The Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues - NVC, is an institution within the social and health sector of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
NVC has its headquarters in Stockholm and an office in Malmö. Its affiliated institutions consist of NVC Denmark, based in Dronninglund, Jylland, and NVC Finland, based in Helsinki.
NVC is an amalgamation of the Nordic Cooperation on Disability (NSH), the The Nordic Educational Programme for the Development of Social Services (NOPUS), the Nordic Staff Training Centre for Deaf & Blind Services (NUD) and the Nordic Council for Alcohol & Drug Research (NAD).
The Nordic Centre for Walfare and Social Issues is tasked with enhancing the quality of the social policy sphere in the Nordic region and adjacent areas by means of education, information, support for research cooperation, development work, network establishment and international work. The efforts of the NVC will assist in developing the Nordic welfare model and will strengthen Nordic cooperation.
You can visit NVC at www.nordisktvalfardscenter.org