of research training in the relevant subject area in the Nordic countries. (Adjacent countries when applicable)
b) / The scientific content of the course.
c) / The significance of the course for Nordic research training, with particular attention to potential benefits for the Nordic region.
(The significance for research training in the adjacent areas when relevant.)
d) / How is equal participation and equality of women and men taken into consideration?
2. / The applicant’s CV (Maximum two pages)
3. / A list of the applicant´s publications (Maximum 20 titles)
4. / Profiles of the contact persons (max. one page per person) Use appendix 4.
5. / Profiles of course organisers, if other than above (maximum one page per person) Use appendix 4.
6. / Profiles of lecturers (maximum one page per person) Use appendix 4.
7. / Detailed course programme
8. / Detailed budget
The application must reach NorFA no later than 16.00 pm on 2 May or the next working day if 2 May is a Sunday or public holiday. (See NorFA´s guidelines for applicants)
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1. Description of the activity: Cadastral Development – The Contribution of Scientific Enquiry
- The current state of research training in the Nordic countries
KIITO is one of partners of Norden Graduate School for the Construction Sector, NOCS, which is supported financially by NorFA. The partner network of NOCS includes Aalborg University and the Royal Institute of Technology.
At the Agricultural University of Norway, Department of Land Use and Landscape Planning, prof. August E Røsnes in May 2003 organised the doctoral course Institutional Approaches to the Enabling of Plans in cooperation with Oslo School of Architecture. The course attracted about 10 students, including a group from the Middle East.
At the Graduate School of Infrastructure, Royal Institute of Technology, courses are offered for spring 2004 among others in Teoretiska grundvalar för fastighetsindelning (1F5409, prof Hans Mattsson, Fastighetsvetenskap, 7 participants from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Denmark), and in Microeconomic Theory (1F5314, ass.prof, dr. Hans Lind, Bygg- och Fastighetsekonomi), the latter course included real estate applications of theoretical models based on microeconomic theory.
At Nordregio, the Nordic Centre for Spatial Development in Stockholm, advanced courses are offered among others for professionals within the areas of local and regional planning and development.
At the International Doctoral School of Technology and Science at Aalborg University, the proposer of the present application with the above mentioned colleagues organised a similar one-week PhD course Cadastral Development – The Contribution of Scientific Enquiry in May 2003. The 10 course participants came from 8 countries: Denmark, Sweden (2), Latvia, Belarus (studying in Sweden), Armenia, Greece (2), Portugal and Czech republic (both studying in Denmark). Of the 10 participants, 9 were PhD candidates, while one came from public administration. The majority of participants (8) were female. Participants gained ECTS according to their involvement. Three participants passed a formal examination in writing, in addition to submitting a report and presenting their research, one submitted a report and presented it, and the remaining 6 presented their research in progress.
Course participants paid no fee, but generally had to carry costs for travels and accommodation, etc. themselves. The course was supported by a grant from NorFA (15. April 2003, ref.nr. 030164) covering costs of travels and accommodation for 2 participants.
As appears from the above survey, formalised research training is emerging in the field of real estate. From a research point of view, the field is complex and related to economics, engineering, geography, law, political science, and spatial development. The usage of the English language in research tends to impose Anglo-American institutions and ways of thinking in analyses of Nordic conceptions of real property rights and related issues. This further complicates the structuring of research training.
Geodetic engineers (jordskiftekandidater, landinspektører, lantmätere, maanmittausinsinööri) have for decades maintained networks among professional associations, national surveys, and university staff. In the neighbouring field of geographical information systems, the conference series Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science, ScanGIS has since 1985 provided a biennial forum for presentation of PhD projects, and recently provided PhD tutorials in such context. In the field of real estate, similar development has drawn out, partly due to the relatively small research units, partly due to the diverse history and institutional development of the Nordic countries, and the resulting diversity in law, administrative structures, and economic conditions.
The European research project Modelling Real Property Transactions addresses a theoretical core of real estate, as the research aims at providing a stronger basis for the reduction of costs of real property transactions. Researchers from about 10 European university departments cooperate within a frame provided by the European Science Foundation’s scheme for Co-ordination in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST, G9). Comparable descriptions are prepared of main transactions, such as conveyance, mortgaging, subdivision, etc. in order to identify general functions. The costs for performing these transactions are estimated, and differences in performance and in costs are evaluated. The modelling
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language Unified Modelling Language makes the reference for modelling the transactions, while similarly the System of National Accounts (SNA93) provides reference for the cost estimates.
There are strong relations between COST G9 and the proposed PhD course, as 5 of the 7 persons involved in the proposed
course are also involved in the COST action. The proposer chairs the Management Committee of the COST G9.
In Europe, courses of international scope with related content are offered at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Enschede, the Netherlands, and at the Centre of Land Management and Land Tenure, TU Munich. The courses offered are of Master level, formal courses aimed at PhD students seem not to be announced.
- The scientific content of the course
The 2003-version of the proposed Ph-course was formally evaluated according to the provisions of the Doctoral School. Course participants are requested to prepare a 2-page questionnaire for the course as such, and a further page for each teacher. The following summarises the feed-back for the course. Of the 8 questions, 7 are standardised in terms of a 5 point rating scale. The summary is followed by a resume of responses to the open question and other comments made.
The 10 participants rated 'the course as a whole' as either Excellent (4 participants) or ticked the unnamed box next to Excellent (6). Generally, they found the 'general level of the course' Appropriate (7), while 1 considered it Too high and further 2 partly agreed on that. The 'relevance of content' was Very relevant (4), Appropriate (2), or between those ratings (4).
As regards details of course delivery, all participants' ratings were Appropriate (4) or better, and similar applies for course material. One remarked that instructions on paper and presentation material were given too late.
The workload was rated Appropriate by 8, the remaining tended to think it that was a bit too large. Most stated that the course lived up to the description, but it was noted also, that "one component – social science methods - did not get the announced coverage, due to the missing lecturer."
As regards free comments, several suggested repeated courses, e.g. "More courses in the area of Cadastral Development are necessary", "It should be repeated", "Please, arrange more courses like this! It is needed in our field". The international approach was appreciated, as well as "the good chance to exchange of scientific information with other PhD candidates." "The form and communication was pleasant and stimulating. Other course leaders could learn from the nice environment the course leader could establish". It was assessed that "(w)e are from different countries/ background, so the level cannot be higher".
The course was lectured by teachers from Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Portugal. Still it was suggested: "Why not under the co-operation of more universities?"
The proposed course content draws upon the former course, but also benefits from precisions and insights gained since then. It includes a survey of the research domain, with indication of international research centres. Two fields are covered in some detail: Real property rights, and the analysis of development projects. Both fields are central to the research domain, and difficult to master with sufficient rigor at the generally small research units in the Nordic countries and elsewhere in Europe.
Methodology issues are addressed both systematically as well as based on personal experience from performed research.
- Significance of the course for research training in Nordic and related countries
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come, as the potential competition within Europe appears as manageable. However, no need is felt for establishing a formal Nordic research unit in this field unless an economic resource base is available.
Within the EU, PhD students from the Baltic countries and other new member countries are potential participants, and this applies as well to PhD students from other former socialist countries. The Swedish Sida Support Programme for Development of Land Management Education provides both a master education and a research network that ought to be completed by the proposed PhD course as a regular activity.
Senior staff at the target institutions may be unaware of the need for and availability of the proposed research training, as most course participants are expected to come from institutions with a dominance of science and technology. It is therefore mandatory in an initial period of 4-6 years to offer mobility scholarships to those young university staff, which are prepared to engage in scientific enquiry.
- The equal participation of men and woman
The granting of scholarships provides an opportunity to influence the gender proportion. Selection criteria are primarily scientific quality, affinity to course core, and geographical distribution (max 2 from one country). If gender-motivated selections are possible among otherwise equally rated course applicants, the gender shall be chosen that contributes to equal participation of men and woman.