We are proud to have participated in the international conference ICERI2025 – 18th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, where Dr Gunnar Andersson and Dr Frode Ramstad Johansen shared key findings from the Interreg FREIIA project with an international audience.
The OECD has announced a great achievement for the FREIIA project: "The OECD is pleased to inform us that FREIIA has been given priority for publication in the OPSI Case Study Library as a leading innovation. The OECD found it to be a very interesting project with great potential for success and emulation. The OECD hopes that the publication of FREIIA in the library will inspire other governments to take action."
The purpose with the writing workshops are to help researchers to bring research to articles (level 1 and 2). Special theme in this year's academic writing workshop is developing a design thinking-based & practice-oriented framework for sustainable development. The IRG Writing Workshop 2023 is made with the co-operation and assistance of Interreg FREIIA and the EAA FETREC projects.
The purpose with the writing workshops are to help researchers to bring research to articles (level 1 and 2). Special theme in the 8th academic writing workshop is Facilitating Resilience Embracing Islands Innovation.
Together we explored how to analyze large amounts of text (such as interview transcripts). As a starting point we used the article, Exploring perceptions of Lean in the public sector publisert i PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT2023, VOL. 43, NO. 1, 64–72. and experiences from the Interreg FREIIA project workshops at Bornholm.
The IRG Symposium 2025 on Facilitating Resilience Embracing Islands Innovation is supported by the Interreg FREIIA project on location at Strømtangen lighthouse part of The lighthouse workshop for environment, tourism and innovation.
The IRG Symposium 2026 is made possible in cooperation with Hvaler kommune and Testarena Skagerrak, on location at Strømtangen part of The lighthouse workshop for environment, tourism and innovation.
The Trustworthy AI Lab at Ostfold University College is participating to this pilot project of the Z-inspection® initiative which aims at assessing the use of Generative AI in higher level education considering specific use cases.
9. oktober 2025 markerte vi en spesiell dag ved Høgskolen i Østfold: Vår kjære kollega John-Erik Andreassen gikk over i pensjonistenes rekker – men ikke uten å ha med seg et sterkt faglig momentum inn i neste fase. Samtidig er han i sluttfasen av sitt PhD-løp ved Universitetet i Stavanger, med avhandlingen "On Autopoiesis: The Bridge from Biology to Strategic Management."
The project “Pilot for Clean‑Up of Marine Litter in Oslofjorden” has been awarded NOK 5,274,500 in funding from the Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet). The project is part of the national initiative to improve the environmental condition of the Oslo Fjord and represents another major research and development project involving students and partners connected to the Innovation Research Group at Østfold University College.
We are proud to have participated in the NEON 2025 conference where Dr Gunnar Andersson discussed insights on interstitial spaces based on a cross-departmental project in public services.
We are pleased to announce that the application for KRAFT has now been submitted to the Interreg ØKS Programme. The project brings together partners to explore how cultural heritage sites can become platforms for innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainable tourism, and place development.
Exploring reuse and redesign of inventory in the municipality using a survey, three workshops and business model ecosystem analysis with stakeholders from IRG, Interreg Greenbizz-project and Fredrikstad kommune. Four months of intensive work in the Klimasats project including good conversations, inspiring discussions and ideas for green business innovations.
On 13 May 2026, the Pilot for Clean‑Up of Marine Litter in Oslofjorden officially started with a hands-on workshop in Utgårdskilen, Hvaler. The kick-off gathered 42 participants representing a broad stakeholder landscape—from conservation authorities and public management to fishers, academia, and pupils—to explore practical methods and technical setups for finding, retrieving and handling ghost gear and marine litter.
FREIIA project has been approved by the North Sea Region. Now it is time to meet each other in person and discuss the project application in more detail in Leeuwarden/The Netherlands.
First workshop and kick-off on Cres in the Fostering Energy Transition and Resilience Capacity on Islands (FETREC) project. Researchers in the Innovation Research Group collaborate with Norwegian and Croatian stakeholders in the green transition, exchanging experiences and best practices for sustainable development on the local communities own premises.
Trustworthy AI Lab med Pedro Kringen deltok denne uken på konferansen “Shaping the Future of Medical Decisions – A Symposium on AI in Healthcare” ved Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences i Göttingen.
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.
On Wednesday 18.06.2025 John-Erik Andreassen presented the paper “Enabling Open Innovation through Self-Organized Business Models” at the ISPIM 2025 in Bergen.
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.
