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The prize Minorities Role Model is awarded each year to an adult with an immigrant background who makes a particular effort for children and young people. This year the winner is Richard Espenes Kiwanuka, who through his efforts in Bergen has initiated several activities for young people, especially in sports.
Richard Espenes Kiwanuka was 16 when he came to Norway as unaccompanied minor asylum seeker from Uganda. He has been living in Bergen, and took studies at the field of studied child and youth social work. He is currently employed by New Page, a non-profit foundation engaged in preventive youth work.
In 2004, he founded the organization Kiwanuka Way Forward, which works to improve cooperation between schools, government agencies, sports clubs and immigrant environment. Through the Way Forward Kiwanuka has worked with sports such as integration arena, including swimming instruction with special focus on immigrant girls. ...
Do you know someone who in adulthood has changed their life situation by taking education and training?
The prize "Hero of the Year 2010" is awarded to people who have used education and learning to move on in life, and who have managed it, despite various obstacles in life. These obstacles may have been based on age, sex, physical or mental disability, lack of basic education or social or cultural factors. The prize was awarded first time in 2003.
The education that has led to a documented new situation may have been short or long, formal or non-formal, theoretical and/or practical.
The winner of the Year 2009 Learning Hero was Ali Abdulhakim Qorane. Ali Qorane is 26 years old and Somali. He came to Norway with almost no schooling. At about 2 years he has finished the Norwegian language courses, primary and secondary schools and is in full swing with the nursing program at Østfold University College, in Fredrikstad. ...
More about how two languages interact in a bilingual mind.
A new brain research published on June 2 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that people who learn a second language in adolescence or later recall the sounds of words from their native language.
The scientists who conducted the study, Yan Jing Wu, PhD, and Guillaume Thierry, PhD, of Bangor University in the United Kingdom, said their work helps researchers understand how the brain manages symbols and sounds in different languages. Thierry explained that although most bilingual people believe they function solely in one language at any given time, these findings show that it is not necessarily the case.
-Bilingual individuals retrieve information from their native language even when it’s not necessary, or, even more surprising, when it is counterproductive, since native language information does not help when reading or listening to second-language words, Thierry said. ...
Diversity and inclusion are prioritized issues in the Norwegian working life. The Norwegian government's goal is to encourage use immigrants as a resource at the workplace, as it will contribute both to the social welfare as well as to the individual. The lack of inclusion of the entire work force in Norway is considered as a major challenge for the Norwegian working life, both in terms of manpower deficit, early retirement for various types of pension benefits and lack of inclusion of the immigrant population.
To meet those challenges, the booklet "Cooperation on Diversity" was developed by managers, union representatives, researchers, safety representatives and external funding. The manual is a collection of experiences and advices on the subject area of ethnic diversity employment. The work was funded by the NHO Working Fund. The book takes up familiar situations and ask what one can do in those situations as a leader. ...
According to an article from last night on the SVs political party website, the segregation problem in Oslo has grown up to an extent where some schools are almost "pure white" while in other schools there are almost no pupils from multilingual backgrounds.
The article is based on statistical analysis from the Union of Education which shows that in Oslo schools, there is a ranging from 0 to 97 percent of pupils with minority background and pupils with Norwegian as their mother tongue are a minority in 58 out of 135 primary schools in Oslo. ...
The Education Association in cooperation with KLM and Cocoon invites to a course on multicultural issues in school.
The course is about the process towards an inclusive, educational and multicultural school community, and includes both strategic thinking and practical experiences. The course aims to raise the awareness of participants to see, understand and interact with people who meet the Norwegian society, as well as anchoring, building and practicing holistic and effective solutions for families, children and adolescents. ...
The Østberg Committee delivered its final report to the Education Minister Kristin Halvorsen yesterday. One of the conclusions of the report was that there is a great need for teaching material in Nynorsk (new Norwegian) for language minority pupils.
The outgoing chairman of the Norwegian Målungdom (Language Youth), Janne Nygård writes on a news article from today that the Østberg Committee also concluded that Nynorsk and local dialects must be used more often in education.
Østberg Committee refers in its report to a research showing that the integration of language minority children is dependent on what extent they have contact with native Norwegian speakers and the linguistic impulses they build their learning on. And this is why the Østberg Committee concluded that there "is a good reason for language minorities to acquire the local dialects." ...
Last week began with a good message in which the inclusion Minister and SV party deputy leader, Audun Lysbakken recommendedan article and a video from morsmal.org about the inclusion debate to all his "fans" on Twitter. After a few days, Education Minister and SV leader, Kristin Halvorsen referred Twitter followers to another Article on our website.
And this morning we had another good message, this time it was from the Østberg Committee which was appointed by Royal Decree 24th October 2008.
This was just one of many other interesting proposals on measures that the Østberg Committee has submitted earlier today to the Education Minister Kristen Halvorsen. The committee was headed by the principle of the university college in Oslo, Sissel Østberg, and proposes to apply measures at all levels, from kindergarten to adult education. ...
One of three male immigrants who completed a higher education in 2008/09, completed in the field of natural sciences, crafts and technical subjects. While 14 percent completed their studies in the field of economics and administrative subjects. When comparing to the general population, 27 and 22 per cent men respectively completed their studies at the same areas.
The similarity among female immigrants and women in the general population was even more consistent. Three out of ten female immigrants who completed a higher education in 2008/09, completed in the field of health, social and Sport. Furthermore, 17 percent completed their studies in the field of teacher education and pedagogy. Among the women of the general population who completed a higher education in the same areas, the proportions were respectively 34 and 22 per cent. ...
Education Ministry disclosed earlier today in a press release that the Østberg Committee would deliver its final recommendations to the Education Minister, Kristin Halvorsen tomorrow Tuesday 1st. June at 9.30 in Akersgt. 59 auditorium in Oslo.
According to the press release from the Ministry of Education, the Østberg committee was appointed in 2008 to "review the education for language minority children, adolescents and adults. The committee in its review looked at what the kindergartens, schools, adult education and higher education can do to make multi-lingual children, adolescents and adults taking full advantage of their training."
morsmal.org has previously responded to some incorrect information on the initial part report which gave the impression that Norwegian kindergartens in Norway are using Swedish digital resources. It seemed like one tried to push the committee to recommend resource allocation for the controversial project from NAFO environment at the Education Directorate in Norway. Read more about this in our letter to Østberg Committee from 1st. March 2010: forslag_til_oestberg_utvalget.
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The prize Minorities Role Model is awarded each year to an adult with an immigrant background who makes a particular effort for children and young people. This year the winner is Richard Espenes Kiwanuka, who through his efforts in Bergen has initiated several activities for young people, especially in sports. 
Do you know someone who in adulthood has changed their life situation by taking education and training? 
More about how two languages interact in a bilingual mind. 
Diversity and inclusion are prioritized issues in the Norwegian working life. The Norwegian government's goal is to encourage use immigrants as a resource at the workplace, as it will contribute both to the social welfare as well as to the individual. The lack of inclusion of the entire work force in Norway is considered as a major challenge for the Norwegian working life, both in terms of manpower deficit, early retirement for various types of pension benefits and lack of inclusion of the immigrant population. 
We have 
The Education Association in cooperation with KLM and Cocoon invites to a course on multicultural issues in school. 
The Østberg Committee delivered its final report to the Education Minister Kristin Halvorsen yesterday. One of the conclusions of the report was that there is a great need for teaching material in Nynorsk (new Norwegian) for language minority pupils. 
Last week began with a good message in which the inclusion Minister and SV party deputy leader, Audun Lysbakken 
One of three male immigrants who completed a higher education in 2008/09, completed in the field of natural sciences, crafts and technical subjects. While 14 percent completed their studies in the field of economics and administrative subjects. When comparing to the general population, 27 and 22 per cent men respectively completed their studies at the same areas. 
Education Ministry disclosed earlier today in a press release that the 
forslag_til_oestberg_utvalget.
