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In this series of posts, we look back at the various actions on Hvaler in Norway, Koster in Sweden, Bornholm in Denmark, Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands, and Groix and Ouessant in France, the islands that are part of the Interreg FREIIA project. By using the islands as laboratories, we have explored 'Student Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Action'. Through interviews with local stakeholders and design thinking workshops, we have identified innovation gaps and developed ideas and prototypes for solutions rooted in local needs.

In this series of posts, we look back at the various actions on Hvaler in Norway, Koster in Sweden, Bornholm in Denmark, Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands, and Groix and Ouessant in France, the islands that are part of the Interreg FREIIA project. By using the islands as laboratories, we have explored 'Student Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Action'. Through interviews with local stakeholders and design thinking workshops, we have identified innovation gaps and developed ideas and prototypes for solutions rooted in local needs.

What a week in Fredrikstad and Hvaler! Partners from the Interreg FREIIA project visited local initiatives and stakeholders on site from coastal culture and conservation in Fredrikstad at the Wooden Boat Collective (no: Trebåtkollektivet), to start-ups and business development in Hvaler at Egersund trål, Eplehagen Havna, Cafe Oline og Ytre Hvaler Vineyard. 

What a week in Bretagne, France! Researchers from the Interreg FREIIA project worked with cross-disciplinary teams of students from Inovation and project management, Østfold University College and Administration and International Exchange - Green Business, Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC). Together with local stakeholders on Ouessant we explored island development as part of INTERREG FREIIA WP4 - NORWAY.

Irina N. Roddvik, an Associate Professor at ØIS, has been honored with an invitation to join the Program Committee for the 23rd International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing & Multimedia Intelligence (MoMM2025). This prestigious event will be held from December 08-10, 2025, in the picturesque city of Matsue, Japan.

In this series of posts, we look back at the various actions on Hvaler in Norway, Koster in Sweden, Bornholm in Denmark, Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands, and Groix and Ouessant in France, the islands that are part of the Interreg FREIIA project. By using the islands as laboratories, we have explored 'Student Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Action'. Through interviews with local stakeholders and design thinking workshops, we have identified innovation gaps and developed ideas and prototypes for solutions rooted in local needs.

In this series of posts, we look back at the various actions on Hvaler in Norway, Koster in Sweden, Bornholm in Denmark, Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands, and Groix and Ouessant in France, the islands that are part of the Interreg FREIIA project. By using the islands as laboratories, we have explored 'Student Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Action'. Through interviews with local stakeholders and design thinking workshops, we have identified innovation gaps and developed ideas and prototypes for solutions rooted in local needs.

In this series of posts, we look back at the various actions on Hvaler in Norway, Koster in Sweden, Bornholm in Denmark, Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands, and Groix and Ouessant in France, the islands that are part of the Interreg FREIIA project. By using the islands as laboratories, we have explored 'Student Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Action'. Through interviews with local stakeholders and design thinking workshops, we have identified innovation gaps and developed ideas and prototypes for solutions rooted in local needs.

In this series of posts, we look back at the various actions on Hvaler in Norway, Koster in Sweden, Bornholm in Denmark, Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands, and Groix and Ouessant in France, the islands that are part of the Interreg FREIIA project. By using the islands as laboratories, we have explored 'Student Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Action'. Through interviews with local stakeholders and design thinking workshops, we have identified innovation gaps and developed ideas and prototypes for solutions rooted in local needs.

We are thrilled to welcome Sten Helberg to the Innovation Research Group. Sten, the visionary behind the Coastal Lottery in 2015, has been a catalyst for numerous exciting projects and concepts, engaging thousands of volunteers in innovative initiatives. We look forward to the innovative ideas and projects that Sten will bring to our group, continuing his mission to inspire action and foster a deeper connection with our marine environment.

På arbeidsmøte i forskningsgruppa ble vi enige om en satsing på publiseringer fra Interreg FREIIA våren 2025, gjennom en serie reviews og en avsluttende skrivesamling i mai.

We congratulate Associate Professor John-Erik Andreassen with completing his 50% PhD Seminar. Monday 17 February he presented his research on Autopoiesis: The brigde from biology to strategic management. The opponent was Thomas Laudal, Associate Professor of International Business Strategies at the University of Stavanger Business School.

Professor Elin Merethe Oftedal UiS is the main advisor and Associate Professor Gunnar Andersson (HiØ) is the co-advisor. 

Interreg researchers and Norwegian students in Innovation and project management at Østfold University College, in Fredrikstad, Norway, are in Groix this week as part of the Interreg FREIIA WP4 field studies. They are interviewing the island's inhabitants about the island community and their perception of the challenges it faces in terms of sustainable development. At the end of these interviews, a debate workshop will be organized this Friday, February 14, 2025, in Port Lay.

We are pleased to welcome artist Ellen "Nutz" Knutsen to the Innovation Research Group. Ellen has extensive experience in design and possesses a language of form that covers a wide range and consists of many types of materials. She will strengthen our research capacity in arts and development.

Kort planleggingsmøte for forskningsgruppa på innovasjon. Tradisjonen tro planlegger vi skrivesamling i mai - juni. I tillegg blir det informasjon om status for Interreg FREIIA og diskusjon på veien videre i prosjektet. Hjertelig velkommen.

Interreg Greenbizz and Interreg FREIIA researchers Gunnar Andersson, Bjørn Gitle Hauge, Maryna Z. Solesvik, Søren Kerndrup and Lars Gunnar Furelid Tellnes published Linking Life Cycle Thinking and Green Business Model  - A case study from the Interreg Greenbizz project at the 16th Biennial International Conference on Ecobalance in Sendai, Japan.

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Iryna Butar, PhD in Regional Development, to the Innovation Project. Iryna serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing and Business Management at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy in Kyiv.

The Trustworthy AI Lab at Ostfold University College participated in the recently concluded Second World Z-Inspection Conference.

Forskningsprisen deles ut til en forsker eller en forskningsgruppe som har utmerket seg gjennom å utøve arbeid av høy kvalitet innenfor forskning eller kunstnerisk utvikling. Tre forskere og to forskningsgrupper er nå nominert til HiØs forskningspris for 2023.

The IRG Symposium 2024 on Facilitating Resilience Embracing Islands Innovation is supported with funding from the Vice-Dean of Research and in collaboration with the Interreg FREIIA project, and the Strømtangen Lighthouse Workshop on Environment, Tourism and Innovation.