This meeting is for all new employees from abroad, and aims to give you all you need to know when working at UiT
Venue:
Campus Tromsø 132 Aud UB, (by Teams for other campuses if needed)- To find the venue at campus Tromsø, you may utilize Mazemap
Agenda:
10:15 Fruit and mineral water at the venue
10:30 Welcome to UiT! Pro rector Rikke Gürgens Gjærum wishes newly employed from abroad welcome on behalf of UiT
10:40 Norwegian language requirements for employees and PhDs at Norwegian universities language courses: What, when and where? By Knut Ørke, Assistant professor,ISK
11:00 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Innovation | UiT Introduction to https://en.uit.no/research Questions, by Elisabeth Blix Bakkelund, senior adviser, UiT
11:20 Obligations, responsibilities, and benefits as an employee at UiT. Questions, by Svetlana Johansen, Legal Adviser, UiT
11:50 IT/ Orakel by Sigurd Jaklin, Section for Enterprise Digital Services
12:10 Presentation of the services offered by the University Library, by Terje Håkstad, Head of Communication UB
12:20 Coffee break
13:00 Management, advice and assistance related to project economy, by Hans-Jørgen Oppi Christiansen, adviser, financial section
13:20 Presentation of TODOS, by Claire Degail, accountant
13:30 Presentation of Research software engineering group at UiT, by Gregor Descristoforo, Senior Engineer - High performance computing group
13:40 The UiT Chaplaincy - providing counselling and events to students and staff across religion and spirituality, by Gunhild Svalastog, University chaplaincy
13:50 Upcoming events at UiT: https://uit.no/staffmobility
14:00-15:00 Lunch at Bazinga, Teorifagbygg 1, Campus Tromsø Please feel invited to a meal with other new colleagues