INTERNATIONALIZATION. Ewa-Lena Bratt, Louise Freytag and Camilla Eide, coordinators for the Nursing Care in Complex Care Situations course in the nursing program at Sahlgrenska Academy, have been named the recipients of the 2019 Prize for Internationalization of first and second-cycle education at the Sweden’s medical faculties. The course, now taught entirely in English, is offered each semester. The Nursing Care in Complex Care Situations course (7.5 credits) is offered in…
Ann Wennerberg is the new assistant dean for internationalization and collaboration
LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENT. After almost 10 years in Malmö, Ann Wennerberg returned to Gothenburg some time ago. She has now been appointed as assistant dean for internationalization and collaboration. “I thought it sounded like an exciting job and something new for me to get involved in. I’m at the end of my career, and I’m pleased to work for the Academy and get a more general picture of issues that are…
Gunnar Tobin: Internationalization – From an imposed idea to a recognized part of the daily activities
SWAN SONG. After a multi-year commitment to internationalization at Sahlgrenska Academy, Gunnar Tobin has resigned as International Director. Here, he presents us with his swan song*, in which he concludes that the faculty’s internationalization efforts were dependent on a handful of driving forces who recognized the value of a global perspective in daily activities. During the last years of the previous century, internationalization was a relatively unfamiliar concept. But a…
More in-depth collaboration between Sahlgrenska Academy and Kyushu University
INTERNATIONALIZATION. During the week Gothenburg was visited by a delegation from the Japan’s Kyushu University for discussions about how collaboration between our universities can be extended. In connection with the visit, a letter of intent for future collaboration was signed by Masato Wakayama, vice president of Kyushu University, and Agneta Holmäng, dean of Sahlgrenska Academy. Kyushu University has had a well-functioning collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology and the University…
Prize for internationalization in teaching and learning – nomination period opens Feb 1
INTERNATIONALIZATION. Sweden’s medical faculties have set up a joint prize for the internationalization of first and second-cycle education in order to encourage their teachers and teaching teams to actively promote an international approach to teaching. The announcement will open on February 1, with the last nomination date on March 15, 2018. The prize is awarded to a teacher or a teaching team that has made the most effective contribution to raising…