NEWDAY - the Nansen East-West Dialogue Academy

Creating better relations by seeking mutual understanding and harmony in diversity
In July 2017, 55 students from East Asia and the Nordic countries will gather for a 10-days summer course: NEWDAY – the Nansen
East-West Dialogue Academy in Lillehammer, Norway. With NEWDAY we offer students from East Asia and the Nordic region the chance to meet and engage with each other, with top scholars and political leaders on some of the most pressing issues the world faces today.

Towards a Dialogue
We will define key challenges in the 21st century’s global society and engage relevant approaches and core concepts, theories and methods to deal with the present and prepare for the future.

Our program aims to promote better mutual understanding and foster harmonious relations between people East and West and between our future leaders. Through workshops and discussions we will identify common challenges, explore the root causes of problems and provide creative solutions with cultural sensitivity. This work will be conduc-ted in a spirit of cross-cultural dialogue and consensus building.

We cooperate with leading universities in the above-mentioned eight countries, and with the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat in Seoul as well as with the Nordic Council of Ministers in Copenhagen. The event is further supported by the Fudan-European Centre for China Studies, NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and the Nansen Academy.

To find out more, including speakers, programme and how to sign up, go to the website:
https://www.newdaylillehammer.org/

Deadline for registration 1 May 2017