The new national research school in mathematics recently started off with big interest and many participants. Over 70 participated.
A European office and the revised budget were also on the agenda for the final meeting of the University Board in this board period.
Norway will lack 40,000 technologists by 2030 and must train people with an expertise in both sustainability and digitalisation. UiA researchers are the hosts of an important gathering in June.
The University of Agder (UiA) will hire seven deans for fixed-term positions from 2024 to 2027. The posts have now been advertised and the deadline for applications is 13 June.
The developer, contractor and architect have been selected, and the preliminary project is underway. The goal is to open a brand-new public building for UiA and the science centre Vitensenteret Sørlandet on Campus Kristiansand in 2026.
On Wednesday 24 May, Sunniva Whittaker was re-elected chair of Universities Norway. This happened during the council of representatives meeting in Kristiansand.
Hilde Inntjore (55) and Gøril Hannås (54) will be UiA's vice-rectors for the period 2023-2027.
This and more was on the agenda at the University Board May meeting.
In order to shed light on how UiA's buildings and infrastructure can contribute to realising UiA's vision of co-creation of tomorrow’s knowledge, UiA has drawn up a feasibility study for the Kristiansand campus. See the report here.