UN-Habitat and Habitat Norway have the great pleasure of inviting you to an Urban Journalism Academy (UJA), which takes place during the Urban Future Global Conference 2019.
The UJAs are pioneering and innovative initiatives promoted by UN-Habitat to further the knowledge and understanding amongst journalists and media professionals of the social, economic and environmental issues facing cities in the twenty-first century.
This UJA in Oslo will bring together leading Norwegian and international urban experts and others who are involved in urban development and the challenges facing Northern cities.
Key speakers include:
Mr. Eduardo Moreno, Director, Research and Capacity Development, UN-Habitat
Ms. Monica Mæland, Minister of Local Government (TBC)
Ms. Clare Short, Chair, Cities Alliance, Former Secretary of State for International Development, UK.
Ms. Marianne Borgen, Mayor, City of Oslo
Ms. Ellen de Vibe, Chief Town Planner, City of Oslo
Mr. Jack Makau, Director, Slum Dwellers International Kenya
Ms. Anne H. Simonsen, Associate Professor, Oslo Met
Ms. Lene Conradi, Mayor, Asker Municipality
From Habitat Norway: Mr. Erik Berg, Chair, Former Senior Advisor, MFA Ms. Gro Lauvland, Associate Professor, NTNU Mr. Odd Iglebæk, Architect/Journalist, NRC, Nordregio, UNHCR Ms. Diana Huynh, Urban Planner, University of Cambridge Mr. Helge Onsrud, Former Director for International Services at the Norwegian Mapping Authority
The event is free and open for all. Please register via Facebook or at http://habitat-norge.org/register-for-the-urban-journalist-academy/
