13/2-25, at 10-14:30: Welcome meeting for newly employed from abroad at UiT

Venue: Campus Tromsø 132 Aud UB,/ by Teams- To find the venue at campus Tromsø, you may utilize Mazemap: https://use.mazemap.com/#v=1&zlevel=1&center=18.974858,69.681096&zoom=13.7&campusid=

Will be arranged at other campuses if needed.

Agenda:

10:00 Fruit and mineral water at the venue 

10:10 Welcome to UiT! Pro rector Kathrine Tveiterås will on behalf of UiT wish newly employed from abroad welcome

The invitees present themselves!

10:20 Norwegian language requirements for employees and PhDs at Norwegian universities (new for 2024) language courses: What, when and where? By Knut Ørke, Assistant professor,ISK

10:40 Obligations, responsibilities, and benefits as an employee at UiT. Questions. By Svetlana Johansen, Legal Adviser, UiT

11:10 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Innovation | UiT Introduction to https://en.uit.no/research Questions by Elisabeth Blix Bakkelund, senior adviser, UiT

11:30 IT/ Orakel Sigurd Jaklin, Section for Enterprise Digital Services

11:50 Presentation of the services offered by the University Library. By Terje Håkstad, Head of Communication UB

12:30 Coffee break 

13:00 Presentation of TODOS. Head of Chair TODOS

13:15 Trade unions in Norway

13:30 Upcoming events at UiT

• March 14 “Cracking the code of the Norwegian work culture”
• April 24 Arctic Sun Celebration: “The Climate and Nature Crisis! By Pro rector for Research Jan-Gunnar Winther

13:45 Questions.

14:00-15 Lunch at Bazinga, Teorifagbygg 1, Campus Tromsø Please feel invited to a meal joining others!