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ONTACT
Student Welfare organization SIB in Bergen
Ms. Mette Kolbjörnsen, Mr. Even Toft
Norway
http://www.sib.no/no/helse/studier-med-stotte/kontakt+47 55 54 51 93
mette.kolbjornsen@sib.noO
VERALL GOAL
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MISSION
The goal of the project is to be an initiative for a methodological development to support students with moderate and
heavy mental disorders and to avoid that students stop or interrupt their education.
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HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
The project provides supported education and a strong matching to the students own goals and a cooperation with the
support centre. The supported education shall follow the students own rhythms, be walking beside them also wants to
alleviate their problems within educational settings. The staff of the project, that see themselves as supporters for their
clients, never take the role as an expert and state that all kinds of adaptions are possible in the process of supporting.
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OUNTRIES IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED
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Norway
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OUNTRY
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COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING
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Norway
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ACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
1. The project started at the University of Bergen, but meanwhile eight Universities are involved in the project
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UTLOOK
The step from being a project to become a national program has already been done and there will be more Universities
implementing it.