October 11: “Cracking the code of the Norwegian work culture”
Norske og utenlandske ansatte inviteres til workshopen “Cracking the code of the Norwegian work culture” Tid: 11 oktober kl.10-13. Sted: den historiske "direksjonen" i 2. etg i Mackbygget Storgata 4 i Tromsø. Lorelou Desjardins vil belyse særtrekk ved norsk kultur som tilreisende fra andre land må forstå for å ta del i et norsk arbeidsliv. Rundt 25% av ansatte ved UiT har utenlandsk statsborgerskap. Målet med seminaret er å skape en felles forståelse mellom både norske og utenlandske ansatte ved UiT for en bedre kommunikasjon i arbeidslivet.
“Cracking the code of the Norwegian work culture” highlights realities foreigners face when trying to adapt to the Norwegian culture, language, country and most of all to new people. Time: October 11 at 10-13. Venue: The historical offices of the directorate in the 2. floor of the Mack Building in the centre of Tromsø. Entrance: The wooden door between Ølhallen Storgata 4 and Driv Storgata 6. Lorelou Desjardins will guide you through how to understand the Norwegian work culture and how to blend in and take part in discussions. Lorelou is hoping to give non-Norwegians a glimpse of what makes Norway and Norwegians so awkward and so lovable; and to give Norwegians something to think about.
Lorelou Desjardins came to Norway 15 years ago. She is a trained lawyer, and writes the blog https://afroginthefjord.com/, as well as opinion pieces in the Norwegian newspaper VG (vg.no) commenting the peculiarities of the Norwegian culture in a humoristic manner, and has become a cultural expert on Norway. Her book "A Frog in the Fjord: One Year in Norway" is published in Norwegian, English, French and Spanish.
The seminar will be a mixture of Lorelou talking about her experiences and conversations in smaller groups joining foreign employees and all those who are working to assist them at UiT.
After the seminar all are invited to a joint meal at 13-14 at the same venue in the Mack Building, and those who like take the bus across the street to go to Fløya by Fjellheisen
October 11:
Workshop at 10:30-13 at the historical offices of the directorate, in the 2. floor of the Mack Building, food at the same venue 13-14, then we take the bus to Fjellheisen to go to Fløya
Please register by October 3.
Mazemap with link for finding the entrance