Telemark University College       


International Week 2003 

 

Program

 

Monday 05.05.03   (L-109)

Arrivals ...

12.00: Lunch

13.00: Welcome to Porsgrunn, 

Welcome to Porsgrunn Campus  [to the city]

Anne Thronsen, Head of Institute of Social Studies and 

Ingrid Lundin, Studentrepresentative of Institute of Social Studies.

The Relevance of Peace Education to Social Work,

Ass. prof. Veslemøy Wiese, Telemark College.

14.00 The Social Condition at Present – Issues from the Field,

Panel presentations by representatives from non-governmental organisations:

- Mental Health Norway (Mental Health Telephone) by Svein Skaara, Norwegian Church Aid- Youthorganisation,

- Changemaker by Silje Kristiansen, 

- Peace Initiative in Grenland by Julian Dario Gutiereez and 

- Porsgrunn Porelænsfabrikk by Lokal Trade Union repr. Carl Eivind Rølland

15.00 Coffee and Tea. Plenary.

16.00 Coffee and meeting up with hosts.

18.00 Coming together for opening grill party by the beach at Bergsbygda/Røra.

 

Tuesday 06.05.03   (L-109)

09.00 Greetings from Telemark University College, by Rector Arvid Gjengedal.

09.30 Theme of the Day: Structural Violence in the Dominant World – Some Social Effects

The Effects of Poverty and Abuse on Children with Disabilities in the UK,

M.A. Social Work Mary Harber, Birmingham, UK.

Schooling as Violence: The British Context,

Prof. Clive Harber, University of Birmingham, School of Education, Institute for International Policy and Management, UK.

11.30 Break with Coffee and Tea

11.45 Group Work

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Plenary

15.00 Mini-Conference on International Social Work

Presentations by representatives of each participating "country".

Discussion

17.00 Coffee and Tea

17.30 Gatherering for Teachers Evening and an excursion to Ibsens Venstøp, Skien for all our guests and hosts

20.00 Dinner at "Det Blå Huset", Porsgrunn, for all our guests and hosts.

 

Wednesday 07.05.03   (L-109)

09.00 Theme of the Day: Structural Violence in the Dominated World

Who Will Care for the Children? South Africa's Children in the Time of AIDS, 

M.A. Social Work Mary Harber.

Schooling as Violence; The Context of International Development,

Prof. Clive Harber.

11.00 Group Work

11.15 Coffee and Tea

12.00 Plenary Discussion

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Dialogue:

From Education for Democracy towards Social Work for Solidarity,

Prof. Clive Harber and Ass. Prof. Veslemøy Wiese.

15.00 "Idedugnad": Brainstorming in Groups  (Coffee and Tea available)

16.00 Final Porsgrunn Plenary

17.00 Dinner

18.00 Students Arrangement

 

Thursday 08.05.03

09.00 Departure for Rauland

Theme of the Day: Between Dominance and Domination

10.00 Visit to Asylum seekers Reception facilities at Nome

13.00 Lunch underway

14.00 Arriving at Steinbakken

Mountain Walk / putting up Lavvoos

18.00 From Norway with Hope, 

Hillborg Romtveit: Stev and Story on Emigration

Rauland Campus  [more about Rauland]

19.00 Dinner at Steinbakken 

"Talent show"? and Norwegian dancing

 

Friday 09.05.03

08.30 Excursions to institutions in Rauland

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Visits to local cultural sites

 

Farewell picnic by Totak

 

Welcome!

More information regarding lecture halls, dining rooms etc. will be given later.

 

Oppdatert 05.05.03 av Bjarne Nærum HiT/HS