In June, four Kenyan master students from Moi University will have completed a semester-long stay at Østfold University of Applied Sciences (OUAS). Their experiences span from winter shock and silent trains to new ideas about teaching, work–life balance and what “success” in life could be.
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Growing up in a home where parents drink or use drugs increases the likelihood that you will do the same. But new research shows this link can be disrupted, and that the most important factor is how parents actually engage with their children every day.
The official launch of GAIYA is right around the corner and we were happy to present a "sneak peek" of the project to our colleagues at the Østfold University of Applied Sciences' (OUAS) AI Hub seminar.
COMMENTARY. In this commentary, Dr. Sima Caspari-Sadeghi reflects on how AI is transforming both scientific research and modern warfare — and why the academic community can no longer afford to stay on the sidelines.
It’s early in the morning. Sounds of bird chatter, a rooster crows – welcoming another beautiful day in the outskirts of Bilbao. As morning flights weave between the mountains, the sun rises – casting light over the Basque campus of Leiola.
25–26 February 2026 • Umeå University
The second workshop of our Digital Transformation and Leadership in Schools project brought participants together for the first time in person — and what a gathering it was. Set against the crisp winter backdrop of Umeå University in northern Sweden, school leaders from Iceland, Sweden, and Norway spent two intensive and inspiring days exploring how their schools can not only respond to digital change, but actively shape their own digital futures.
Norway has had an increase in diverse languages and cultures in the last few years. The U.S. professor and Fulbright scholar of 2023/2024, Elizabeth Grassi, found this interesting and initiated a research project involving Norwegian high school teachers using research-based strategies from the U.S.
Associate Professor Sima Caspari-Sadeghi, one of the recent additions to Østfold University College, is breaking new ground in the field of AI and Education. Her research focuses on integrating AI with psychometrics to better understand and improve learning processes, drawing from over 16 years of experience in academia.
RIDE member associate professor Leonora Bergsjø was recently interviewed in the national news for a feature article about images generated by artificial intelligence.
A new publication from RIDE member Halvdan Haugsbakken argues how the implementation of a new learning management system (LMS) in higher education can be understood as constituitive entanglement.
A BlendVET study visit to Slovenia in April 2023 gave us first-hand experience of how vocational and technical schools have implemented blended learning approaches in their classrooms and workshops.
At NERA 2023 the NoZa - Intercultural Mobility Project shared digital challenges and opportunities when designing a joint course across continents.
Fremmedspråksenteret hosted a visit from Denmark in January funded by Erasmus+. Fremmedspråksenteret (with the help of a colleague from HiØ/SLIK) held workshops for Danish teachers.
The second teacher training workshop for the EEA Grants project Blended learning in vocational education and training (BlendVET) was held at Østfold University College's (ØUC) campus Remmen in February 2023.
A workshop on “Methodological innovations for interdisciplinary research and practice”, will be held in June, by Fredrik Andersen and the Methodological Innovation Network around the North Sea (MINANS). You can contribute and submit an abstract.
Through a visit to Moi University in Kenya, financed by Erasmus+ Global, staff members from Østfold University College have strengthened opportunities for exchange as well as research collaborations.
Another important milestone is reached in our EEA Grants- project Blended learning in vocational education and training (BlendVET): Meeting the teachers! To mark the start of our close collaboration with participating teachers from Norway’s two BlendVET schools, Eva Dyrnes, Stine Brynildsen and Sonja Nygaard-Joki from HiØ organized a workshop at the campus of Åssiden in Drammen.
Finally the Norwegian and Zanzibarian project partners in the NoZa – intercultural mobility project met physically, to develop a joint course in Teacher Education.
Teacher students from the Netherlands and international students from Kenya and Zanzibar visited schools in Halden and Østfold University College last week, to learn how the Norwegian education system works.