The Student Counselling

Centre

…and what we can provide

 One of our aims
• To make the transitional phase of coming
here as short and as smooth as possible
– Open doors for quick questions, need for
information on where to find what, or how to
solve problems occurred
 Services include
• Information
• Social events
• Practical assistance
• Emotional support or therapy
 Information
• Health system (medical assistance)
• Social security system
• Bureaucracies
• Way things are organised around here
• Spare time activities
• Culture, climate, etc
 Information
• Where to buy what (what is cheap where)
• Regular info e-mails + Facebook postings
including info of events taking place:
• facebook.com/student.counselling.centre
 Social Events
• Cultural Presentations at driv
– Friday at 7pm

• Party at driv
– Friday at 9pm
– Special discounts on beer/wine
 Events
• Full Spectrum Light Morning Café
• Welcome back the sun celebration
• Monthly International Coffee/Tea Hours
Between 11:30 am and 1pm in the Café Bodega in the basement of
House 2 of Teorifagbygget. Free coffee/tea and delicious
Norwegian waffles will be served!  First time: Friday 3 February
• Information meetings if needed
• Information via e-mail & Facebook
• Also depending on you! 
 Town events
• 14 – 20 January Tromsø International Film
Festival (TIFF)
http://tiff.no/en
• 27 January – 4 February Northern Light
Music Festival
http://www.nordlysfestivalen.no/en/forside.html
• 4 – 10 February Sami Week Indigenous
Festival
http://www.msm.no/index.php?id=543463
 Town Events
• 6 February – The Sami People’s Day
Celebrations will take place on campus and in
town
• 9 February 11am-3pm - Grønn Hverdag
Second Hand Market in Kulturhuset
(culture house) Town Centre
http://www.gronnhverdag.no/nor/TM/Loka
le-sider/Groenn-Hverdag-Nord/Kalender
• All events
http://www.visittromso.no/no/Uteliv/Arrang
ement/
 Practical Assistance
• Translation of letters
• Obtaining appointments (making phone
calls), to e.g. doctors, dentists or social
security offices.
• Budgeting assistance
• Making support letters
– Family reunifications
– Holiday visas to other countries
– Kindergarten/housing, etc.
 Emotional support
• Counselling and psychological therapy
– Problems in life that can affect studies and
well being (anxieties, depressions, sadness,
grief, eating disorders, long term illness,
pregnancy, etc.)
– Assistance with feelings of not coping with
studies or exams
 Emotional support
• Therapy groups
– Exam
– Grief
– Oral presentations
– Self esteem
– Depression management *
 Where are we?
• Ground Floor of Breiviklia, Dept’s of History,
Archaeology & Social Anthropology building
• Entrance down the road from the bus stop
 Who are we?
The Receptionist:
• Jill: radgivinga@sito.uit.no
1 Counsellor for international students:
• Line: line.vraberg@sito.uit.no
+ 4 counsellors and 3 psychologists
How to get in touch:
• Office Hours 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon-Fri
• Make appointments via e-mail, phone or with Jill
at the reception
• Drop-in Hours: Mon-Fri 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
 Last but not least
• Service is confidential
• And free of charge
• Easy accessibility policy
• Welcome! 