Academic Social Dialogue for African and Asian Students

This event aims to bring together students from Africa and Asia currently studying at UiT, Tromso. The purpose of the event is to create a safe space for old and new students to exchange ideas about the intricacies of living away from home. The event provides the opportunity for students to get to know each other more closely and give the students the possibility to learn different strategies to cope with the academic environment here in Tromsø. 

The evening will start with an ice breaker session with the game "Arctic Bingo". Senior students and two invited former students will get to share their experiences of having studied and now working in Tromsø (i.e., Arctic survival tips and navigating through the academic environment at UiT). Finally, there will be presentations on some of the challenges of African and Asian students within the academic environment from the perspectives of senior members and how best new students can stem the tide to benefit from the resources available to them at UiT.

Program

15:15                  Ice Breaker and PIZZA

15:25                  Opening and welcome;

16:10                  The best from our worlds- Sharing academic experiences from Africa, Europe/America 

                            And Asia

                          - Course requirements and Home Exams at UiT 

                          -Ethical Encounters; Plagiarism, Referencing and Teamwork

17:00                 Break 

17:10                 Learning for Skills: mastering the art of reading 

17:40                 Discussions

Facilitators;  Larry Ibrahim Mohammed (PhD Research Fellow, Department of Social Sciences)

 Rachel Issa Djesa (Advisor & Associate Professor, Center for Sami Studies)

 Jonathan Crossen (Associate Professor, Center for Sami Studies)