Welcome meeting for new employees from abroad with information about what you need to know when working at UiT.
Venue: Campus Tromsø 132 Aud UB, (at other campuses if needed- tba)- To find the venue at campus Tromsø, you may utilize Mazemap
Agenda: Mazemap UB AUD 132
10:00 Fruit and mineral water at the venue
10:15 Welcome to UiT! Pro rector Jonas Stein wishes newly employed from abroad welcome on behalf of UiT.
10:30 Management, advice and assistance related to project economy, by Sten-Are Johansen, Senior Adviser, Financial section.
10:40 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Introduction to UiT Research, Innovation | UiT and InnoHub UiT by Elisabeth Blix Bakkelund, Senior adviser, and Bernd Ketelsen Striverny, Senior adviser, UiT.
11:00 Obligations, responsibilities, and benefits as an employee at UiT. Questions, by Gølin Irene Larsen, Senior adviser, UiT.
11:20 IT/ Orakel by Martin Hykkerud, Developer, Section for Enterprise Digital Services.
11:50 Presentation of the services offered by the University Library, by Terje Håkstad, Head of Communication UB.
12:10 Coffee break
12:30 Norwegian language requirements for employees and PhDs at Norwegian universities language courses: What, when and where? By Odd Egil Johnsen, Academic Programme Director for Norwegian as a Second Language, Department of language and culture.
12:50 Inter-Act, pilot for language and integration for employees, students, and partners spring 2027, by Mari Buck, and Tromsø International house, project leader Zebib Bredesen.
13:15 Presentation of Arctic Doc, by Chair Kanagavalli Suryanarayanan.
13:30 Presentation of Research software engineering group at UiT, by Gregor Descristoforo, Senior Engineer - High performance computing group.
13:40 Trade unions in Norway and at UiT, by Andreas Holm Bakke. Adviser at the Academic Affairs Section.
13:50 Questions and upcoming events at UiT:
September 24: 09:30-11:30 “Working in the Arctic”, Webinar about Norwegian work culture and 12:30-app.15 Trip to Fløya by Fjellheisen
November 20, Bazinga, Campus Breivika: Polar Night Celebration: AI and critical thinking
14:00-15:00 Lunch at Bazinga, Teorifagbygg 1, Campus Tromsø- Please feel invited to a meal with other new colleagues