UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL CLUB SPRING PROGRAMME 2012

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1 nivers tyinter ationa l l u b SPRING PROGRAMME 2012 FOUNDED IN 1998 AARHUS AU UNIVERSITY

2 2 SPRING PROGRAMME 2012 WELCOME TO THE With the start of the new year 2012, we at the University International Club (UIC) are presenting our Spring Programme and warmly invite all AU foreign staff members and their spouses, as well as everyone associated with the International Community, to benefit from our weekly activities. This programme covers the first half of the year and includes a wide selection of seminars, meetings, events and 2 excursions, whilst we are also planning a larger excursion for June. February starts with a couple of afternoon arrangements, both of which you need to sign up for in advance. The first is an exciting event in cooperation with Global Talent, where artist Erik A. Frandsen has been invited to come and talk about his art under the title Between Memory and Theft, whilst Professor Leif Østergaard from AU s Center for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience will talk about What your brains do for you. For further details, see the separate program on the website. On the following day, Wednesday 8 February, all parents and parents-to-be are then invited to a Grand Tour of International Schools in Greater Aarhus, free of charge, with the tour intending to help international parents decide on what education to offer their families. There will therefore be a brief introduction at all the international schools in the Aarhus area, from the kindergarten and the upcoming school at AAGE, to the long standing ISAa and then finally finishing at Langkjer Gymnasium. Other seminars this year are focused on Danish literature, history and the art of the Anastasia, the huge ceiling artwork on AU campus and the largest in DK. This serves as a small appetizer to the extensive AU Art collection across the campus, which is well worth exploring.

3 SPRING PROGRAMME SPRING PROGRAMME 2012 On the agenda in April is a seminar focused on advertising, a highly influential and important aspect of our modern society, and will include discussions on subliminal advertising and the different affects on different cultures. In May a seminar focuses on Managing Identities in an Era of Globalization, whilst in another seminar we will learn about the history of Aarhus Symphony Orchestra as well as the set-up of an orchestra in general. Furthermore, once again we will see the return of Assistant Professor Beverly P. Mortensen, who last November shared her reflections as a Nobel wife, and this semester will present some of her academic work under the title The Varieties of God in the Hebrew Bible. As usual, this semester s programme also includes a Tax Seminar on How to navigate the Danish tax system and a presentation about pension plans in DK. Be sure to check for further details on the UIC website. With the vast array of subject matters covered this semester, we hope that there will be some new topics for all to learn from. The UIC has been helping newcomers at AU to settle in since 1998 and welcomes people from all nations, educational backgrounds and languages, although English is commonly spoken. We encourage a positive atmosphere and will do our best to help you enjoy your stay and hopefully lead to you settle here for good. It is possible to sign up for the weekly UIC Newsletter to read about what is on in the greater Aarhus area, including information of general interest. Monday mails provide the latest updates with respect to upcoming events. In regards to language training, turn to the UIC website for more information. Should you require further information, please do contact us. We look forward to welcoming you. Gitte Haahr-Andersen UIC Organiser

4 4 SPRING PROGRAMME 2012 SPRING PROGRAMME 2012 Date Time Details Location February 1 st Feb 10:00 Welcome and Networking 7 th Feb 17:00 UIC Event in cooperation with Consortium of Global Talent. See full invitation and sign up on 8 th Feb 15:30 Grand Tour of International Schools in Greater Aarhus: AAGE, ISAa, and Langkjer Gymnasium. Bus tour free of charge, sign up on the webshop at Back on AU Campus by 20: th Feb 13:00 Invitation to visit Lis Korsbjerg s home, further details to be announced. (Week 7: School Winter Holiday). 22 nd Feb 10:00 Seminar: What does it mean to be free? By Sarah Jennings, Ph.D. 29 th Feb 15:00 Visit to the State Library: Access to global information resources and cultural heritage material by Chief Executive Svend Larsen. Lakeside Lecture Theatres, Bldg. 1250, AU Campus. Leaving from DTM Building To be announced Main Entrance to the Statsbiblioteket, State Library. March 7 th Mar 10:00 Informal Meeting

5 SPRING PROGRAMME Date Time Details Location 7 th Mar 15:00 Tax Seminar: The Aarhus Tax Centre will provide information specifically for PhD students and researchers and answer questions in collaboration with the International Community. Sign up on the webshop, Conference Centre, Bldg. 1421, First floor, Fredrik Nielsens Vej 4 (next to the Student House), AU Campus. 14 th Mar 10:00 Turbulent times: Two perspectives on Denmark in 1938 and 2010 in novels by Kirsten Thorup by Associate Professor Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Dept. of Comparative Literature, AU. 21 st Mar 10:00 From civil war to peaceful cooperation in the Danish/German borderland, 1840 till today by Associate Professor Carsten Porskrog Rasmussen, Dept. of History and Area Studies, AU.??? 28 th Mar 10:00 Visit to Per Kirkeby s painting Anastasis from 2001 at Aarhus University. A modern interpretation of a classical Christian motif by Associate Professor Hans Jørgen Frederiksen, Dept. of Aesthetics and Communications Art History, AU. April Lakeside Lecture Theatres, Bldg. 1250, AU Campus. 11 th Apr 10:00 The Psychology of Advertising between biology and culture by Conni Paldam, M.D. 18 th Apr TBA A visit to the School of Engineering, part of AU since 1st January 2012 (Details to be announced). To be announced

6 6 SPRING PROGRAMME 2012 Date Time Details Location 25 th Apr 15:00 Pension plans in DK by Ulla Højland Jensen, Account Director, Partner, Willis Group. Sign up on Conference Centre, Bldg. 1421, First floor, Fredrik Nielsens Vej 4 (next to the Student House), AU Campus. May 2 nd May 10:00 Managing Identities in an Era of Globalization by Vice Dean Jan Ifversen, Faculty of Arts, AU. 9 th May 15:00 The Varieties of God in the Hebrew Bible by Assistant Professor Beverly P. Mortensen, Northwestern University, Ill., USA. 16 th May 10:00 Informal Meeting (day before a holiday, Christ s Ascendant s Day) 23 rd May 15:00 Seminar on Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, A presentation of both its history and the setup of an orchestra in general. Further details to be announced. 30 th May 11:00 International Pot-luck Event to end the Spring Semester Summer programme to be announced later

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8 Peter Sabroes Gade 5102 Conference Centre 1441 Humanities and bookshop 1455 Humanities State and University Library 1414 Main Museum of Hall Ancient Art Teachers' Training College Economics and Management INCUBA Science Park Halls of Law 1351 Molecular Biology inano B3 6 1 residence B B P1 B Chemistry Political P2 B Science 1320 B P3 Aesthetics 3120 Biophysics Halls of residence Kasernescenen Epidemiology Med Physiology 07B Biochem Student Accomodation 1520 Physics and Astronomy office Zoology Mathematics Museum of 1530 Natural History Biology Bartholin Building 1241 Biology Molecular 1240 Biology Biology Lakeside LectureTheatres 03A B Anatomy Victor Albeck Building Public Health Steno Museum Vestre Ringgade Paludan-Müllers Vej Emil Aarestrups Vej Langelandsgade Ærøgade Gustav Wieds Vej Kaserneboulevarden Ny Munkegade Karl Verners Vej Niels Jensens Vej Ole Worms Allé C. F. Møllers Allé Victor Albecks Vej Wilhelm Meyers Allé Nordre Ringgade Bartholins Allé Carl Holst-Knudsens Vej Vennelyst Boulevard Nørrebrogade Trøjborgvej Høegh-Guldbergs Gade Dentistry University Hospital uses Langelandsgade International Centre Dale T. Mortensen Building VIA Hall of residence Geology 1670 CONTACT University International Club Organiser Gitte Haahr-Andersen Mobile: (+45) Tel: (+45) gha@adm.au.dk Web: International Centre Aarhus University Dale T. Mortensen Building Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 4, Bldg DK-8000 Aarhus C Tel: (+45) Fax: (+45) ic@au.dk Web: Staff Mobility Unit International Centre Head of Staff Mobility Michael Winther Tel: (+45) mw@adm.au.dk Web: Staff Mobility Unit International Centre International Coordinator Anne P. Langer Tel: (+45) apl@adm.au.dk Web: