Courses
Courses, seminars, and workshops designed for shared learning, critical inquiry, and sustained conversation.
OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
by
Bashir Javidnia
Tuesdays | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Oslo time)
Starting October 13, 2026
FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMICS
An introduction to economics as a way of thinking about markets, public policy, inequality, growth, and the trade-offs behind collective choices. Rather than offering ready-made answers, the course develops a conceptual toolkit for thinking more clearly about society, citizenship, and the economic futures we want to build.
by
Pedram Vafadari
& Neshat Shirazi
Two Parallel Groups: Wednesdays or Saturdays | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Oslo time)
Starting November 4, 2026
STORY OF ART & CIVILIZATION I
From Nature to Reason: The course explores the human story from early Homo sapiens to the interconnected worlds of the late first millennium BCE. Through art, material culture, historical events, institutions, religions, and major traditions of thought, the course builds a broad framework for understanding how human beings have understood themselves, organised their societies, and made sense of the world. The course combines historical and geographical literacy with critical reflection, inviting participants not only to learn about the past, but also to use it as a way of thinking more carefully about themselves, society, and knowledge.
A glimpse into Noqte’s philosophy of education
HOW
WE
LEARN
At Noqte, education is not simply the transmission of information or ready-made answers. We see learning as a shared process of inquiry: a way of examining the world, ourselves, and the societies we live in through sustained engagement with ideas, histories, texts, and works of art.
Our courses are designed to create space for questioning, interpretation, discussion, and reflection. The aim is not only to know more, but to develop the capacities to think more carefully, make better judgments, encounter different perspectives, and participate more consciously in our individual and collective lives.
Upcoming Workshops and Courses
by
Madihe Gharibi &
Pedram Vafadari
Gilgamesh:
A Reading & Writing Workshop
A reading and writing workshop around the Epic of Gilgamesh, combining close reading, conversation, and writing to explore mortality, friendship, power, civilization, and the human search for meaning.
Ongoing & Completed Courses:
by
Pedram Vafadari
Ongoing | since August 2026
Reading the Shahnameh
A guided, critical reading of the Shahnameh, exploring its stories, ideas, and visions of the human being, society, power, and the world. Moving through the text from the beginning, each course combines close engagement with the epic and contemporary reflection and discussion.
