The purpose of the Partnership Learning Week is to provide participants from business, education and the community with insight in what happens in a region in northern part of Norway. The week of travel, site visits and discussions provided an opportunity to explore in depth some of the partnership strategies applied in this region.
The International Partnership Network (IPN) has earlier organized very successful Partnership Learning Weeks in South Africa in August 2003 and in South India in October 2005.
The International Partnership Network
in collaboration with
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)
NHO Nordland
"The Partnership Learning Week in Norway:
Bodø and Lofoten
10. ? 15. June 2007
The purpose of the Partnership Learning Week was to provide participants from business, education and the community with insight in what happens in a region in northern part of Norway. The week of travel, site visits and discussions provided an opportunity to explore in depth some of the partnership strategies applied in this region.
The International Partnership Network (IPN) has earlier organized very successful Partnership Learning Weeks in South Africa in August 2003 and in South India in October 2005.
PARTNERSHIP LEARNING WEEK PROGRAMME 2007
At this time of the year there is midnight sun in these regions, meaning the sun never sets.
Sunday 10th June 2007
Arrival Bodø. Lodging at Skagen Hotell Bodø
Kl. 18.00 Reception at the Norwegian Aviation Museum
- Tour of the museum
- Welcome by the mayor of Bodø
- Orientation about the sea eagle association (www.havornklubben.no or www.bodoe.com)
- Dinner served
Monday 11th June
Breakfast at the hotel
0900 Presentation of Nordland County as region
- organisation
- industrial and commercial development
- schools
- presentation of Partnership Nordland
12.00 Lunch is served
12.30 Visit to the Bodø University College
- presentation of the college
- centre for ecology and ethics
- international projects
- teachers education
- innovation
Dinner is served before departure
16.00 Return to the hotel
19.00 Adventure trip to Saltstraumen. The world?s strongest maelstrom
Tuesday 12th June
Breakfast at the hotel
10.00 Project for focus on science and mathematical subjects in Nordland
- Narvik University College
- A local company presentation
-?Newton? project
- Example from Rana
- First Lego League
- Young Enterprise
12.00 ? 13.00 Lunch is served
15.00 Departure with the Norwegian Coastal Voyage (Hurtigruten) to Svolvær i Lofoten.
During the journey we will get a presentation about Hurtigruten, and dinner will be served
Arrival Svolvær at 21.00
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At arrival in Svolvær we will be picked up by a bus and drive 15 min to Kabelvåg where we are staying at Nyvågar Rorbuhotell.
We will stay here for the rest of the week..
Wednesday 13th June
Breakfast at the hotel
08.30 Departure to Svolvær
09.00 The mayor of Vågan wishes us welcome to Lofoten and gives us an orientation about Vågan municipality. There will also be given a presentation about the fisheries and its importance for the region in past and present. Lofoten has a very special and traditional cod fisheries in February - April.
11.00 Visit to Svolvær primary and secondary school
12.30 Lunch at arrival at Svolvær high school
Visit to Svolvær high school
Presentation of student projects
15.00 Back at the hotel
Free time. Lofoten Aquarium and the Galleri Espolin art exhibition are close to the hotel, and are recommended for a visit.
18.00 Departure to the The Viking museum at Borg.
19.00 Guided tour and dinner
During the drive to Borg we will make stops to experience the magnificent sceneries.
Back at the hotel approximately at 23.00
Thursday 14th June
Breakfast at the hotel
09.30 Departure to Pundslett salmon farm and Digermulen School. During the drive we will make a stop at the Lofot Cathedral in Kabelvåg.
11.00 Visit at Pundslett Salmon farm and Digermulen School.
We will look at salmon farming close up and see how they co-operate with the local school.
Lunch will be served.
After the visit at Pundslett salmon farm and Digermulen School we will take a boat trip to Trollfjorden, one of the major tourist attractions in Lofoten.
Back at the hotel appr. 20.00
Friday 15th June
Breakfast at the hotel
09.00 Departure to Henningsvær
09.30 Time spent in Henningsvær looking at the fishing village, visiting galleries, slide show presentation from Lofoten and presentation of mountain climbing school.
12.30 ? Departure Henningsvær for Å in Lofoten.
- The mayor of Moskenes municipality wishes us welcome
- Visit to the Lofoten Stockfish Museum
15.30 Departure from Å via Reine
16.30 Possible to depart the program by catching a plane from Leknes to Bodø.
17.30 Arrival at Hov in Lofoten.
- Social evening with dinner
- Possibility to play golf at a very spectacular golf course, Lofoten Golf Links
Departure from Hov to the hotel when ready, and this concludes the official program
Saturday 16th June
Breakfast at the hotel
Individual travel home from Kabelvåg/Svolvær. Both air and boat transportation is available to Bodø from Svolvær. See Widerøe for air transport and Hurtigruten for boat schedules.
