U4 workshop
Director of Studies Helena Wahlström Henriksson (advanced level) and Director of Studies Jenny Björklund (basic level) recently visited the Centre for Gender Studies in Göttingen, Germany for a U4 workshop, as well as the grand opening of the Centre. U4 is a collaboration between the Universities in Göttingen (Germany) Ghent (Belgium) Groningen (Netherlands) and Uppsala (Sweden).
The workshop discussions focused on the possibilities for research cooperation and teacher/student exchanges in Gender Studies. The partner universities are hoping for a successful collaboration, but it is quite clear that Gender Studies has been very variously institutionalized in these different academic spaces, and also that financial situations differ widely.
The next workshop on collaboration and exchange in Gender Studies is planned to be held in Uppsala in June 2015.