Semester start for Global Development Studies
We look forward to seeing you! Discover what awaits you as a new student.
Welcome as a new student
Congratulations to all new students at the bachelor's programme and the one-year programme in Global Development Studies at UiA. We look forward to meeting you at semester start on August 12, starting with a compulsory introductory meeting from 12:30 -13:30 in Room B3 001.
If you would like to connect with your fellow students before semester start, you are welcome to join this Facebookgroup, which is created for the 2024-cohort in Global development studies.
We have compiled important information regarding the start of your study programme below.
Welcome to UiA and Campus Kristiansand!
For more details about the study programmes:
Bachelor in Global Development Studies (about the programme)
One-year programme in Global Development Studies (in Norwegian)
- ida.homane@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 15 16
- siv.i.kolstad@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 11 37
For international students:
Join our orientation programme the week before semester start! The orientation programme is arranged by the International office for all international students at UiA.
ID studiestart:orientation-day does not exist in shared textSemester start 12 August (for all students)
Mandatory session
- Time: 12:30-13:30 in Room B3 001
- Location: Campus Kristiansand, room B3 001
This is where you will meet your fellow students and lecturer/ student adviser. There is no teaching on this day, but rather an introductory session where we get to know each other and learn what to expect for the semester ahead.
Attendance is mandatory.
Opening ceremony
Welcome to the formal opening of the academic year on the lawn at Campus Kristiansand, Monday 12 August!
UiA Buddy programme ("fadder")
UiA has a great buddy programme for new students! You will automatically become a member of a buddy group and will be contacted by a buddy already the weekend before semester start. This way, you know that someone will be there to greet you when you arrive at Campus Kristiansand on that day.
The rest of the first week
Tuesday 13 August
11.15 - 12.00: Introduction to digital tools, room B1 018 (non-compulsary)
Videos and practical instructions to digital tools at UiA are also available on this webpage.
12:30: Welcome event for all faculty students
All new students at the Faculty of Social Sciences are invited to Kristiansand Kino (Kristiansand cinema), where they will be greeted by faculty students and staff with the following programme:
- Welcome speech by Dean Leif Skiftenes Flak
- "Why does the world need Social Scientists?" 4 mini sessions by staff and former students.
- How to engage as a student - and why? Presentation of students' organisations.
- Coffee and cookies
14.30 Student activities
Information will be updated in the weeks to come.
UiA Buddy group activities
Wednesday 14 August
Compulsory start-up seminar (full day programme)
Room: B2 014
10.00-10.15: Welcome, programme for the day (Ida Martine Homane Grødum, study program manager)
10.30-10.45: Introduction of course staff, autumn semester
10.45-11.15: Introduction to Development Studies
11.15-12.15: Lunch break (bring your own lunch)
12.15-14.00: Intercultural communication (Chiara Astrid Gebbia, UiA)
14.00-14.15: Break
14.15-15.30: Introduction of local student organisations (SAIH, Amnesty, Spire, SolUng)
15.30- 18.00: Introduction of the mentor programme and mentors (Margherita, Jack, Anna and Manuel)
- Preparation for election of student representatives
- Social gathering with mentors
Thursday 15 August
Compulsory start-up seminar (full day programme)
Room: I1 066
09.45-09.50: Welcome and introduction to today’s program
09.50-10.00: Welcome greeting to new students (Head of Department for Global Development and Planning (IGUS))
10.00-12.00: «Student activists as human rights defenders» (Selma M. Bratberg, Leader of SAIH Norway + Tererai Obey Sithole, Zimbabwean Student Activist/ PhD Fellow)
12.00-12.30: Lunch break (bring your own lunch)
12:30-13.30 “Western Sahara: Africa’s last colony» (Erik Hagen and Asria Mohamed, Western Sahara Committee)
15 mins: Short break
Last session: Election of student representatives
Friday 16 August
UiA Buddy group activities
New student at UiA
Useful information for new students
Guidance and courses
We provide a wide range of courses, digital guides/courses, and personal guidance.
- Academic support and career guidance
- Essential systems and software
- University Library: literature searches, academic writing, proper source citation, and more