Objectives
Can you name the 4 most important values in Norwegian society, which also apply to Norwegian working culture? Do you know the difference between the way professors and students talk to each other in Norway and in your home country? Have you noticed that Norwegians have a lot of meetings at work and leave at 4pm every day?
We hope that this work shop will give practical insight into what you can expect in Norway, help you to improve your skills in communicating with your Norwegian colleagues and leaders. It will also address the Norwegian view on life/work balance, how Norwegians socialize and thereby help you integrate in the Norwegian society in general.
We also seek Norwegian participants who can give a Norwegian view in the group tasks, and who wants to learn about how Norwegians at work are perceived.
Target group
International researchers and staff at UiO who have recently arrived in Norway and Norwegian employees who work in an international environment.
Programme
08:45 - Doors open, coffee & tea will be served
09.00 - 11:30 - Workshop
11:30 -12:00 - Room is open for chat and reflection after the workshop.
Registration
Participant with international perspective
Participant with Norwegian perspective
Deadline: Thursday, 19 May, 11.30 am.
Course leader
Lorelou Desjardins is known for her popular blog A Frog in the Fjord and her book about integrating in Norway as an international. She is French, but has lived in nine different countries. Lorelou is trained as a human rights jurist, and speaks English, French, Norwegian, and Indonesian.