UNO Students Travel to Norway
On May 8th, 20 students will be leaving Omaha for their first experience in Kristiansand, Norway! This immersion experience will allow students to learn first-hand about Norwegian society, culture, history, business practices, education, and government, and have conversations with their counterparts and some key thinkers in Norway.
The students were selected for the trip on a competitive basis. The selected student delegation includes a number of first generation college students who represent a diverse group of women (14) and men (6). The students are predominantly juniors and represent a wide variety of majors from the following colleges – six from the College of Information Science & Technology, seven from the College of Education, four from the College of Arts & Science, and one each from the College of Public Administration and Community Affairs, College of Business Administration, and College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media.
During their trip to Norway, the students will visit the cities of Kristiansand (home to UiA), Stavanger, and Oslo. While in Norway, the students will experience a range of activities including educational workshops on Norwegian values and culture, eDemocracy and European Integration. The students will also visit monuments and cultural sites such as the Pulpit Rock and the Gestapo museum and participate in a half day of service at local schools. In addition, the students will visit with corporate/government executives and multinational corporations like Aker Solutions, StatoilHydro and Elkem Solar. On the way to Norway, the students will lay over in Amsterdam for a day and tour the city including visiting the Anne Frank Museum.
Excerpt from the press release
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