Circle U. Staff Training Week: From top down to bottom up – How to engage the whole university in Circle U.

The University of Oslo invites Circle U. colleagues to a Staff Training Week focusing on educational cooperation, 22nd to 25th May 2023.

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From the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo with more than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. Photo: VisitOSLO/Nancy Bundt

Academic and administrative staff from all levels, with an interest in co-creating educational activities within the alliance, are welcome to attend.

A total of 45 places are available. In case we have to make a selection among the applicants the goal will be an equal representation across all universities in Circle U.

Thursday May 25 the programme is open for everyone interested, and Friday May 26 you may arrange meetings directly with the relevant colleagues to develop specific ideas.

Programme

Monday 22 May: Arrival in Oslo

Tuesday 23 May: Joint Forces – What Does It Take?

08:45–09:15 Registration and coffee
Georg Sverdrups Hus (the University Library), "Stort m?terom", located on the same floor as the coffee shop/student cafeteria, in the corner behind the student cafeteria.
09:15–10:00 Welcome by Mette Halskov Hansen, 
Vice-Rector for Climate & the Environment and Cross-Disciplinarity, University of Oslo

Presentation of participants
10:00–10:30 How to get started? What are the tools?
Mette Oftebro, Circle U. Coordinator,  University of Oslo

10:30-10:45

Break
10:45–11:30 "International Student Mobility: Research Tandems"
Professor Luca Tateo, University of Oslo
11:30–12:30 Lunch
12:30–13:00 "Micro Collaboration"
Dr. Philipp Wasserscheidt, Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin
13:00–13:30 "Blended Learning"
Associate Professor Peter Edwards, University of Oslo
13:30–14:00 Break

14:00–15:30

Parallel sessions: 

  • Academic Creative Corner
  • Administrative Creative Corner
19:00–22:00 Welcome dinner at Nedre Foss Gaard

Wednesday 24 May: Delivering in Circle U.

08:45-09:00 Arrival
Georg Sverdrups Hus (the University Library), one floor above where we were yesterday, in "Undervisningsrom 1"
09:00–09:30 Student's voice
Elisabeth Hoksmo Olsen, Student Parliament, University of Oslo
09:30-09:45 Information about the case assignments
09:45-10:00 Break
10:00–12:00 Case assignments in groups
12:00–13:00 Lunch
Student cafeteria in Eilert Sundts hus, Faculty of Social Sciences
13:00–15:00 Group presentations and discussion, Auditorium 2, Helga Engs hus, Faculty of Educational Sciences
17:00–  Optional: Harbour Walk from the National Museum to Munch (bring your swim truncks). Dinner at own initiative. 

Thursday 25 May: Learning From Other Alliances

08:45-09:00

Arrival
Georg Sverdrups Hus (the University Library), Auditorium 2, entrance from lobby, ground floor
09:00–09:45 ECIU - The European Consortium of Innovative Universities
Trym N. Holbek, Institutional coordinator and project manager, University of Stavanger
09:45–10:00 Break
10:00–10:45

UNA Europa  
Minna Koutaniemi, Head of International exchange services and education cooperation, Helsinki University
10:45–11:30 Discussion
Evaluation of the Staff Training Week
11:30–12:30

Lunch
basement Georg Sverdrups Hus (the University Library)

12:30–13:30

Circle U. Café: How to create opportunities in an European university alliance
Georg Sverdrups Hus (the University Library), Scene HumSam, entrance from lobby, Ground floor

Friday 26 May: Tête à Tête

Optional: Peer-to-peer at own initiative.

Follow up 

Here you will find reports and presentations from the staff week.
In the Circle U. news!

Presentations

How to get started? What are the tools?

"International Student Mobility: Research Tandems" Professor Luca Tateo, University of Oslo

"Micro Collaboration" Dr. Philipp Wasserscheidt, Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin

"Blended Learning" Associate Professor Peter Edwards, University of Oslo

Student's voice Elisabeth Hoksmo Olsen, Student Parliament, University of Oslo

ECIU - The European Consortium of Innovative Universities Trym N. Holbek, Institutional coordinator and project manager, University of Stavanger

UNA Europa Minna Koutaniemi, Head of International exchange services and education cooperation, Helsinki University

Reports

To be published 

Pictures

Group photo
Circle U. cafe
Circle U. cafe panel
Learning from others
Recycling
Daylight bar visit
Bar visit at night
Norwegian wood

Practical information

Please note that participants are expected to cover costs of travel, accommodation and additional meals themselves and to make necessary travel and accommodation arrangements and reservations. We encourage you to apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility funds from your home university.

If you have questions, please send an e-mail.

Where to meet and how to get there

The daytime programme takes place at the Blindern Campus, in Georg Sverdrups Hus (the University Library), except Wednesday afternoon, see programme details above.

You can get there by metro or tram. 

Metro services from the city centre:

  • 4 Vestli via Storo
  • 5 Ringen via Storo
  • 5 Sognsvann

    Stop: "Blindern"

Tram services from the city centre:

  • 17 Rikshospitalet
  • 18 Rikshospitalet

Stop: "Universitetet Blindern"

Tram/metro tickets can be bought from "Ruter".
A 7-day ticket for zone 1 costs 335 NOK (29 euro): 7-day ticket | Ruter
A single ticket is 40 NOK (3,50 euro).
In both cases the easiest way to buy them is through the Ruter app:
How to buy a ticket | Ruter

Hotels

Oslo has a wide selection of hotels to choose from, ranging from hostels to luxury hotels. Depending on price and location, there are several great hotels in the city center.  

More info on Where to stay in Oslo: Hotels and accommodation in Oslo (visitnorway.com)  

Circle U. staff training week participants can enjoy favorable rates at these 2 hotels in Oslo:

Organizer

Educational Quality Office
Published Feb. 1, 2023 1:58 PM - Last modified June 6, 2023 9:15 AM
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