The Socialpod

24/10/2024

This week I'm in Helsinki, Finland visiting our good partner university, HUMAK. We are together with coordinators from all the SocNet98 universities from around Europe, planning the next International University Week (IUW) in april 2025!

You can reed more about the upcoming IUW at our webpage: https://www.socnet98.eu/

23/10/2024

New episode out where the four hosts of International University Week 2025 talk about the different topics! Check out the webpage and podcast episode:
https://www.socnet98.eu/iuw/2025-2/

10/10/2024

What does it mean to be a first-generation student, how does international studies help them development confidence and how does this impact what some of them call the imposter syndrome?

In this episode of The SocialPod, hosted by Steinar Vikholt from the University of South-Eastern Norway, the conversation revolves around the reflections on the experiences of international exchange students participating in the "Social Work in the Global World" project. Joined by Professors Phu...

01/10/2024

In the latest episode of The SocialPod, we sit down with four incredible international students participating in the 2024 SoWGloW (Social Work in the Global World) course in Norway 🇳🇴. Led by Professor Phu Phan from California State University, Dominguez Hills 🎓, this episode dives deep into their personal journeys, from overcoming imposter syndrome to navigating cultural differences 🌏.

Hear from students representing the California, Japan, and South Dakota as they share how studying abroad has transformed their views on social work, healthcare 🏥, and the importance of cross-cultural learning. They reflect on the differences between Norway's welfare system and those in their home countries and how they plan to bring strength-based, preventive approaches back to their future careers 💪.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about international education, social equity, and personal growth! 🚀🎙️

Listen now and join the conversation! Link in comments!🎧👇

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12/06/2024

Are you curious on how sick leave affects the work life in different countries? In this episode we explore this topic in the US and Norwegian context!

How are sick leave in differernt countries, and how does this affect us when it comes to work inclution? We are in this episode comparing the rules for sick leave in the US context with the Norwegian context.To learn more about this, please check out the following video that is available for free...

01/05/2024

Why should social workers know how to start their own organisations or find their own solutions on social challenges? We had a talk with the social worker and founder of Erat, Tim Vermeiren! You will also hear how SESAM teaches social workers at Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge how to become social entrepreneurs!

"We look for the spark. We stir them up. We spread the fire." This is the slogan of the oranisation that i founded and run by social worker and faculty Tim Vermeiren. We have a sit down with him and two others to talk about what the organisation does, and why it is important that social workers...

29/04/2024

We in SocNet98 runs the Interntional Universty Week each year! On one week we exchange about 200 students from over 15 HEIs in Europe! Here we are in Leuven where over 60 students where for one week!

Welcome to this episode where we are in the beautiful city of Leuven in Belgium! We are joining IUW 2024 that is hosted by UCLL - University of Applied Sciences!In this first episode we will talk to the organizers and one of the students that is attending the IUW for some insights about the...

25/04/2024

Just did a podcast episode on The Socialpod together with Christine Haselbacher from FH St. Pölten - University of Applied Sciences together with two students where we talk about iLab!

In this episode we invited two students and one facluty from St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences about their experiences from this IUW. Listen to their favorite workshops, and the best field visits!And if you want to know more about iLab, please check out this link!In the episode:Steinar...

21/11/2023

We are truly an international podcast, and today we are celebrating that we have listeners in over 25 countries!!!

20/04/2023

What does the European students think about the years IUW in Linz? The week is coming to an end, and three students from Norway, Spain and Germany joined us in this student episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7db17c9

University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge

19/04/2023

Is social work different from country to country, and to we see any trends in how social work is changing? Let's listen to professor Phu Phan from USA and professor Christian Stark from Austria!

Is social work different from country to country, and to we see any trends in how social work is changing? In this episode we try to explore this with the perspectives from Austria, Norway and USA.In the studio we are:FH-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christian Stark. Head of Studies Social Work Program -...

19/04/2023

We are in Linz at the International University Week! The topic of the week is "Participation in Social Work" and we had a talk with both faculty and staff regarding the week!

We are live at IUW in Linz at University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, and we had a sitdown with some of the people involved in this exiting week, both faculty and students!In the studio we are:FH-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christian Stark. Head of Studies Social Work Program - University of Applied...