Practical info
Accommodation: There is a limited number of accommodation places at Metochi. A good alternative is the hotel in Skala Kalloni (3.5 km from Metochi).
Costs: The seminar days and the anniversary celebration on Saturday (and the meals in connection with this) are covered by the anniversary. Travel and accommodation are covered by the individual.
Travel: There are direct charter flights with Apollo from Oslo to Mytilini (MJT) on Sundays. There are also direct flights from Oslo to Athens with Aegean Airlines, SAS and Norwegian and local flights from Athens to Mytilini, including with Aegean Airlines. From Kristiansand, there are flights via Copenhagen or Amsterdam. UiA employees may book their flights with Berg-Hansen as usual, and also charter tickets with Apollo.
Registration: For information and registration please contact Kari Grødum.
We warmly welcome everyone to the celebration!
Full Programme
Sunday 11.06
Arrival at Metochi
Monday 12.06
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
09.00-10.00: Information meeting with Medie Meyer
Information about the programme / Anniversary committee
Presentation of participants
10.15-12.00: Walk in the neighbourhood: «Foraging and harvesting» with Medie Meyer
13.00-14.00: Lunch
Bicycle rental
14.00-19.00: Afternoon without programme
19.00-20.00: Dinner
Tuesday 13.06
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
10.00-18.00: Excursion to the Mesa temple and Vatera
13.00-14.00: Lunch at Metochi (for those not on excursion)
19.00-20.00: Dinner
Wednesday 14.06
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
09.00-11.00: Walk to Limonos monastery with Nelly Maragkou
10.30-13.00: Meeting, Metochi reference group
13.00-14.00: Lunch
14.30-22.00: Excursion to Petra and Molyvos (including dinner)
19.00-20.00: Dinner at Metochi (for those not on excursion)
Thursday 15.06
Anniversary Seminar: Democracy and Active Citizenship
Moderator: Dag Gjerløw Aasland
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
09.00-13.00 :
- Introduction
'From Aristotle on Lesvos to challenges facing democracy today', Dag Gjerløw Aasland and Hans Herlof Grelland. - Does democracy stand a chance?
'Slip-sliding away or here to stay? Democracy in America at a crossroads', Nina Burleigh
'(How) is Europe standing up against democratic backsliding?', Anne Pintsch
'Greece and Lesvos – the road ahead', Georgios Tyrikos
'Tyranny in Turkey – From Atatürk to Erdoğan', Stian Bromark
13.00-14.00: Lunch
17.00-18.30:
- 'Platform agency: social media, political participation and the future of democracy', Vito Laterza
- 'Augmented humanity', Vagelio Kavakli
- Comment by Nina Burleigh
18.45-19.00: Unveiling the Aagedal gate
19.00-20.00: Dinner
Friday 16.06
Anniversary Seminar: Democracy and Active Citizenship
Moderator: Dag Gjerløw Aasland
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
09.00-13.00:
- Education and academic responsibility
'The responsibility and role of universities in education and formation of students', Hans Christian Garman Johnsen and Evi Sampanikou
'Academic Responsibility at UiA', Karen-Lise Scheie Knudsen
'The school’s responsibility for training in democracy', Kari Repstad, Kristian Andersen - Art, dialogue and democracy
'Dialogue in the Metochi Way', Hans Herlof Grelland and Hans Inge Sævareid
'Democracy in new hybrid media system: how dialogue can prevent democratic decline', Abit Hoxha
'The Art of Addressing Urgencies', Lisbet Skregelid
13.00-14.00: Lunch
17.00-18.00: 'Metochi, sustainability and democracy: winding up', Dag Aasland, Anne Gerd Imenes, Hans Herlof Grelland
18.00-19.00: Opening of the exhibition from the Nordic Library at Athens: 'Greece through the eyes of the travelers from the North'
19.00-20.00: Dinner
Saturday 17.06
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
09.15-12.00: Walk in Arisvi and Kalloni: «Local history, culture, schools and churches», Argyris Keramitzis
13.00-14.00: Lunch
19.00-20.00: Dinner
20.30-23.00: Anniversary Celebration - Speeches:
- Kari Grødum: Welcome!
- Speeches and greetings
- Drinks and snacks
- Concert: «Wonders in twilight: Meetings through Μusic/ Θαύματα στο ημίφως: Συναντήσεις μέσω Μουσικής», Mariza Vamvoukli og Myrto Akrivou
Sunday 18.06
08.00-09.00: Breakfast (check-out after breakfast)
Kontaktperson:
- kari.grodum@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 22 77