ISM WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS SPRING 2025

UNIQUE ISM EVENTS FOCUSING ON WELL-BEING, RESILIENCE, RE-SHAPING AND/OR RE-ASSESSING GOALS AND BELIEFS, AS WELL AS MENTAL SOUNDNESS!

Join us in-person for the spring of 2025 filled with resources, inspiration, and informative workshops with leading advocates in the respective fields!

This spring, International Staff Mobility (ISM) offers a series of popular, unique, and interactive onsite workshops and events focusing on:

  • Mental health and well-being
  • Communication and performance
  • Danish culture
  • Working smarter
  • Kids & family networking events

In these blended series of interactive workshops, we will dive deeper into the above topics providing you with inspiration as well as tips, tools and easy to use strategies that may support you in your daily life. Apart from enjoying a delightful lunch and meeting new acquaintances, these events will also have a career focus on giving you tips on career-related topics and cultural aspects in Denmark e.g. 

  • I need new ideas on how to enhance my job search! Where to start and how to take the first step?
  • How does my communication, both verbal and non-verbal affect my job opportunities?
  • Understanding the cultural differences you encounter, and how it affects your job search.

Each workshop will be conceptualised based on input from guest speakers, recruiters/headhunters, international spouses and expats. The workshops are interactive, solution oriented with individual tasks and provide hands on tools to apply in your professional as well as personal life. Feel free to join these informal and cosy events/workshops, where you will also get the opportunity to network with other like-minded professionals!

Please note that these workshops are for employees and spouses/partners of employees at UCPH. There are limited available free spots, so if you are interested in attending, it is on a first come, first served basis!

JANUARY 2025

Personality Tests and Job Interviews

Facilitator: Fredi Falk Vogelius

Date: January 13th
Time: 09.00-12.30
Location: Krystalgade 25, 1172 Copenhagen

Registration deadline 8th of January

FEBRUARY 2025

How to find balance as a parent in a new country

Facilitator: Elisa Sievers

Date: February 3rd
Time: 09.00-12.30
Location: Krystalgade 25, 1172 Copenhagen

Sign up will open shortly!

Registration deadline 30th of January

Information about the Upcoming Events

JANUARY

January 13th 
9.00 - 12.30 (Including lunch)

VENUE

University of Copenhagen
Krystalgade 25, 1172 Copenhagen

 Facilitator

Fredi Falk Vogelius

Tech & AI Expert

Careeer Consultant

Personality Tests and Job Interviews

Are you interested to know what kind of personality type you are, and how you can use this as one of your greatest strengths while searching for a job? Then this workshop might be just the one for you!

In this workshop you will gain insight into:

  • What a personality testing is, the purpose of this and an overview of tools such as DISC, MBTI, and Saville Consulting Wave® Professional Styles
  • Applying theory and practice in a specific job searching contexts
  • Exploring what personality type you are
  • How to prepare for a job interview based on your personality type, and how to present your personality type as a strength!
  • How to develop specific questions for the job interview, and why this is important

Facilitator: Fredi Falk Vogelius

The workshop is led by Fredi Falk Vogelius, a passionate technology enthusiast with over 20 years of experience as a career advisor for academics. Fredi has explored AI since its inception and is ready to share his in-depth knowledge and practical experiences with you. He will ensure that you gain a thorough understanding of how to use AI to get the smartest answers and take your career to the next level.

Registration deadline 8th of January

FEBRUARY

February 3rd 9.00 - 12.30 (Including lunch)

University of Copenhagen

Krystalgade 25, 1172 Copenhagen 

Facilitator

Elisa Sievers

 

How to find balance as a parent in a new country

Have you moved to Denmark recently with your family?

It can be overwhelming to start over in a new country and to bring your family to a place that is new to you as parents as well.

Denmark is known for its high quality of life, its work life balance and how family friendly the country is. Yet many expat families experience that it’s difficult for the whole family to settle in Denmark.

The goal for this workshop:

This 3-hour workshop will focus on expat family life in Denmark and give you plenty of opportunity to share your experiences in a safe surrounding with like-minded, whilst being onboarded to Danish culture when it comes to being a family in Denmark - Danish parenting & raising methods, Danish teaching methodology & some tips and tricks on how to enjoy your spare time in Denmark as a family by touching upon Danish association life.

What you will learn about in this workshop:

  • What is Danish culture
  • Parenting in Denmark
  • Challenges and benefits of Danish parenting styles
  • Being a Family in Denmark
  • And much more…

Facilitator: Elisa Sievers

Elisa is CEO for Happy Children Denmark, she has a background working with intercultural communication teaching.
Elisa herself have worked and studies abroad for more than 10 years and grew up bilingual (German/Danish). In addition to this she holds a masters degree in Communications and Cultural Encounters from Roskilde University.

Sign up will open shortly!

Registration deadline 30th of January