In Danish – På Dansk
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Bienvenido a Compassport
Our history
The idea of Compassport© started in Denmark (2011-2014). The set of experiences there created the following twin-thought: location and learning. Months later, such twin-thought persisted in a more polished way. Then, Compass (location) + Passport (access) was born during May, 2015 in the city of Tromsø, Norway. Eight weeks later Compassport© was registered as a company before the Norwegian authorities.
Our principle
Compassport© is committed to build cultural awareness in both countries, Mexico and Norway.
Compassport© is a cultural enterprise with the following services:
- We teach Spanish. Individual – Group lessons.
- We give country specifics briefings and cultural diagnostics.
- We design tailor made courses, workshops, cultural / academic tours and seminars about Mexican and Scandinavian cultures for specific corporate-academic programs.
- We promote cultural understanding between Scandinavian and Hispanic societies.
Contact details
Compassport© – María-Fernanda González Rojas
Organisasjonsnummer in Norway: 915 626 092
Address: Håkon VII’s Gate 31 – 9011 Tromsø, Norway
E-mail: mafergonroj@gmail.com & mfg0909@hotmail.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/compassport
Norway and Mexico
Picture 1)
Title: Smoking Fjord (Cover from the Book, Postales desde el Artico)
Date: March, 2017
Place: Tromsø, Norway (Arctic Region)
Picture 2)
Title: Niño Tzotzil en Fiestas de Enero
Date: January, 2016
Place: Zinacantán, Chiapas. Mexico.
Both pictures taken by Maria-Fernanda Gonzalez Rojas
About the founder of Compassport©
María Fernanda González Rojas (1969), was born in Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico. She has a degree in international studies at the University of Monterrey. She obtained a master degree in education, with a major in international relations at the ITESM, Mexico. She studied a second master in European studies at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Her lines of research and professional experience relate to multicultural, virtual, and international education, for the following universities: ITESM and University of Monterrey in Mexico, Cambridge University in England, Harvard University – LASPAU in USA, Waseda University in Japan and Aalborg University in Denmark. She has been a visiting professor to the University of International Relations (UIR) in Beijing, China, every summer since 2015. She has lived in Rhode Island, USA; Amsterdam, Holland; Paris, France; Cambridge, England; Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Yokohama, Japan and Kolding, Denmark. She lives in Tromsø, Norway (Arctic region) Her most recent publications in poetry: Retazos (Acribus, Mexico. 2016) Postales desde el Ártico en Noruega (Los Libros de Bataille, Mexico. 2017) Los tiempos del silencio (Pinos Alados, Mexico. 2020) and 69 grados Norte, donde habitan los silencios (UANL, Mexico 2020).
Mapa de escritoras mexicanas contemporáneas 2020. Creado por Esther M. García.
– Books –
Retazos. Acribus Editorial, México. November, 2016.
An anthology of poetry. Frontera – Border: In Vivo. Authored by William Harry Harding. Edited by Olga García. Edition: 2016-17. My poem: 69 degrees North.
Postales desde el Ártico en Noruega, Los libros de Bataille, July. 2017.
The Ofi Press Magazine Issue 60 October-November 2018. My poem: Papel Amate.
Los tiempos del silencio. Ebook. Pinos Alados Ediciones. Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. 2020. / Please, send me an email to get a free copy of this Ebook.
69 grados norte donde habitan los silencios. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon. Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Mexico. October, 2020. Book presentation on the 18th of February, 2021: Youtube.
– Cultural Events 2018 –
Workshop. Dikt Skriving på UMT – Ungdommens Møteplass Tromsø. May, 2018.
Presentation. Mexican Culture in connection with the film Coco på Verdensteatret. August, 2018.
Workshop. Poetry Zone: Digging into my Arctic! på Tromsø Bibliotek. August, 2018.
Exhibition and a talk. Día de los Muertos på Tromsø Museum. November, 2018.
Interview at NRK Radio. Hva Skjer: Meksikanerne feirer døden på De Dødes dag. November, 2018.
– Cultural Events 2019 –
On Line Workshop. Identity and Indigenous Culture in Mexico. Send us an email and we will send you the program with tasks and reading material.
Kulturnatta. Poetry Night. Vulkana. At 21.00. Tromsø, Norway. October 11, 2019.
Kulturnatta. Catrina Workshop. HATS på Rådstua Teaterhus. From 16.00 to 19.00. Tromsø, Norway. October 11, 2019.
– Academic and Cultural Events 2020 –
Academic conversation. About Cultural Diversity with students from Universidad de Monterrey (UdeM) in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. October 1st. 2020 via Blackboard.
Altar de Día de Muertos. Nord Norsk Kunst Museum in Tromsø. October 29 to November 2nd.
– Academic and Cultural Events 2021 –
Letras migrantes, mudanza perpetua, la voz de María-Fernanda González Rojas
Desde Noruega, María-Fernanda González Rojas reta al duelo, a la nostalgia y a la distancia a través del espejo de la escritura. Esta es su voz. La UANL publica su libro 69 grados norte, donde habitan los silencios.
Last updated: June, 2022.
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