News in English

From the autumn 2011, alongside our Spanish trainee in Pangaia, Dunia Soriano Celma, the International office at Volda University College is happy to have the Czech student, Petr Stepanek, on Erasmus placement. As we do with all our international students, we asked Petr to write down his first impressions of Volda.

The new academic year 2011/2012 was opened on the 16th of August with a one minute's silence moment, in the memory of the victims of the terror attack in Oslo and Utøya, 22nd of July.

If you want to know about this small country in the heart of Europe, come to the event and you will get some great information about it, and free typical food!!!
Don't hesitate and join us on Friday night! We are gonna have tons of fun! And tons of new friends! Just feel free to bring your friends too!

Friday, 29th May, the international students went on a final trip to the bird island Runde. The time has come to say goodbye to each other and to Norwegian nature.

Norwegian Constitution Day is the most important national celebration. Every 17th May children, pupils, students, parade together with representatives from various clubs, organizations and groups. Lead by fanfare, marching proudly trough lines of people energetically waving flags, thousands show their pride of being Norwegians.

Two guest lecturers from Klaipeda University (Lithuania) will visit Volda University College during the period 11th to 15th April. Mrs. Danute Petrauskaite and Mrs. Jurate Karosaite will give lectures while in Volda, as well as a concert with works by Ciurlionis and other Lithuanian contemporary composers.

International and Norwegian students joined forces and prepared an action to collect money for the victims of the 11th March earthquake and tsunami in Japan. After three days over 5300,- NOK were raised. The sum was send to Japan via Red Cross International.

The Clinton Experience, and Fatty Sunroad will play at Rust, in Ørsta, on Saturday 19th March. Both bands have a strong connection to Volda University College, as The Clinton Experience if a band formed by employees of the university college and Fatty Sunroad is a students’ band.

The course has a multi- and interdisciplinary approach to the interaction between nature, culture and man, and media used to promote this. It contains both the development of practical skills, pedagogic proficiency and theoretical insights on aspects that make up this interaction. The study may be part of a Bachelor’s degree as well as being a separate course of 30 credits.

Stemningen var høy i kantina på lørdag! Mer enn 30 internasjonale studenter tok del i en fargerik workshop der målet var å dekorere kantina før Internasjonal dag onsdag 16. Resultatet er hundrevis av vimpler i alle regnbuens farger, til å bli inspirert og i godt humør av!