“The national budget entails no dramatic changes for the University of Agder, but we need more help to achieve our high ambitions”, UiA Rector Sunniva Whittaker says.
60 percent of people at UiA connect to public Wi-Fi when working in a public space, last year’s security survey showed. It is risky, because it means that you open up your computer to the public. Fortunately, you have a good alternative in VPN (a virtual private network). A description of how to use VPN can be found below.
Sikresiden.no/en helps you avoid emergency situations but is also a place where you can get specific advice should you suddenly find yourself in an emergency and not know what to do to solve the situation.
“The fundraiser ended in late June; and the funds NOK 55,000 have been transferred to Lesvos Solidarity/Pikpa. They are most grateful for the donation. They say that such gifts are necessary to be able to continue the relief work, and it also helps build courage to keep going”, head of the campaign Karen-Lise Scheie Knudsen says.
Nursing student Line Ostad (on the left) and student of communication Fatemeh Vaezi have been hired as student mentors to UiA Rector Sunniva Whittaker.
“When counting the number of users in campus areas – both group study rooms, offices, auditoria and other areas – the purpose is to get a snapshot of the current use. The campus development plan is an overarching project which doesn’t evaluate cellular offices as opposed to open-plan offices”, UiA’s project leader for the campus development plan Paal Kulien says.
The new university board has commenced its work. At the first board meeting, the new board members were given a thorough introduction to the higher education sector.
The University of Agder flies its flag at half-mast following the death of Adjunct Professor Anne Grete Preus, Faculty of Fine Arts, who died on Sunday 25 August aged 62 after illness.
In the national survey on bullying and harassment in the higher education sector, 24 employees at the University of Agder respond that they have experienced sexual harassment at work in the past year.