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On 18 May the Bergen branch held an Anniversary
conference. The event was held at the Kronstad Campus,
which is a new facility of the Bergen University College.
Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland opened
the conference. The many capable speakers from Norway
and abroad included Arvid Hallén, the Managing Director
of The Research Council of Norway, and Dag Rune Olsen,
the Rector of the University of Bergen. There was a
uniform expression of a wish to strengthen Norwegian
educational offerings in face of the increasingly keen
competition abroad. In all, 88 people were registered for
the conference that later was reported both on TV2 and in
other media.
The Anniversary Conference was arranged jointly by the
Bergen University College, the University of Bergen,
Tekna, and the Bergen Chamber of Commerce.
Extract of the programme:
• Guided tour of the Kronstad Cmpus
• Welcome to the Kronstad Campus: Ole-Gunnar Søgnen,
Bergen University College Rector.
• Welcome to the NTVA Bergen 60th Anniversary Confer-
ence: Jan S. Johannessen, Programme Committee
Chairperson, NTVA Bergen
NTVA IN
BERGEN
NORWAY – A NATION OF KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge-driven development: Monica Mæland,
Minister of Trade and Industry
• Norway – a nation of knowledge - from the international
perspective: Siv Hilde Lindstrøm, Policy Analyst, OECD
Directorate of Education and Skills
• Clustering knowledge. Stig-Erik Jakobsen, professor and
leader for the Centre for Innovation, Bergen University
College
• Sofa conversation: Norway – a nation of knowledge
– where are where and where are we going
Dag Rune Olsen, Rector, University of Bergen
Ole-Gunnar Søgnen, Rector, Bergen University College
Hege Økland, Director, NCE Maritime CleanTech
Pernille Marie Våge, Leader, Student parliament at Bergen
University College
• Debate: Norway a nation of knowledge – business
development for the future, moderator Tom Skauge,
Bergen University College
Lise Lyngsnes Randeberg, president, Tekna
Karl Andreas Almås, vise president, NTVA
Nils Christian Stenseth, former president, DNVA
Aina Berg, managing director, Uni Research
ArvidHallen,managingdirector,TheResearchCouncilofNorway
Jannicke Hilland, CEO, Statoil
Moderator Jan S Johannesen. Photo: Tor Farstad
Minister of Trade and Industry mrs Monica Mæland,
Photo Tor Farstad