Courses and events
Overview of courses and activities at the research school NORBARN.
Calender NORBARN
The research school offers three different types of courses. All courses will have at least two partner institutions that collaborate on the content of the course.
PhD courses given at partner institutions, 5 ECTS
Courses with their own subject code and final exam for all participants, each course triggers 5 ECTS. Link to subject codes and content will be published when these are ready. The courses come with a transcript.
Courses that will be offered in 2024:
Recent kindergarten research in a Nordic perspective (PHUV9480), 5 ECTS, spring 2024, OsloMet.
The application deadline for spring 2024 was 1 November 2023. Application via the application web (read more on OsloMet's website).
Responsible management of knowledge development - establishing change agents, 5 ECTS, autumn 2024, University of Western Norway
You can find more information about the subjects by clicking on this link.
Optional digital courses, 1-5 ECTS
Optional digital courses corresponding to 1-5 ECTS. Diploma from the research school after passing the course. Courses that will be offered in spring 2025:
7 -9 January: Open Science (specialization Early Childhood Education and Care). Digital tutorial from 09.15 - 12.00 every day.
Courses at the request of PhD students
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Webinar
The research school offers digital mini-seminars that are open to anyone interested.
For the seminars you need to register in advanced, and a link will be sent out to those who are registered a few days before the seminar.
Current seminar
In the spring semester 2024, NORBARN has a webinar series on working life relevance and transferable skills.
Tuesday 20 February 2024: "Evaluation of the framework plan - what does the research show and what might be relevant for the kindergarten sector?"
Time: 14:00 -15:00
Lecturer: Senior Researcher Anne Dåsvatn Homme, NORCE.
Host: Hege Fimreite
Registration for webinar 20 February (deadline 15 February)
Wednesday 10 April 2024: "Kindergarten as community, co-creation arena and community builder"
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Lecturer: Associate Professor Dina von Heimburg, NTNU.
Host: Elin Eriksen Ødegaard
The following seminar has been offered at the research school in autumn 2023:
"Academic writing and innovation", 2 hours digitally. 20 September 2023.
"Innovation and academic impact", 90 minutes, digital. 6 October 2023
Read here for information about the seminars.
Summer School
In the summer of 2025, the NORBARN research school will host the International Summer School of Narrative Inquiry.
NORBARN, in collaboration with other environments at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway and University of Alberta, Canada, organizes the summer school 11-15 August 2025.
The summer school will take place outside Bergen, at Fana Folkehøgskole.
The summer school is suitable for researchers at all stages of their career, who use Narrative Inquiry (NI). Therefore, we welcome PhD students, supervisors and other junior and senior researchers. Invitation to the course will be shared in international networks, but research school participants, who use NI in their dissertation work, will have their course fee, board and lodging covered at the summer school. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.
Registration for the summer school is now open, with an application deadline of March 1, 2025.
Please read more on this webpage
Prioritization for admission to courses at the research school:
- Students accepted at the research school NORBARN
- Students at the institution at which the course is given
- External students* if there is space available.
*For external students, it may be necessary to accept a deductible.
In addition, the research school offers short webinars for anyone interested.