ICT4COP Head and Professor Ingrid Nyborg was an invited speaker at the 2026 International Symposium on Volunteering and Complementary Policing, hosted at the Ludovika University of Public Service in Budapest, Hungary, 20-21 May 2026.

Professor Nyborg contributed to a plenary workshop titled “The need to change the paradigm”, co-led with Richard James (Intensive Engagement Ltd.), and participated in an interactive discussion on rethinking community, volunteering, policing, and security for the future. The session brought together international leaders, academics, and practitioners to explore transformative approaches to public safety.

The symposium gathered over 80 international attendees and featured more than 15 country case studies, reinforcing the importance of collaborative, community-based models in policing and security.

On 23rd March 2026, Tym Chernousov, one of the Spring 2026 interns had a lecture in the Understanding Post-Conflict Police and Security Reform: linking Security, Conflict, and Development (EDS 391) course where he spoke on The evolution of Policing in Ukraine.

The 8th International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH) is happening at the University of Leeds, UK from the 6th to 8th of September 2026 and this year’s theme is Vulnerability, Policing and Public Health.

In Spring 2026, the center welcomed some interns and we are excited that they get to have some work experience with the center. Here, they will handle various tasks, support the center’s leader, assist with communication and be an integral support system for everyone working at ICT4COP.

On Monday, 8 September, ICT4COP’s Ingrid Nyborg spoke at the UN commemoration of International Police Cooperation, hosted by the Norwegian Police University College (PHS) in Oslo. Her presentation was focused on Norway’s role in capacity building abroad, drawing on key findings and experiences from the ICT4COP project.

The project is a collaboration between the ICT4COP Centre at NMBU and the Police University College (PHS), and builds on experiences from the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project ICT4COP. The aim is to strengthen knowledge and capacity in locally based police work in post-conflict situations (COP), with a particular focus on Ukraine. Since the war has created major challenges for the police and civil society, and there is a growing need for expertise on policing during conflict and in reconstruction phases – both in Ukraine and in international operations in which the Norwegian police participate. The project is developing a new course (PCCOP) that will bring together police, civil society, academics and decision-makers from Norway and Ukraine. The course will use dialogue, storytelling and reflection to promote mutual learning and practical skills development. In similar vein, the ethics course at PHS will be strengthened through digital collaboration with Ukrainian police students, giving students insight into ethical dilemmas and cross-cultural communication. Knowledge from this project will be integrated into bachelor's and master's courses at NMBU and PHS, and encourage thesis writing on Ukraine-related topics.

The 8th Joint Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) was held this year at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) from September 24 to 26, 2025. Several of the Center’s members were present and participated in panels and discussions.

Dr. Khalid, received her PhD from the Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric in 2016. Dr. Khalid has submitted several papers on her work, which will be announced on the ICT4COP Center´s pages when published. Such as, her work with GBV ‘Exploring Complex Realities Around Gender Based Violence, Multiple Legal Orders and Role of Police in Addressing GBV Cases in Pakistan and Pakistani Immigrant Community in Norway’.

Ingrid Nyborg head of ICT4COP Center was invited to Brussels on May 25th to sit on a panel at the EU DG-Home event  'Community Policing' organized by Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS)

The ICT4COP Center held a successful one-day workshop at the Norwegian Police University College (PHS) Politihøgskolen Oslo on April 18, 2023 on “Norwegian model of preventive policing as a tool: at home and abroad”.

On September 25th, ICT4COP center leader Professor Ingrid Nyborg was in Vienna to deliver a presentation on ‘Post-Conflict Police Reform – Lessons Learned and Way Forward’, for the Organization for European Security Cooperation (OSCE) Security Committee meeting.

Ingrid Nyborg head of ICT4COP Center attended the 'Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH) 2023 conference at Umeå University in Sweden from 21-23rd May.

David Bawi Tha Sang from Myanmar (Burma)

The new interns, from left-to-right Mikkel, Jefferson, Xinyuan, Iffat, Precious, and Kingsley. 

In the fall of 2025, the center welcomed four new interns. We are happy to have them on board and look forward to working together! They will contribute to various projects, support communication efforts, and assist with administration at the center.