Global Boundaries - 16 - 25 Feb 2007

Trygve Thorson President of ISFiT 2009

melchior — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:43:42 +0200

- I am really looking forward to meet the you, was the salute to the future ISFiT participants. In tonights election at Studentersamfundet the majority voted Trygve Thorson (23) from Hemsedal as the next President of ISFiT with 118 votes to 79 in the Grand Hall at Studentersamfundet.

The ISFiT 2009 President Trygve Thorson has chosen peace building as the theme for ISFiT 2009, and wishes to return to ISFiTs roots as the 10th ISFiT kicks off in 2009. -ISFiT is a brilliant arena for building peace, and I believe this is what ISFiT is really about. As former Head of Concerts in ISFiT 2007 he has experience form the organization, and is really exited to get going.

Students in Struggle

melchior — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:08:44 +0200

Students have always played an important role in the society, as perhaps THE main agent of change for the better. The struggle for democracy and a just society is however anything but easy, and maintaining the necessary inspiration and motivation is difficult in the absence of apparent progress. Skills, knowledge and experience are therefore needed to improve the success ratio and the effectiveness of students' struggles.

Dialogue Africa

melchior — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:03:58 +0200

The ISFiT Dialogue Groups 2007 have now been reorganized and we have become a part of the organization Building Peaces as Dialogue Africa. We are working on project development and planning, and have chosen a new leader and defined new areas of responsibility.

WPE Report

melchior — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:30:35 +0200

The World Parliament Experiment Report is now available in the menu under "What is ISFiT?" and "WPE"

And by clicking here

Building Peaces

melchior — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:39:07 +0100

Lyst til å jobbe med fredsbygging? Flere av ideene som ble født på ISFiT har gitt opphav til prosjekter i deltakernes hjemland. Disse skal videreføres i organisasjonen Building Peaces, som jobber for å styrke og oppmuntre lokale fredsinitiativ.

ISFiT 2007 Flashbacks

johnrud — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:48:09 +0100

Sadly, ISFiT 2007 has ended and all activities around ISFiT lies
still until it breaks loose again in 2009. On behalf of every functionary during ISFiT 2007,
we hope that all participants, honored guests and other visitors had a nice time during
the festival.

At the address underneath you will find reviews from most of the activities that were
hosted between the 16th and 26th of February.

Reviews from ISFiT 2007

Unexpected award show at the first Grand Hall Meeting!

melchior — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:00:06 +0100

Tonights meeting at the Grand Hall regarding the festival theme of this year; "Global Boundaries" turned into an unexpected award show to the surprise of everyone! One of the evenings speakers, Raj Shekar Chandola asked for the microphone after two hours of speeches, discussions, and also questions from the public. Within ten minutes, he announced two awards.

VISA application

henjens — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:04:34 +0100

If you have received a personal invitation to participate at ISFiT 2007 and have not yet started applying for a VISA, you should apply as soon as possible. In some countries, getting a VISA can take up to several months. Since Norway is a part of the Schengen area, a visa to Norway is the same as a VISA to Schengen. If you are Schengen-resident (EEA), you do not need to apply for a visa.

The VISA application form can be downloaded HERE. ISFiT 2007 has already filled in some of the fields for you, but please double-check that these fields have been filled in correctly according to your personal VISA application.

Global Boundaries

pauke — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:35:34 +0200

The theme of ISFiT 2007 is globalization, and its title is “Global Boundaries”. Globalization has become a much used phrase both in the intellectual and in the common language, and we often hear that we now live in a “globalized world”. But what does this mean? A starting point may be to think of globalization as an expression of an expanding world. This is not meant literally, but pictures an expanding world from the eyes of its individuals, as one learns new ways of discovering and interacting with the people of the rest of the world.

Show your support by signing petition

johnrud — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:12:38 +0200

If you want to show your support to the arrested student leaders in Burma, you may sign a petition whose circulation started inside Burma. The goal is to apply international pressure on the regime to release the captives, and to protect those who are working within Burma towards the same goal. ISFiT urges everyone to access the link beneath this text and support the campain.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/88generation/index.html