The 4th Societal Security workshop is connected to the Internationalization Project of the International Preparedness Bachelor’s Programme in Harstad, funded by Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The first day of the workshop will consist of three very interesting keynote lectures. The workshop participants will be a mix of students, academicians, experts in the field and local authorities. There will as well be a number of invited international guests.
Program
5 November:
Keynote lectures – The main auditorium
13:00 – 13:15: Welcome and presentation of UiT/ITS Harstad & Tromsø
13:15 – 14:00: “Disaster diplomacy in the Arctic and the High North: Reflections from Svalbard”
Professor Christian WEBERSIK, University of Adger, Center for Integrated Emergency Management
14:00 – 14:15: Discussions
14:15 – 14:30: Coffee
14:30 – 15:15: “Cooperation in emergency management at the local and regional level”
Dr. Kerstin Eriksson, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
15:15 – 15:30: Discussions
15:30 – 15:45: Coffee
15:45 – 16:30: “A European safety net – Norway, crisis management and the cooperation with NATO and the EU”
Ørjan Karlsson, Specialist Director, The Norwegian Directorate of Civil Protection
16:30 – 16:45: Discussions
16:45 – 17:00: Summary and closure
6 November: A smaller seminar will be organised for invited guests, in association with the UARTIC project “Societal Security collaboration in research and education”.