Promoted international law exchange
For the 15th time, the International day was held at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen (UiB). According to the Associate Dean of Penn State Law, Stephen Barnes, this is the only international student recruitment event he prioritizes to attend.
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"I only attend one student recruitment event per year and that is the one at the Faculty of Law in Bergen. It is so well-organized and the students are so engaged here," says Associate Dean Stephen Barnes from Penn State Law.
Barnes says he has visited around 300 law faculties around the world, but Bergen has the most beautiful surroundings of them all, with its location between the fjords and mountains. Additionally, Bergen students are known for being engaged and having a high level of education.
“Bergen students are great ambassadors for the school and we hope to have more of them,” Barnes says.
International day for the 15th time
The International day was held on Thursday, January 19th for the 15th time and is part of the Faculty of Law's international week.
The purpose of the international day is to showcase exchange opportunities and motivate international mobility for the faculty's partners.
During the international day, representatives from 24 different universities had stands in the law building on Dragefjellet to showcase their university and city. Some came all the way from the USA and Australia to participate in the annual international day at the faculty.
Additionally, 12 partner universities were represented by either students from Bergen who have been on exchange abroad, or students from partner universities who are currently on exchange in Bergen this spring.
Physical meeting with universities
Law students Marit Dahle and Annika Haugland at UiB have both decided to go on exchange, but do not know where yet. They highly value the international day, which is being held physically again, for the first time after the coronavirus pandemic.
“It is very useful and a nice opportunity to go around and ask representatives at the different stations,” says Dahle, and is supported by Haugland.
“The fact that they are there physically means that we can ask questions directly and get proper answers. They represent the universities in a very professional way," says Dahle.
Encourages exchange studies
The Faculty of Law has actively worked to get more students to study abroad and has now over 170 partnerships with institutions around the world. Almost 50 per cent of the students go on exchange during their studies.
The high number pleases the Dean, Karl Harald Søvig, who strongly encourages law students to study abroad.
“The law study is very nationally oriented, it is therefore important to study abroad as part of the education. By doing so, you will gain different perspectives, both related to legal method and individual rules. Additionally, you will see Norwegian law with new eyes,“ Søvig adds.