About town: Another culturally rich weekend in the capital

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May 31, 2015

Why Not Theatre enjoyed a successful premiere of its new play ‘A Tender Thing’ at Bådteatret on May 23. Pictured here (left-right) are Sue Hanson-Styles, Barry McKenna, British ambassador Vivien Life, Andrew Jeffers and Christiane Bjørg Nielsen.

Mexico Circa 2000 opening

The diplomatic corps were well represented at the opening of Mexico Circa 2000, an exhibition that opened at Gjethuset Frederiksværk on May 23 featuring art from the José Pinto Mazal Collection. Mexican ambassador José Ignacio Madrazo was hand to open the show along with Steen Hasselriis, the mayor of Frederiksværk. Among those in attendance were curator Gerardo Traeger, Pakistani ambassador Masroor A Junejo, Saudi ambassador Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Agail, Swiss ambassador Denis Feldmeyer, Austrian ambassador Ernst-Peter Brezovsky and Gjethuset’s administrative director Morten Vilhelm.

Belgian ambassador Pol De Witte was at hand to bestow beer travel writer and historian Carsten Berthelsen (right) with one of his country’s most prestigious orders (and one of its best brews).

Moroccan runner Hassane Ahouchan won the Copenhagen Marathon on Sunday in a time of 2:15:24, over 12 minutes outside the world record.

Condoms are “boring” and “difficult”, so Danish youth choose to have sex without them

A new study by the World Health Organization WHO shows an “alarming decline” in the use of condoms by European teenagers. This also applies in Denmark.
Diversifying the Nordics: How a Nigerian economist became a beacon for inclusivity in Scandinavia

Chisom Udeze, the founder of Diversify – a global organization that works at the intersection of inclusion, democracy, freedom, climate sustainability, justice, and belonging – shares how struggling to find a community in Norway motivated her to build a Nordic-wide professional network. We also hear from Dr. Poornima Luthra, Associate Professor at CBS, about how to address bias in the workplace.
New Lolland rewilding project is “win all round” says farmland owner

A protected nature area will be established in South Lolland, equivalent to around 60 football pitches, near the vast new Femern Belt Link tunnel project. The park will be a rewilding project on agricultural land – a form of land transition that the Danish government has recently begun incentivising as part of its progressive new green tax agreement.
How to easily get your child into a snowsuit – without blood, sweat and tears

As we find ourselves in early September, it may still be hard to imagine colder days ahead. But in the Nordics, winter is never too far away. So let’s take a step ahead and talk about a Danish winter essential for your little one – the snowsuit.
Intro week is not easy for introverts

Pub-crawls, clubbing and icebreakers planned by extroverted senior students for new first-year students can be fun for extroverts, but too much for introverts who feel pressured to participate.
Indian summer hits Denmark for a while

Although the light already disappears after 8 PM, summer rests upon Denmark. This applies especially in the capital area, where the next few days offer sunshine and 25 degrees

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Diversifying the Nordics: How a Nigerian economist became a beacon for inclusivity in Scandinavia

Chisom Udeze, the founder of Diversify – a global organization that works at the intersection of inclusion, democracy, freedom, climate sustainability, justice, and belonging – shares how struggling to find a community in Norway motivated her to build a Nordic-wide professional network. We also hear from Dr. Poornima Luthra, Associate Professor at CBS, about how to address bias in the workplace.
Lolland Municipality launches support package for accompanying spouses

Lolland Municipality, home to Denmark’s largest infrastructure project – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel connection to Germany – has launched a new jobseeker support package for the accompanying partners of international employees in the area. The job-to-partner package offers free tailored sessions on finding a job and starting a personal business.
This rooftop ‘Scandarabian’ restaurant is helping international jobseekers to upskill for the Danish market

The social enterprise and rooftop restaurant Do More focuses especially on helping long-term unemployed citizens who struggle to enter the Danish labor market due to a lack of experience from their home country, language barriers, and other factors.

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