Meetings in Copenhagen Sept. 16th – 18th 2009

The annual network meetings for heads of schools and coordinators in the Cirrus Network will take place in Copenhagen in September. The meeting is hosted by  The Danish Design School,

Strandboulevarden 47, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, DK

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Wednesday 16th of September, evening program

Informal gathering from 19.30 o’clock at Republic, Blegdammens stjerne, Blegdamsvej 70, Copenhagen Ø

Blegdammens Stjerne is a bistro that serves nice food and drinks. Representatives from The Danish Design School will be present to welcome you.

Thursday 17th of September, day and evening programme

8.00-9.00 - Registration and coffee in the library at The Danish Design School

9.00 – 9.45 - Welcome by Dori Gislasson, Dean at Oslo National Academy of the Arts followed by a Welcome by Rector Peter Bysted at the Danish Design School. Short presentation of current and near future developments including the coming merger between the Danish Design School and the School of Architecture, in room xxx.

9.45 – 10-15 - Presentation by Head of Research Anne Louise Sommer of the Design School research programme and how it is integrated in the in the current curriculum.

10.15 – 10.45 - Coffee, water, fruit, rolls

10.45   – 13.30 - Bus drive to Holmen, Copenhagen Harbour, presentation of our future school location and lunch at the canteen of The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, School of Architecture.

13.30-15.00 parallel sessions

A: MA collaboration continued, can we confirm plans for the coming study year/ chaired by: Head of Center for Communication Design Tine Kjølsen

B: Research and design integration and collective development – how can we mutually benefit in the future/ chaired by Head of Research  Anne Louise Sommer and Head of Center for Industrial design  and center for Fashion and textile

C: Internship culture now and in the future, should it be mandatory and what do we and the students gain by it?/ chaired by Rector Peter Bysted

15.30 – 21.30 - Bus drive to Louisiana, Museum of Modern Art. Tour of the newly opened exhibition “The world is yours”. Dinner at 18.00 at the museums café. Afterwards it is possible to see other current exhibitions before the bus drives back to Copenhagen at 21.30.

Friday 18th of September, day programme

9.00 – 10.00 - Separate meetings for rectors, heads, and coordinators. The programme for the Heads´ meeting will be a presentation of the summaries of the parallel sessions from Thursday afternoon and suggestions to next steps in the Nordic collaboration.

10.00 – 10.30 - Coffee, water, fruits and rolls

10.30 – 12.00 - Dori Gislason presents the new website and presents administrative challenges for the collaboration.

12.00 Farewell

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