Nipissing University Norway Travel Course

Students and professors participating in Nipissing University's GSO TILE Norway travel course will be posting about their experiences before, during, and after their field trip. Students are enrolled in SWLF 3916 Selected Topics in Social Welfare and Social Development and ADMN 3336 Special Projects. The project theme is environmental justice and access to nature. Financial support for the field trip is provided by the Government of Canada’s Global Skills Opportunities (GSO) program through its Transcultural Interdisciplinary Learning Experiences (TILE) initiative which has the goal of making international learning experiences more accessible to Canadian students. Follow us as we go!

The Harbour Promenade, Oslo, Norway



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