International Week
Are you interested in Norwegian education and would like to visit local schools and kindergartens to see how the teachers work? We invite teacher, pedagogy and early childhood students to the University of Inland Norway and Hamar for the International Week.
Hamar, Norway
Welcome to Hamar! Join us here to learn more about the Norwegian school system, indigenous culture, and how we work with digitalization and Virtual Reality in education.
Hamar is the largest city in Innlandet County and has 30,000 inhabitants. With its stable climate, varied nature and its rich cultural heritage, Hamar offers many great experiences all year round.
The city that lies on the sunny side of Lake Mjøsa offers a fantastic selection of concerts, festivals, restaurants, cafés and shopping opportunities. Approximately 3000 students also help to give the city its distinctive character.
21 - 23 October 2025
Hamar is one of six campuses at the University of Inland Norway (INN) and home to the Faculty of Education.
Programme
Day 1: The Norwegian school system
9:15 Welcome
10:30 The Hauge Collection – a historical context
11:00 Sightseeing and lunch
14:00 School presentations
16:00 Visit to the Future Classroom Lab, including social activities and pizza
Day 2: Indigenous culture & international mix party
10:00 - 14:00 The Sami language week
Learn about Sami culture, language and history
14:00 International mix party
International food festival in conncection with United Nations Day
18:00 Crafty Wednesday
Traditional craft work
Day 3: School visits
09:00 School visits
- Rollsløkka Primary School
- Ajer Lower Secondary School
- Flekkenga Kindergarten (nature and farm-based kindergarten)
13:00 Lunch, summary, reflection and questions
15:00 End of programme
Flekkenga Kindergarten
Practical information
Who can register?
Teacher students, pedagogy students and early childhood students from partner universities:
- Erasmus+
- EMERGE
- Comenius Association
We will receive a maximum of 4 students from each university.
Places are on a first come, first served basis.
Participation
Participants will receive a certificate of attendance after completing the programme (full attendance required).
We do not offer any ECTS.
Language
The working language is English.
Accomodation and costs
- Attendance is free.
- INN will cover simple accomodation from Monday 20 October to Thursday 23 October.
- INN will cover some organized meals (aprox. one meal per day).
- Each student will need to provide for their own travel expenses. If you would like to live somewhere else than INN’s option, you will need to cover this yourself.
Transport
If you will be travelling to Norway by air, you are advised to book a ticket bound for Oslo Airport Gardermoen.
From there, you can take the train to Hamar (approx. 50 minutes).
Registration
The registration deadline is 30 September, or when spaces are filled, whichever comes first.
Places are on a first come, first served basis with a maximum of 4 spaces per network partner.
To avoid disappointment, please sign up as soon as possible.
Contact us
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- hilde.brustad@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 62 51 76 18