Working in Norway

- A CPN project supported by EMI

Continuing last year's success, CPN (Chinese Professionals in Norway) will organize a new photo competition and exhibition in 2012. The project is funded by EMI (Enhet for Mangfold og Integrering) of the Municipality of Oslo, and the theme of this year's photo competition is «Norway in immigrants' eyes».

Project objectives
To inspire the immigrants through art and competition, to demonstrate the artistic skills of the immigrants, and to advocate the visions of OXLO.

- et CPN prosjekt støttet av EMI

CPN (Chinese Professionals in Norway) har i år fått støtte fra EMI (Enhet for Mangfold og Integrering, Oslo Kommune) igjen for å fortsette suksessen fra 2011 og arrangere OXLO fotokonkurranse 2012 med tema: ”Norge i innvandrernes øyne”.

Prosjektmål

Inspirere innvandrerne gjennom kunst og engasjement, fremvise innvandrernes kunstneriske ferdigheter, og samtidig formidle OXLO verdiene.

Fotobildene skal vise et fargerikt norsk samfunn og hvordan alle kan leve godt sammen, uansett hudfarge, kulturbakgrunn eller religion. Gjennom kameraet kan man se norsk kultur og landskap, eller innvandrernes deltagelse i det norske samfunn. La bildene fortelle din historie!

Hvem kan delta : Alle innvandrere som bor i Norge.

The kickoff gathering was held in the Research Park on 3rd May. 65 registered participants were from the following countries: India, China, Canada, Norway, Singapore, Serbian, South African and Germany.

[Project brochure(PDF 762KB)]

Forskningsparken, 3rd May, 16:30pm

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Immigrant Competence Center
-A platform for immigrant professionals in Norway

”Immigrant Competence Center” (Kompetansesenter for Innvandrere in Norwegian) is a project financed by the Norwegian Immigrant Authority, Integrerings- og Mangfoldsdirektoratet (IMDi) and run by Chinese Professionals in Norway (CPN, www.cpn2003.no) since 2010.

The project aims to build up a platform/network for working immigrants and their families to meet their needs in information and supervision, after they come to work in Norway from different countries, particularly from Asia, Africa and Latin America, and in the beginning when they settle down in a new country and confront with culture and business differences.

More information about the project is available at www.workinginnorway.no.

Speaker Dr. Silvija Seres is a Hungarian from Yugoslavia and the Top10 winner for 2004. She gained a doctor degree from the Oxford University, lived and worked in Norway more than 20 years. She has made great demonstrations for promoting immigrants in the Norwegian society, with lot of experiences to share as successful professionals.

Speaker Karen Kristine Bårje from the trade union Tekna will present the concept “The Norwegian Model” applied to describe the distinguishing features in the organization of working life in Norway, regarding to wage bargaining and other concrete issues.

Date: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 (it was postponed from April 19th)

Place: Forskningsparken，Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 OSLO

Program

16:30-17:00 Chinese food and networking

17:00-17:10 Welcome, Dr. Xinli Wang, President CPN

17:10-17:50 "Multi-cultural Challenges at Work and Positive Solutions", by Dr. Silvija Seres, Independent Board Member

17:50-18:30 "Why Should Employees be Organized in a Trade Union?" by Karen Kristine Bårje, Juridisk Rådgiver, Tekna

18:30 Break, round table and Party!

CPN is going to arrange a Ski day at Tryvann Winter Park (http://www.tryvann.no/) on Saturday, 18th February 2012. This will include both downhill and cross-country skiing activities.

CPN will arrange some instrutors to teach new beginners of both downhill or cross-country groups. The payment is charged like below.

Alpine ski Fees:

As the last social event of this year, CPN is going to arrange a typical Norwegian winter activity -- Ski day at Tryvann Winter Park (http://www.tryvann.no/) on Friday, 30th December 2011. This event is a part of CPN project “Innvandrer Kompetanse Senter” supported by IMDi (The Directorate of Integration and Diversity). This event is open to all immigrant groups in Norway, including CPN.

We will arrange both downhill skiing and cross-country skiing activities. CPN will have someone to take care of each activity group and teach the new beginners for downhill or cross-country ski.

The voting page for 2011 photo competition is open at
http://www.cpn2003.no/photocompetition/2011/photoCompetition.php

The closing time: 23:59 Dec 15 2011.

On November 15th, CPN Junior Club, together with CPN will hold a seminar about teenager immigrants. Teenagers with immigrant background in Norway, who are immersed with the culture of their parents, could face challenges one way or another. Some have to learn a new language; some find it difficult to adjust themselves to the new school; some wonder how they can be more social. On the other hand, parents with immigrant background sometimes also feel conflicts when they communicate with their child(ren) who grow up in Norway. This time, we are very pleased to invite Mr.