To children standing in front of a Norwegian and a Chinese flag. The child to the left is wearing a white shirt, a blue vest and a plaid skirt. The child to the right is wearing a white shirt, a blue pair of pants and a red vest.

Cooperation with China

KINDknow has a tight cooperation with various partners in China

Who are we?

Partners 

West Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet)
西挪威应用科学大学

Beijing Institute of Education | 北京教育学院

​Beijing Normal University | 北京师范大学

East China Normal University | 华东师范大学

Northwest Normal University 西北师范大学

Blue sky kindergarten

Daxing No11 Kindergarten

ECNU affiliated Kindergarten

Nanxi Kindergarten

Tveitevannet  Kindergarten

Fanatunet Kindergarten

Centre leader Elin Eriksen Ødegaard and two children playing with plasticine.

Centre leader Elin Eriksen Ødegaard and two children playing with plasticine.

Educational collaboration

1.Undergraduate studies 本科

  •   Cultural understanding and intercultural education (30 ECTS) 文化学习及比较教育https://www.hvl.no/studier/studieprogram/emne/kip301/
  •   1-month stay in Beijing 北京学习及实习一个月
  •   Beijing Institute of Education (BjIE) 北京教育学院
  1. Postgraduate 研究生
  • Intercultural pedagogy and glocal teacher (15 ECTS) 跨文化教学法和全球性当地教师
  • 1 month field study 一个月的实习
  •  Joint master course with BNU & ECNU (student exchange) 西挪威应用科学大学,北京师范大学,华东师范大学联合开设的研究生课程 (交换生)

Research collaboration

  • Early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS)
  • Childhood studies
  • Chinese childhood
  • Cultural Formation
  • Curriculum studies
  • Transition from kindergarten to primary school
  • Internationalization in teacher education &glocal teachers 国际化
    • 有全球性视野的本土教师
  • Food and meals
  • Drama
  • Outdoor education and risky play
  • Natural science in early childhood education

Kindergarten network

KINDERGARTEN NETWORK

  •  Staff mobility
  • Workshops and seminars to share good practices and challenges to learn from each other
  • Being hosts to exchange students and staff
  • Dissemination-co-writing articles and co-presenting at conferences

Representatives from KINDknow and partner institutions.