Nyheter - Side 5

This autumn, the Innovation Research Group (IRG) at Østfold University College has made a major contribution to the ICERI Conference through a series of papers on education, research, and innovation. Together, we are pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve, all with one goal: creating better learning experiences for students and stronger collaboration with companies and public sector organizations.

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.

IRG is nominated for the Østfold University College R&D award 2019. We are proud and humble for nomination. 

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.

Hvordan kan store forskningsprosjekter brukes som læringsarenaer for studenter – og samtidig styrke koblingen mellom utdanning, forskning og næringsliv?

The Innovation Research Group (IRG) had a highly active year in 2025, marked by interdisciplinary fieldwork, capacity building, and increased research dissemination. Through Interreg FREIIA and several conference contributions, the group advanced knowledge on sustainable, place‑based innovation. The year concluded with strengthened internal collaboration, new project initiatives, and a professorship promotion within the team. Happy reading!

Østfold University College and AMU Nordjylland have submitted a joint application to Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak (ÖKS) for the pre-project Circular Transition in Practice. The initiative aims to prepare a larger cross-border project that can help companies turn circular ambitions into concrete action.

Greenbizz is a big green European Research project with 60 companies and 6 PhD candidates lead by Aarhus University (DK), partnering with Chalmers University (SE) and Høgskolen i Østfold (NO) represented by the IRG and Norwegian project leader Bjørn Gitle Hauge. Greenbizz is funded by INTERREG and is part of the green economy program developing new technology and methods for increased production and use of sustainable energy in SME's.

From February 28th to March 1st, students from Innovation and Project Management - Østfold University, Aalborg University, and Copenhagen Business School spent three fantastic days in Bornholm as part of the Interreg FREIIA project, mapping the island innovation system.

We are proud to have participated in the NEON 2025 conference where Eivind A. Leister shared insights from the Interreg FREIIA project with an international audience.

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.

Interreg FREIIA project presented at the EXPO 2025 at Østfold Science Center Inspiria in Sarpsborg. Jenny Louise Helt, Sofie Guldberg Gretland adn Patrick Kakis Gabrielsen presented their work from january to june as processleader, project manager and data & Digitalization analyst for the research project. 

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. 

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.

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.

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. In October, the FREIIA project carried out a new visit to the Koster Islands, where students worked on sustainable development through concrete innovation processes. The stay was organized over four days and aimed to develop proposals for Inter-Island Product and Brand Development – solutions that can strengthen collaboration, visibility, and value creation between the islands in the project.

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.