The IRG Symposium on Facilitating Resilience Embracing Islands Innovation in partnership with the the Interreg Freiia and EEA FETREC projects, and The lighthouse workshop on environment, tourism and innovation takes place August 2023. It represents the seventh symposia connecting the research group, externally funded projects and stakeholders in the regional innovation system.
Our own Matthew Lynch has submitted his thesis Entrepreneurial Mindset: Defining the concept, how to measure it, how to teach it and its role in the venture creation process for the Degree of Philosophy Doctor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. We look forward to the defense and strengthening our research capacity on entrepreneurship for the benefit for our students and our regional partners.
Prosjektet styrker regionens samarbeid på kunnskapsutvikling og entreprenørskap, og fremmer entreprenørskapskompetanse for studenter ved HiØ og NMBU. Satsingen er i første omgang rettet inn mot fagfeltene helse- og ingeniørfag ved HiØ og bioressurser, bioteknologi og mat ved NMBU.
From 15 to 22 September Dr Gunnar Andersson visited Tokyo, Nagoya, Toyota City and Kyoto meeting people at Nissan, Toyota, Tokai Shinei Electronics and TOTO, studying world class production in both large companies and SME's.
Today we welcome Dr Frode Ramstad Johansen. He received his PhD after defending his thesis The creation of a cluster project – innovation processes in the formation of a cluster project at Aalborg University 2 April. We see this as one step in the ongoing process of strengthening the research capacity in the group for the benefit for our students and our regional partners.
April 15 we welcome Dr Matthew Lynch. He received his PhD after defending his thesis Entrepreneurial Mindset: Defining the concept, how to measure it, how to teach it and its role in the venture creation process at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. We see this as one step in the ongoing process of strengthening the research capacity in the group for the benefit for our students and our regional partners.
IRG and Greenbizz researcher Mirielle Torgersen supervises Green energy technology master student Saifuddin in creating Green business models for electric and hydrogen vehicle refueling station which will be a pilot model for Østfold Energi. All based on models and technology from the Greenbizz project.
Work Package 4 (WP4) of the FREIIA project aims to empower student-driven sustainable entrepreneurship across European island communities. Through fieldwork, interviews, co-creation workshops, and AI-supported qualitative analysis, students collaborate with local stakeholders to identify challenges, explore opportunities, and co-develop solutions that contribute to sustainability transitions.
At the IRG meeting January 2020 the research group discussed strengthening research on green digital innovations. The initiative represents a continuation of our research agenda strengthening the bonds to the faculty's master program on green energy technology and the Interreg application on GreenBizz with Aarhus University, Chalmers University, Högskolan Vest and private/public partners. Setting up a dedicated research program with one or two PhD candidates is our first action.
Vi ønsker PhD kandidat Nina Solberg velkommen til forskningsgruppa på innovasjon. Nina er offentlig PhD med støtte fra NFR i et samarbeid med gradsgivende institusjon, VID vitenskapelige høgskole. Vi er glade for at Nina blir en del av laget og styrker oss på brukermedvirkning, relasjoner og maktperspektiv. Vi gleder oss til gode dialoger og deling av kunnskap på tvers.
We welcome John Erik Andreassen and his research on strategic management. John Erik is currently working on his PhD at Stavanger University. We see this as one step in the ongoing process of strengthening the research capacity in the group for the benefit for our students and our regional partners.
Vi ønsker PhD kandidat Nina Solberg velkommen til forskningsgruppa på innovasjon. Nina er offentlig PhD med støtte fra NFR i et samarbeid med gradsgivende institusjon, VID vitenskapelige høgskole. Vi er glade for at Nina blir en del av laget og styrker oss på brukermedvirkning, relasjoner og maktperspektiv. Vi gleder oss til gode dialoger og deling av kunnskap på tvers.
We welcome Dr Cristina Milani. We see this as one step in the ongoing process of strengthening the teaching and research capacity in the group for the benefit for our students and our regional partners.
We welcome Eivind A. Leister. We see this as one step in the ongoing process of strengthening the teaching and research capacity in the group for the benefit for our students and our regional partners.
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.
The application for the project Mobilizing for collaboration for innovation in Viken Teknologiklynges medlemsbedrifter is sent Næringsutvikling og Innovasjon i Viken 2022. We cross our fingers!
Forskningsadministrasjonen har nå laget et nettsted/skjema for søknad om reisestøtte (konferansereiser).
Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 18 september represented a sneak preview of the pop-up entrepreneurial maker-space. 100 + researchers, students, and industry developed redesign concepts based on the design thinking method. This scenario represented a sneak preview of the pop-up maker-space we are working on to complement the entrepreneurial maker-space on campus.
Poster presentations at the Interreg FREIIA project wrap-up seminar at Hafslund hovedgaard 18. December 2025.
Tema var medarbeiderdrevet innovasjon og "relativt komplekse prosess-, kvalitets-, og operasjonelle problem". IPL og Bio-ingeniørstudentene jobbet sammen på problemer fra egen praksis, basert på metoder som A3 og Brainwriting. Dette er tredje året på rad studenter og fagansatte samarbeider om modulen Innovasjon og drift av medisinske laboratorier. Vi diskuterte erfaringer og veien videre på SHB lunsjtreff 2. november. Vi takker for gode spørsmål og diskusjoner på et tema vi ønsker å utvikle videre sammen.
