[Our translation] A new report examines lessons learned from Centers for Excellence in Education. We invite you to an online meeting to discuss how the lessons learned can contribute to quality development at universities and colleges. Discussion with Aslaug Slette…
Category: Teaching and student matters
Small report from the BIO225 (Marine Benthic Fauna) course at Espegrend
Last Friday, May 10, the Faunistics course (Bio225) at the University’s marine biology station in Espegrend (MBSE) ended after two sunny weeks filled with spring weather. During the course, a pearly array of fantastic marine animals was explored, from alien…
Thur 23 May: Student Poster Symposium
Everyone is warmly welcome to the Student Poster Symposium at Vil Vite May 23rd. This event will be held in English and Norwegian. See updated program and invitation here: https://www.uib.no/en/bio/166393/student-poster-symposium-bio-spring-2024 Students from these courses will present their posters: BIO316 Selected…
HK Dir: The education quality award (Utdanningskvalitetsprisen) for higher education 2024
Submit nominations for the award by Tuesday 30 April at 12.00 noon. The prize of one million kroner rewards outstanding work with educational quality in higher education. Read more and submit your nomination for the award [Norwegian language]
Mon 29 Apr. Open meeting of the Sustainability Education Collective
Welcome to an open meeting of the Sustainability Education Collective — meeting point for everyone working on or just interested in sustainability-related education. We wish to exchange experiences, knowledge and ideas for improved teaching and learning in sustainability education. See…
Welcome to the MARIGREEN 2024 summer school!
Are you a bachelor student, master student, Ph.D. student, postdoctoral candidate, or even a young researcher interested in the valorization of marine-based residue materials? If so, we invite you to a summer school entitled “From Blue to Green: Valorization of…
UiB Lektorsenteret: Announcement of seed funds to strengthen practice and partnership in lektorutdanningen
[Our translation] In 2024, the Lektorsenteret will issue seed funds that can be used for activities that contribute to the redesign of the lecturer’s education strengthening practice and collaboration with the field of practice.
Call: NORPART – deadline June 3rd 2024
[Our translation] HK-Dir has re-announced the NORPART program for the period 2024-2028. For this period, NOK 35 million will be available for partnership projects per year. The NORPART program provides support for educational cooperation in 40 countries for a period…
BIO216 Toxicology-students visited Equinor
On Tuesday this week, the students in BIO216 went on a company visit to Equinor at Sandsli. The students learned more about Equinor’s extensive use and handling of chemicals, risk assessments, toxicity testing, environmental impact and HSE. A shift to…
ExcelAQUA Summer School 2024 – Fish Physiology and Sustainable Aquaculture
The summer school is a great opportunity for you to travel and experience Japan while at the same time learning about fish physiology and aquaculture. Six students from UiB together with course instructors from BIO will spend a couple days…