Academic introductory week

In this week you will be introduced to the academic content of the programme. You will meet your lecturers, be introduced to the thesis project, and you will get familiar with the library.  

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International Community Health class of 2022

Monday 18

09:15-10:00 Opening and Introduction to International Community Health, by Programme leader, Associate Professor Elia Mmbaga

10:15-11:00 Community Approach and Participatory Research, by Lecturer Ahmed Madar and Associate Professor Andrea Solnes Miltenburg

11:15-12:00 Thinking about your thesis: A research plan. By Programme leader, Associate professor Elia Mmbaga

Tuesday 19

9.00-10.30 Welcome to the Medical Library at UiO: how to get the most out of our services, by Senior Academic Librarian Ivana Malovic

10.30-12.00 Using references in your writing: what is referencing, why do we need it and how to do it correctly? By Senior Academic Librarian Ivana Malovic

12:00-12:30 Presentation of the Academic Writing Centre

Wednesday 20

09:15- 10:00 History of global health actors: From International to Global Health. By Head of Department, Professor Christoph Gradmann

10:15- 11:00 Global burden of disease, by Professor Espen Bjertness

11:15- 12:00 Diversity, decoloniality, language, by Associate Professor Andrea Solnes Miltenburg

Thursday 21

09:15-10:00 Introduction to the curriculum, to reading, exams, to the pedagogical ideas and aims of the program. By Professor Heidi Fjeld

10:15-11:00 What Does it Mean to be an Academic. By Professor Heidi Fjeld

11:15-12:00 Introduction to the Faculty

12:00-13:00 Student and Faculty lunch in the FHH cantine. Bring your own lunch.  
 

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