Konferanse om "How to strenghten Institutions of Higher Education in the South?"

Conference on ”How to strengthen Institutions of Higher Education in the South?”

Key issues to be discussed:

- Higher education on the South- On Whose Terms?

- Hiv/aids and Higher Education

- Women in Higher Education and Research

- Brain drain and Commodification of Education

- Workshops and panel debate

Participants:

State Secretary Anne M. F. Stenhammer, The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Olve Sørensen, Senior Adviser, The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research

Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen, Project Coordinator Migration and development, Norwegian

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Robert L. Smith, Associate Professor, Former centre leader of LINS (Centre for International

Education, Oslo University College)

Pius A. I. Obanya, International Education Strategist, Nigeria

Tor Halvorsen, Associate Professor, University of Bergen

Alta Hooker, Director, URACCAN-university, Atlantic coast of Nicaragua

Ruth Haug, Chair, Norad’s Programme for Master Studies (NOMA)

Johan Maritz, Centre for the Study of Aids, South Africa

Marit Tjomsland, Researcher, University of Bergen

When:

November 16th and 17th 2006

Where:

Håndverkeren Konferansesenter, Rosenkrantzgt. 7, Oslo

Organizers:

The Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund (SAIH)

in co-operation with

The Norwegian Association of Researchers (Forskerforbundet)

Union of Education Norway (Utdanningsforbundet)

the National Union of Students in Norway (NSU)

the Norwegian Association of Students (StL).

Registration:

Please register at: conference@saih.no

Registration deadline: As soon as possible

Conference fee:

NOK 300,- (includes coffee, lunch and conference publication)

+ NOK 300,- for participation at conference dinner, November 16th

Travel costs and accommodation in Oslo will be covered by the participants

For further information please contact:

Aina Holm

Vice-president, SAIH

E-mail: aina.holm@saih.no

Phone: +47 21 06 34 75