Upcoming Event:
HK-Dir Panorama Webinar on Student Mobility and Project Collaboration between Norway and Canada
Panel Presentation by CANOPY Project Manager, Morten Edvardsen
Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 8:00 AM (Canada) / kl. 14.00 (Norway)
Are you interested in collaboration in higher education and research between Norway and Canada? Then this webinar is for you!
Canada is considered one of Norway’s prioritized countries outside Europe and is included in the Norwegian government’s Panorama strategy for higher education and research. Norway and Canada have common business and research interests, including in marine research, energy and the environment, materials technology, and the High North / Arctic. A distinctive feature of Canada’s higher education system is an established and systematic approach to experiential learning. This resonates well with the increased emphasis on work integrated learning in Norway. Canada is widely acclaimed for its distinctive Cooperative Education structure, which combines undergraduate, master’s and doctoral studies with practice in working life. Involvement of actors in working life and business in education has great potential in Norway. Norwegian educational institutions and companies can gain a lot of knowledge and motivation in meetings with Canadian partners.
The target group for the webinar is educational institutions and academic environments that either have ongoing collaborations or want to establish collaborations with Canada.
Knowledge about the education sector and experiences from Norwegian institutions that already cooperate in Canada will be shared during the seminar. Various forms of collaboration will be presented. Furthermore, questions from the participants are facilitated.
For more information, visit the HK-Dir event page.
Register here for the webinar and check out the agenda below!
14:00
Introduction to the Panorama strategy and funding schemes
Synne Lysberg, HK-Dir
14:05
Status of educational cooperation between Norway and Canada and how the Embassies can facilitate cooperation
Radina Trengereid, Norwegian Embassy
14:15
How the Canadian Embassy can contribute to international educational cooperation
Bjørn Petter Hernes, Canadian Embassy
14:20
Panel Discussion: How partnerships between Norwegian and Canadian institutions can improve internationalization and relevance of higher education
Morten Edvardsen, Nord
Astrid Folldal, NHH
Lisebet Skeie Skarpaas, OsloMet
Kate Sellen, OCAD