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For the newly funded MAVI project two new members have joined SIK this August: Norma Wong at the post-doctoral position, and Josh Dickstein in internship.

Arlene A. Henry is from Jamaica, and she was an international student at VID for two years. In this blog post she reflects on her experiences as a student at VID, in Oslo.

The University Board of VID Specialized University has decided unanimously on the co-location of VID’s places of study in Rogaland. The overall assessment is that VID will be able to develop a stronger brand identity for students and be a more robust knowledge provider and partner in the Stavanger context. It is planned that the move will take place in 2022.

The University Board of VID Specialized University has appointed Pro-Rector Bård Mæland as rector as of 1 August. The University Board has also decided to begin the work of recruiting and appointing a new rector to succeed Ingunn Moser.

On Tuesday, the Counselling Centre opened at VID Oslo, Diakonhjemmet. The centre provides a low-threshold service, free of charge, to those seeking counselling about various difficulties and challenges.

How to contribute to learning and how to stimulate student-active learning when we have large student classes?

The publication results for 2018 are out, and VID has achieved an impressive score of 203.8 publication points. This is an improvement of 49% over 2017.

Jeromy Limbani is a graduate in master of Diakonia from Diakonhjemmet University College and studied in Oslo from 2014 to 2016. He is one of VIDs many international alumni, and we’ve asked him to share from his experiences as an international student in Norway.

An exciting programme of artistic performances, a presentation of the centre and a number of interesting lectures marked the opening of VID’s new centre.

VID has joined a value-based European university alliance whose purpose is to promote integration and social inclusion in society. The alliance has been given the name of ‘European University Alliance for Integration, Inclusion and Involvement (3IN)’.

Mateus Schweyher did an internship at SIK during fall 2016. He is now a PhD fellow at VID. We asked him to tell us about his journey.

Agnes Regina Murei Abuom was awarded an honorary doctorate degree at the 175th anniversary of VID Stavanger and the School of Mission and Theology. Dr. Abuom from Kenya is the first female and the first African ever elected to chair the World Council of Churches.

Marta Struminska-Kutra has recently published a book titled Democratizing Public Management: Towards Practice-Based Theory. The monograph was published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Centre for intercultural communication (SIK) at VID has been granted 3 million NOK from the University Foundation of Rogaland county for a new project.

VID/SIK researchers Oleksandr Ryndyk and Gunhild Odden, together with Brigitte Suter from the University of Malmo, will edit the book.