The Nordic Centre in India, in collaboration with Assam Don Bosco University,offer a four-week experiential academic programme exploring sustainability and community development in Assam and North-East India.
The programme will bring together an approximately equal number of students from Nordic universities and India. Through lectures, guided exposure visits, group work, discussions and NGO-based engagement, participants will explore how sustainability and community development are shaped by local knowledge, livelihoods, social institutions, cultural contexts and environmental realities.
Assam and the wider North-East provide a distinctive setting in which to examine the relationship between communities, development and sustainability. Programme themes will include Indigenous knowledge, livelihoods, environmental vulnerability, gender and inclusion, and the role of civil society organisations.
Students may complete the four-week core programme or apply to continue with an optional practice placement until 16 April 2027.
Applications will be reviewed through the student’s home university and forwarded to NCI and Assam Don Bosco University for final consideration. Indicating an area of placement interest does not guarantee allocation to a particular NGO, organisation or thematic field. Final decisions will be based on academic suitability, organisational capacity, safeguarding requirements, logistics and placement availability
Application Deadline: 1 October 2026
Course Fee: INR 20,000
On-campus Accommodation: INR 3,000/month
Food (10 campus days): INR 8,000
Indicative Subtotal: INR 31,000 (excluding airfare, visa, insurance, personal expenses)
Dr Riju Sharma
Email: riju.sharma@dbuniversity.ac.in
Phone: +91 91016 93219
Ms Christabel Royan
Email: christabel.royan@nordiccentreindia.com
