NOSEB attaches great importance to international collaboration. The centre’s numerous research conferences are a vital part of this. Its hosting of Childhood, the leading journal within the field of childhood research, published in collaboration with Sage Publications Ltd., is another example. NOSEB’s international profile is also developed through the centre’s participation in several research networks and through the fact that it is a key institution in Childwatch International. The centre includes several internationally acclaimed child researchers, and its master's and PhD courses also have a strongly international profile.

On a national level NOSEB emphasises the development of the field of child research through participation in networks within similar scientific fields, including geography, social anthropology, sociology, history and pedagogy. The centre’s journal Barn is an important national and Nordic channel of mediation for this interdisciplinary child research.

NOSEB is organized as part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management and NTNU Social Research Ltd.

NOSEB has 26 staff members: Two professors, five adjunct professors, two associate professors, two researchers, two post doctoral fellows, one project manager, eight PhD fellows, one research assistant and three administrative staff members. In addition the centre has eight external PhD candidates.