Online meeting with Nord University

This morning I met with colleagues at Nord University in Norway to meet one another virtually and discuss future collaborations. Katrin Olsen visited Charles Sturt University in Bathurst a few months ago, so it was great to meet her colleagues, including Kristian Kristofferson who I have collaborated with for many years. The Nord University team are undertaking a study with children and families in Sami communities in Norway.

Nord University - Visit to CSU and conversations about the future

We have been honoured to have visitors from Nord University (https://www.nord.no/en) at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst over the past three weeks. Susanne Francisco has coordinated the visit of 

• Professor Wenche Rønning and 
• Associate Professor Kathrin Olsen 

from Fakultet for lærerutdanning og kunst- og kulturfag [Faculty of Teacher Education and Arts and Culture]. We look forward to working on a Memorandum of Understanding between the two universities.

Dr Susanne Francisco, Prof Wenche Rønning, A/Prof Kathrin Olsen,
Dr Kate Smithers, Prof Sharynne McLeod and Dr Leanne Gibbs

Kathrin and Sharynne saw 9 kangaroos near CSU.

 

The Nordic House - University of Iceland

 The Nordic House is located at The University of Iceland. https://nordichouse.is/en/

It is a library of books and artwork from Nordic and Baltic countries. It has a vibrant children's section, hosts concerts and events, and was a wonderful place to visit to learn more about language and literature from: 

• Icelandic 
• Faroese 
• Sami 
• Greenlandic 
• Norwegian 
• Swedish 
• and  other languages

Kate showed me how many resources were found in multiple languages and I had lots of ideas to bring back to the International Children's Communication Centre at CSU.

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