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on Social Affairs
Tuesday April 13, 2004, NHL, Bouhof, hall 16.23 |
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Contents
The presence of foreign students at NHL offers
a good opportunity to focus on international aspects
of social affairs. A comparison of social problems and
social policy between different countries can be learnful and helpful to widen and stimulate own practices and views.
Students from three different countries will actively contribute to the
conference with presentations.
Portuguese students André, Manuela and Hugo Photo: W.Blok
Goal Having basic information and views on social problems and possible solutions in different
countries.
Target groups The conference is meant for all second year students of NHL Welfare Studies (Social case work, Community organization and Pedagogy), for the students of six different nationalities who are guests of the Institutes Education & Communication and Care & Welfare, and for the group of Chinese students who study Business Management Study at NHL's Institute Economy & Management. Interested lecturers and students are welcome of course, as far as there are places left.
Hungarian students Adrenn and Katalin Photo: W.Blok
Organization The conference is organized by Willem Blok and Rian Meerstra on behalf of NHL dpt Welfare Studies, in cooperation with the visiting foreign students. The conference is held for the third time. The preceeding conferences were a great success. See http://polderwelfare.nl
Presentation The conference is hosted and chaired by NHL lecturer Willem Blok and by Portuguese student Hugo Martins.
Presentators Willem and Hugo
Language The language during the conference is English.
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Place: NHL, Bouhof, lecture hall 16.23 (downstairs)
08.45: Hall open - coffee and tea
09.00: Welcome and Opening - Willie van der Galiën, Head of NHL Department Welfare Studies - Margryt Feenstra, vice president of the Erasmus Students Network Leeuwarden
09.20: The Netherlands I: "Social Affairs, Social Policy & Social Work" - Willem Blok, lecturer NHL.
Globalization has an
uniforming influence on social affairs. The "Global Village" is a growing
reality where we have to deal with. Social Policy and Social
Work are instruments to cope with problems.
09.40: Portugal: "Alcohol amongst youngsters - the Portuguese case" - André Zegre Penim, Hugo Miguel Lopes Martins and Manuela Alexandra Soares Oliveira, students of Social Communication studies at Escola Superior de Educação de Setúbal.
10.20: Hungary: "Traditional arts and cultures - Once professions, today only tourist attractions" - Adrienn Major, student at Eszterhazy Foiskola in Eger and Katalin Levaithe, student at Kodolanyi Janos Foiskola in Szekesfehervar
11.00: Coffee break
11.20: Poland: "New Poland & old troubles - The Transformation Process" - Aurelia Waligora, Maria Fabiszak and Anna Mackowiak, students of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
12.00: Comments and reflections
12.30: The End
No afternoon programme, due to the small number of workshops
Polish students from Poznan Photo: W.Blok
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3rd International
Students Conference
