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Social events at UiA

The welfare committee's goal is to offer activities that lifts the physical and mental health and to make sure that employees at UiA get nice experiences through common activities as culture, nature and similar.

All events and activities will be published in the intranet calendar and in the newsletter.

You find offered activities in the menu below. Some activities will be an annual event, some might be new and replaceable

If you have ideas for new activities you are welcome to contact one of the contact persons listed.

Spring programme 2025

20 January	Board game night with pizza	17:00-20:00	Kristiansand
23 January	Winter bathing and sauna "Blaud"	17:00-20:00	Kristiansand
8 February	Outdoor winter activity	11:00-13:30	Kristiansand
13 February	Cooking summer rolls and fried noodles	16:00-19:00	Grimstad
20 February	Cooking summer rolls and fried noodles	16:00-19:00	Kristiansand
27 February	Winter bathing and sauna "Homborsauna"	18:00-20:00	Grimstad
13 March	Winter bathing and sauna "Blaud"	17:00-20:00	Kristiansand
14 March	Board game night with snacks og drinks		Grimstad
10 April	Easter activity, all employees	17:00-19:00	Both campuses
24 April	Board game night with tacos	17:00-20:00	Kristiansand
6 May	Day trip cabin Terje Vigen in Grimstad		Both campuses
8 May	Clothing swap day	10:00-13:00	Kristiansand

NEW: 02.04.25: Sauna Aufguss in Kristiansand at 15.30 - 17.00 - NB: Free but requires registration to maybritt.endresen@uia.no.

Detailed information about the events and registration will be available in the calendar on the intranet

Cooking

Courses are organised in the baking house at Campus Kristiansand.

Family-friendly activities

Easter egg hunt on campus: before the Easter holidays.
Christmas workshop: a Christmas workshop for staff and their families is held annually in November/December.

Keep an eye on the calendar on the intranet for dates and registration.

Friday quiz and knitting lunch

Two Fridays each in the autumn and spring semesters, a quiz is held in the staff canteen. Please note that the quiz is normally held in Norwegian.

Those who enjoy knitting meet half an hour before in the staff canteen and can join the quiz afterwards as a team, if they wish and are able to.

Keep an eye on the intranet calendar for times.

Icebathing and sauna

Morning swim and sauna in Blaud in Kristiansand
Thursday at 07:15 to 08:00

2/10 kl. 07:15
9/10 kl. 07:15
30/10 kl. 07:15
13/11 kl. 07:15
27/11 kl. 07:15
11/12 kl. 07:15

Winter swim and sauna in Blaud 17:00 to 18:30

Tuesday 7/10 17:00
Thursday 23/10 17:00
Wednesday 5/11 17:00
Wednesday 19/11 17:00
Wednesday 3/12 17:00

Free but requires registration to maybritt.endresen@uia.no.

Kayak courses

New courses will be offered in the autumn of 2025. Further information will be available in August.

Clothing swap days

Every spring (May) a clothing swap day is held in Kristiansand.

Check the intranet calendar for specific times.

Colleague soup

Do you have a colleague who might not know that many people here in Southern Norway? You can invite that colleague (and their family) home to you and your family. Free soup can be collected from the cafeteria. It is also possible for several colleagues to create a group and invite someone together.

How to do it:

Send a mail to heidi.foyn@uia.no where you state whom you want to invite (and any family). Remember to state full names, we need it for documentation to the Division of Financial Services.
You will get the go-ahead from Heidi
Go to the kiosk on campus and tell them to give you X amount of soup portions with rolls. The kiosk will write down your name.

This way, you can contribute to UiA being an including, welcoming and diverse work place!

This arrangement works both ways: If you are a new employee, you do not have to wait for someone to invite you. Take the initiative and get to know your colleagues by inviting them to have soup with you.

"Ten on top" hiking tours

"Ten on Top" is a well-organized hiking initiative suitable for people of all ages, where the goal is to visit 10 different destinations. Most of these are mountain hikes, but some include beautiful trails in flatter terrain. You’re guaranteed stunning nature experiences while improving your physical fitness.

By registering your hikes on the website or in the Ten on Top app, the aim is to give you extra motivation to explore the many wonderful destinations in Grimstad and Kristiansand.

For more information and registration, click the links below or see "Hiking in Grimstad and Kristiansand" further down the page:

Ti på Topp Kristiansand
Ti på Topp Grimstad