Category: Events

Workshop by DION – Pitch your research (Trondheim)

Fereshteh Mirjalili / / -, Events, Trondheim

DION, in cooperation with Startup Migrants, is pleased to invite you to the first event of the Transferable Skills Day – Pitch your research workshop! Nicolai Strøm-Olsen, CEO of Startup migrants, will tell you why it is important to be able to disseminate your research effectively. Nicolai will provide you with practical tips and tricks. In an interactive way, you can directly apply your new knowledge and get valuable feedback!

As it will be an interactive workshop, you should be willing to share your research with the others. Please also notify your supervisor. If you are not comfortable/not ready/not allowed to share your research, you can also pitch your favorite paper!

The workshop will take place in a breakfast seminar format.

When: 17th of March, 8.30 – 10.30

Where: Gløshaugen, Realfagbygget, Møterom Onsager (360_D3-114)

The number of spots is limited to 20, hurry up to sign up! Please note that the sign-up form will be closed when the capacity (including the waiting list) is reached.

You will get a confirmation, if you get a spot.

Sign-up:

https://forms.gle/2wHgFouQoGcCox3p7

We are looking forward to having you for the seminar!

DION Grant Application: Spring 2023

Fereshteh Mirjalili / / Events, Gjøvik, Trondheim, Ålesund

All PhD candidates, Postdocs and other temporary scientific employees at any NTNU campuses are welcome to apply for a grant (up to 2000 NOK) to cover expenses related to organizing activities that create opportunities for PhD students and postdocs to network, learn, and enrich their experience. This time we want to encourage events connected to soft/transversal skills (see below for some examples)! Send your application form by 10th February to post@dion.ntnu.no.

You can have access to the application form via the below link:

https://studntnu.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/o365_DION848/Shared%20Documents/General/Grants/2022/DION-Grant-Application-Form-Spring%202023.docx?d=w4e4b49da0c4f45a39be41ca94daa44f5&csf=1&web=1

We need your feedback on the Mental Health and Awareness Month 2022 events!

Fereshteh Mirjalili / / Events, Gjøvik, Trondheim, Ålesund

DION would like to thank you all for attending any of the events during DION’s Mental Health Awareness Month 2022. We hope you enjoyed the experience!

We would highly appreciate your feedback for the event(s) you attended. It would help us to better understand your expectations and forward them to the next board. The survey takes around 3 minutes to complete. Here is the link to the survey: https://forms.office.com/e/MxCiGUwCek

Everyone who fills out the form by Monday December 19th at 10am will get a chance to win 2 movie tickets!

We hope to see you again soon at future DION events.

Mental Fitness Workshop (DION, Gjøvik) 

Fereshteh Mirjalili / / Events, Gjøvik

We would like to remind all PhDs, postdocs and temporary employees at NTNU Gjøvik about the mental fitness workshop that will take place on November 15th, 17:00-19:00 in G303. The workshop will be held by Elizabeth Sturdy. Elizabeth is a Mindset Coach and the founder of Sturdy Coaching AS. She did this workshop for NTNU in Trondheim this past Thursday and here is some of the feedback they got: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6995328648811560960/ 

A bit about her: I am an American who loves living in Trondheim – the international community, living in the city center and ALL the outdoor adventures. As founder of Sturdy Coaching AS, I provide mindset coaching and mental fitness training to the international community in Norway. My work is based on Co-Active and Positive Intelligence (PQ) Coach Training, 10 years as an educator, and my personal experience with burnout and mental health struggles while living in Norway.

Workshop Aim:

  • provide practical tools and insights to Ph.D. candidates struggling with overthinking, stress management, and feeling stuck.

Key Topics:

  • Identify negative thought patterns & explore their impact
  • Learn and practice building 3 mental fitness muscles
  • Learn tools to respond to life’s challenges from a positive mindset

Identifying your negative thought patterns or “saboteurs” is a key first step in building your mental fitness. In order to get the most out of our workshop, please take this 10-minute assessment prior to the workshop. https://assessment.positiveintelligence.com/saboteur/overview 

Please bring a pen to the workshop???. We look forward to getting to know you better and working with you this Tuesday at 17:00! 

 

Visiting the National Museum in Oslo (DION, Gjøvik)

Fereshteh Mirjalili / / -, Events, Gjøvik

DION Gjøvik would like to invite you to its introductory event on Norwegian Cultural Heritage, as part of the Mental Health and Awareness Month 2022, a visit to the National Museum in Oslo. We will have a full day in Oslo, so it is the opportunity to discover many other spots in the Capital.
You can also skip the National Museum Visit if you wish to do something else, you are free to fill that day in Oslo however you like.
But, if you do register for the visit, we kindly ask you to uphold your registration.

Event Information: 
Date: Saturday November 26th
Place: Oslo + National Museum
Time: From 9AM (departure from Gjøvik) to 9PM (Departure from Oslo)

DION will cover the Museum Entry fee of the First 25 Registered Students, so we will unfortunately have to choose based on the “First arrived, first served” rule. But, you are very much welcome to join even if you’re outside of the first 25 registered. Please use this link to sing up:

https://forms.gle/vojZbgRgj27fMZnt9

Registration Deadline: Sunday 20/11/2022 at Midnight.

Looking forward to seeing you on November 26!