Welcome week for new master's students in System Dynamics

We welcome all new master students!

Published: 29.05.2026 (Updated: 01.06.2026)

Welcome ceremony at Musèplass. Photo: Eivind Senneseth

Here you will find useful information for new master's students at the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Department of Geography. Below you will find an overview of the various activities organised by the faculty and the department. In addition to the local programme, a number of joint social activities are organised that you can participate in are added in the programme. The joint activities are a great arena for getting to know other students, Bergen and the various student organisations that exist. You can find more information about this here: Various social activities | UiB

The welcome program

Monday 10 August

Welcome Ceremony 2025

Welcome to this year's Welcome Ceremony at UiB. The ceremony marks the start of your time here at UiB.

Time: 10:00-11:00
Place: Muséplass

Wednesday 12 August

Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences!

Time: 10:00-11:00
Place: Egget, Studentsenteret (external link)

Get to know the campus, the city and each other

Time: 11.00-12.00
Place: The groups leave from Egget, Studentsenteret (external link)

Hike to Fløyen

Time: 17.30-20.00:
Meeting point: Outside the Fløibanen funicular in Bergen city center, Vetrlidsallmenningen 23A. (external link)

All new students are welcome to join a hike to Fløyen. This is a great opportunity to explore hiking options and meet other students in Bergen. Remember to wear good shoes and dress for the weather. For those with disabilities that make hiking difficult, it will be possible to take the funicular to the top. The ticket cost will be covered by UiB.

About Mount Fløyen (external link)

Game night

Time: 19:00
Place: Ulrike Pihls hus (external link)

Outdoor Cinema

Time: 21:30–00:30
Location: The lawn outside the Geophysical Institute, Allégaten 70. (external link)

Experience Bergen in a whole new way through an outdoor cinema. Sit down on the lawn outside the Geophysical Institute and enjoy a film on a largecreen, with Ulrikken and Store Lungegårdsvannet in the background. It is free of charge, but you must reserve a ticket in adavance as there is a limited number of places. The film is in English and is shown in collaboration with the Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF).

Remember to dress for the weather and bring something to sit on, as the grass may be wet. There will be no food or drink service, so feel free to bring your own popcorn. The event is weather-dependent and will be moved indoors to Auditorium A at Allégaten 66 if necessary.

Reserve your ticket and find out more (Norwegian web site only). (external link)

Thursday 13 August

Information meeting for new students at Master in System Dynamics

Time: 13:00-14:00
Place: Studentsenteret (external link), seminar room E

Student Fair

Time: 11.00-17.00: Student Fair
Place: Grieghallen, Edvard Grieg’s plass 1. (external link)

Sammen is organizing a student fair. Head to Grieghallen to see if you can find your student organization! This is a great opportunity to discover what you’d like to do in your free time. You can talk to, ask questions, and get to know the student community in Bergen.

About the Student Fair (external link)

Friday 14 August

As a spectacular finale to the Welcome Week, all students in Bergen are invited to a large outdoor concert at Koengen. As a new student, you will receive information about ticket purchases from your student mentors (faddere) at the start of the semester and in UiBtreet (external link) during the Welcome week. Tickets are available for NOK 399 plus a service fee.Read more about the concert, and check out the performing artists here. (external link)

The teaching activity starts in week 34.

We are looking forward to meeting you!