Upcoming courses

eHealth Revolution and Changing Work

eHealth Revolution and Changing Work
18th – 20th of September 2018

eHealth Revolution and Changing Work The way we think about work, organize work and communicate with each other is changing rapidly. The Internet and personal technologies create new…

Health Promoting and Sustainable Leadership

Health Promoting and Sustainable Leadership
9th – 11th of October 2018

Health Promoting and Sustainable Leadership The course focuses on the multi-component factors and conditions of importance for a sustainable leadership, from a system perspective (individual – group – work-place –…

Safety and Risks of Engineered Nanomaterials

Safety and Risks of Engineered Nanomaterials
23rd – 24th of October 2018

Safety and Risks of Engineered Nanomaterials Engineered nanomaterials offer enormous potential in many areas of technology. The safety of ENM is the key to the success of several industrial sectors…

Managing Medical Emergencies at Sea

Managing Medical Emergencies at Sea
30th of October – 1st of November 2018

Managing Medical Emergencies at Sea: Risks and responses Medical emergencies aboard ships at sea pose a continuing risk to the life and health of seafarers. They also have adverse financial…

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Our story

NIVA was founded in 1982 and has been an active player in the field of occupational health and safety education for over 30 years. During this time, over 10 500 experts have attended NIVA-training activities, and specialists from over 40 countries have trained and networked in the activities. Today, NIVA is the only institute in Europe that solely focuses in international advanced level occupational education – and course participants are accepted regardless of where in the world they come from.

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Our philosophy

We rely on our extensive network of occupational health and safety specialists throughout research institutions and organizations in the Nordic countries. We believe in the power of networking and people meeting each other. Our courses take place in Nordic capitals, in general last 2-3 days , provide hard core substance information, and offer excellent networking opportunities.

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Nordic cooperation

Nordic cooperation is one of the world´s most extensive forms of regional collaboration, involving Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Åland. These countries together form the Nordic region – Norden – which comprises approximately 26 million people.

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