While lockdowns and restrictions inhibit social interactions, some exchange students in Bergen manage to build a social life.


SOCIAL LIFE. Both German Taraneh Redwood and Finnish Lasse Lund has found ways to establish a social life in Bergen. PHOTO: Andreas Fjellanger


Publisert: 15. april 16:08 2021 - Sist oppdatert 15. april 20:05 2021
Anne-Mette Hougaard Rasmussen
Journalist 
rasmussen@studvest.no
Andreas Fjellanger
Fotograf 
fjellanger@studvest.no

– It’s challenging because you need to have some fantasy to have social interaction, you can’t just have a huge party.  This says Lasse Lund, an exchange student from Finland, about the social life in Bergen during the pandemic. Even though he has been having a great time in Bergen, he does admit that the current situation has forced him … Read More

International voices look at Norway for a role model, while people in Bergen seem to struggle as well with the restrictions.

GLAD. Sofia Cestonaro is happy that in Norway she is able to do things, compared to being in lockdown in Italy. PHOTO: Andrea Olsen


Publisert: 4. mars 11:02 2021 - Sist oppdatert 4. mars 11:13 2021
Nora Therese Witt
Tekst 
witt@studvest.no
Andrea Olsen
Foto 
olsen@studvest.no

Sofia Cestonaro has arrived in Bergen in the beginning of January from Italy. She thinks that the locals in Norway have a big advantage when it comes to the corona situation, which has forced everyone to keep social distance. – People do not constantly hang out in big groups, but that is rooted in their culture. In some way Norwegians … Read More

This says the acting head of Studentenes Psykiske Helsetjeneste - SPH (Students' Mental Health Service), Charlotte Lie. And this is especially true for international students.


Publisert: 23. oktober 10:26 2020 - Sist oppdatert 23. oktober 13:13 2020
Nora Therese Witt
Tekst 
witt@studvest.no
Andrea Olsen
Foto 
olsen@studvest.no

Do you need someone to talk to?

Seeking help as a student, when struggling with mental issues, even if it is just the experience of loneliness, is often hard. For international students there might even be bigger obstacles. The foreign language may seem like a big complication, but Charlotte Lie, acting head of SPH explains that she never experienced any problems in consultation with international students. The … Read More

Students should limit social contact as far as possible.


Publisert: 10. september 12:00 2020 - Sist oppdatert 10. september 12:07 2020
Nora Therese Witt
Tekst 
witt@studvest.no

Over the last two weeks the number of infected people increased sharply. Overall there are now 1028 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since February in the municipality of Bergen. It was confirmed Wednesday that there were 257 new infections registered in Bergen over the las ten days, the most since the virus first started spreading in February. The new outbreaks are … Read More

This year's master student exhibition was stopped by the coronavirus outbreak three weeks before the vernissage. Now, the art students can show off their works.

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Anna Jakobsen


Publisert: 20. august 17:17 2020 - Sist oppdatert 28. august 11:47 2020
Jakub Łazarowicz
text 
lazarowicz@studvest.no

Each year between April and May graduate students from the KMD (Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design) present the art projects that they have been working on for two years. This year’s exhibition was supposed to be held between the 3rd of April until the 3rd of May 2020 at Bergen Kunsthall, but it was postponed due to the coronavirus … Read More

OPINION: We can be the best friends of our heroes who are fighting the real enemy, the bad guy, the coronavirus.


Publisert: 30. april 11:16 2020 - Sist oppdatert 30. april 11:18 2020
Eve Yasmin Christ
Illustratør 
christ@studvest.no

It’s probably not news to you, if I tell you, that laughing decreases our stress level and increases our overall happiness. That’s just a no brainer. But did you also know, that laughing not only reduces the risk of infections but also boots our immune system? Astonishing isn’t it? If you hadn’t figured it out before I think this is … Read More

OPINION: How the lack of modern e-learning techniques has impacted our academic lives at University of Bergen.

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Illustration: Heidi Skjold


Publisert: 23. april 14:56 2020 - Sist oppdatert 12. mai 12:00 2020
Solange Saballos
Journalist 
saballos@studvest.no
Heidi Skjold
Journalist 
skjold@studvest.no

Coronavirus is uncovering the need of updated e-learning techniques.

OPINION: Covid-19 brought my exchange year to a grinding halt. Meanwhile, other people have real life and death problems. Are my complaints even valid?


Publisert: 14. april 12:01 2020 - Sist oppdatert 14. april 13:07 2020
Ruairi Long
 
long@studvest.no
Eve Yasmin Christ
Illustratør 
christ@studvest.no

Around 36 hours before St. Patrick’s Day, all pubs and bars in Ireland were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. You can probably imagine the carnage. Carnage even beyond the deep, internal dread of an Irish person faced with a pintless Paddy’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day is our national holiday, on par with the 17th.of May in terms of cultural … Read More

The leader of an outdoor organisation and a researcher give their advice on how to lead an active life during the winter.


Publisert: 17. mars 14:55 2020 - Sist oppdatert 17. mars 15:04 2020
Ruairi Long
 
long@studvest.no
Josef Kosler
Foto 
kosler@studvest.no
Andrea Olsen
Foto 
olsen@studvest.no
Adrian Grindbakken
Foto 
grindbakken@studvest.no

This article was written before the outbreak of the coronavirus. Now, there are several guidelines implemented by the Norwegian government that we have to follow in order to prevent spreading the virus. We have, however, been advised to go out of the house – taking walks in remote areas, or going hiking, as long as we keep our distance from … Read More

CORRESPONDENT: My journal as an Italian student in the times of the coronavirus.

Photo: Nina Berger


Publisert: 13. mars 13:57 2020 - Sist oppdatert 13. mars 14:08 2020
Giacomo Melli
Writer 
melli@studvest.no

When the Italian government announced on February 23th the closure of universities and schools for a week in areas where coronavirus was most spread, a sigh of relief rose from Bologna, the city where my university is located. Freedom! Nothing more to do than go for an aperitivo with friends. When the suspension was prolonged week by week, the sighs … Read More