Welcome to the information meeting about support schemes for research and development projects for companies in the Kongsvinger region. At the meeting, representatives from the Research Council of Norway and Innlandet County Council will focus on support schemes aimed at projects in the early phase and SkatteFUNN.
Come and get information about current support schemes, criteria for applying and inspiration from project examples and companies that have run the race before. It will also be possible to book one-to-one meetings for guidance with the actors after the seminar. After the meeting, the Research Council of Norway will also hold a course in SkatteFUNN for interested companies.
AGENDA
10.00 – 10.40 Research, development and innovation in business: What, why and how? Green future Inland, FORREGION.
10.40 – 11.30 Round the table/room about project ideas, questions and answers, possibility of one-to-one meetings.
11.30 – 12.00 Lunch.
12.00 – 13.00 SkatteFUNN course for those who want it.
Read more and sign up via the link here: https://bit.ly/3xlkHwz
Are you a new mover, a student, a mover, a permanent resident for many years or simply just want to #meets, then we hope to see you Schøyens Grill & bar Thursday 23 February. Representatives from the Kongsvinger region are present from 16.30:XNUMX p.m.
The remaining dates this spring are: Thursday 23 March, Thursday 20 April, Thursday 25 May and Thursday 22 June. So then it's just a matter of reserving dates in the future.
The course takes you through an establishment journey that leads to a completed business plan. The last evening of the course is a presentation/pitch where a panel (2-3 people) gets to hear about your idea and how to succeed with it. All participants who complete the course receive a course certificate.
Course dates:
Tuesday, March 7
Tuesday, March 14
Tuesday, March 21
Tuesday, March 28
Tuesday, April 11: pitch
All course evenings at 18-21, and the courses are held at Klosser Innovation in Markensvegen 1 (2nd floor) on Kongsvinger. Registration deadline: pending
We will offer all course participants an extra teaching evening with a focus on accounting and finance. We will agree this date with the course participants during the course.
The price for the course is NOK 1100, which will be invoiced after the first evening of the course.
Are you a new mover, a student, a mover, a permanent resident for many years or simply just want to #meets, then we hope to see you Schøyens Grill & bar Thursday 1 December. Representatives from the Kongsvinger region are present from 16.30:XNUMX p.m.
The conference "The forest into the future" will be held at Kongsvinger on 17 January 2023. It focuses on how we can increase value creation and profitability in the Norwegian forest industry.
The conference draws up two main themes and will illuminate through business cases and debates:
1. How can circularity contribute to new opportunities and increased profitability.
2. How can large companies help the small ones to grow?
Among the speakers you will meet at the conference are:
• Head of Department Torbjørn Skogsrød at the Department of Product Production and Construction Engineering at NTNU whom we challenge as to whether it is possible to create circular solutions that contribute to increased profitability?
• CEO Arne Jebsen of Hunton Fiber who will talk about circularity as part of Hunton's business strategy.
• Head of department Ola Roald and project manager Jason Mrdeza in Ola Roald architects who will talk about SirkTre and the project SirkSkole which is a re-use of a new school in Bålsfjord municipality.
• Managing director Arild Øvergaard at Norsk Massivtre AS, who will talk about the use of reclaimed wood for solid wood production. The project is part of SirkTre.
• Head of HSE, environment and expertise in Ø.M. The Fjeld group Odd Anders Amdahl, who will talk about the MinTre research project and how better planning can lead to less waste of wood.
• Factory manager Forestia Espen Svenneby, who will talk about the status of the new reclaimed wood factory and what valuable products can be created from reclaimed wood.
• Biosorbe AB, which is a start-up company that has developed a bio-based absorbent that absorbs oil but is resistant to water.
Again this year, this is a conference in collaboration between the Swedish industry cluster Paper Province, Norwegian Wood Cluster, BioValley and Klosser Innovation. This means that there will be both Norwegian and Swedish business cases.
Are you a new mover, a student, a mover, a permanent resident for many years or simply just want to #meets, then we hope to see you Schøyens Grill & bar Thursday 27 October. Representatives from the Kongsvinger region are present from 16.30:XNUMX p.m.
The world and our surroundings are changing, and we must change accordingly. With the theme "CHANGE" as a backdrop, 7sterke and SpareBank 1 Østlandet welcome you to an inspiring day with many exciting posts.
Also join Industripub immediately after Industriforum. There will be an opportunity to socialize more and have something to eat and drink. There will also be entertainment by Lill Hege Åseng with a pianist.
Place: Central secondary school, Rådhusplassen 7, 2212 Kongsvinger Time: Thursday 3 November at 11.30-18.00 (lunch and registration at 10.30-11.30) followed by a pub at Manis. Price: NOK NOK 990 for members, other NOK. NOK 1.250. Industrial pub: NOK NOK 300 (incl. food, drinks and entertainment) Registration deadline: As soon as possible, but no later than 25 October
In close cooperation with business, the new research center will contribute to the green shift. In front of politicians, partners, colleagues and guests, the rector of Høgskolen i Innlandet, Peer Jacob Svenkerud, had the honor of welcoming.
- The center is a powerful investment in the region, and an example of how we as a university wish to contribute. We want to be relevant and work on issues that matter to society, and we want this to happen in close cooperation with business and others in our outside world, Svenkerud said at the opening.
The Center for Digitization and Sustainability (CREDS) is a joint venture between business, municipalities and the University College in Innlandet. The aim of the new center is to work closely with business to contribute to a sustainable and digital transition.
Bård Tronvoll (HINN), Lars Gillund (Klosser Innovation) and Vegard Herlyng (HIK) were singled out as important contributors to the realization of the new research centre.
- This is an incredibly important investment for the Kongsvinger region. Through the research centre, we hope to increase the amount of research-driven innovation in business. In addition, as part of the investment, we will further strengthen cooperation with various R&D players and exciting companies nationally and internationally, which will contribute expertise, ideas, technology and capital in the region, says Lars Gillund, general manager of Klosser Innovation Kongsvinger .
Klosser has been involved in the entire establishment, from the idea stage via the strategy for establishment to realization.
-Together with the university center, we have also contributed with raising capital, which has been a prerequisite for the realization. We have already put in place several research projects together with CREDS, and have more on the way, adds Gillund.
Head of the centre, Professor Bård Tronvoll, wants the center to be a regional, national and international knowledge driver in understanding the green shift.
- We will help businesses in a restructuring process with a goal of being more sustainable. We will try to understand and help businesses to change. In a green transition, we see that digitization is one of the keys to achieving this, says Tronvoll.
Kongsvinger's mayor Eli Wathne was proud that the new research center is located in the Kongsvinger region.
Kongsvinger's mayor, Eli Wathne talked about "From the global to the local! The Kongsvinger region as host for CREDS". She emphasized the importance the center has for the region, and announced that the Kongsvinger region feels a strong sense of ownership of the centre, which has come about after a close collaboration between Høgskolen i Innlandet, Høgskolesenteret i Kongsvinger, business, Klosser innovation, municipalities and the county council.
Wathne also particularly highlighted the importance of the efforts that general manager Vegard Herlyng at the University Center in Kongsvinger and general manager Lars Gillund from Klosser Innovation have put in to realize the research centre.
- Their countless meetings and conversations with representatives of academia, business and political leadership over a long period of time have made it possible for us to now have a research center for the Kongsvinger region, says Eli Wathne.
CREDS will help companies to change to using less resources, or to use them better. Links must be established between companies, students and researchers to ensure industry-oriented R&D projects, master's theses and internships. The center will have 18 employees, of whom 6 are doctoral students.
After a couple of years of the pandemic, it was finally time for the food fair in the Viking Ship in Hamar again! The organizer of the Midt i Matfatet fair offered all food regions and destination companies in the interior a place on a joint stand during this year's fair.
This year, Matruter in Gudbrandsdalen, the Hamar region and the Kongsvinger region put up a great stand with atmospheric photos and delicious samples for sale.
Our own local chef hero Max Ivan appeared at our joint stand with his people and delivered both great food and a good mood. In addition to meat products from Max Ivan and vegetables from
Skarstad Gartneri presented representatives from the food network Finnskogmat with wonderful products on a joint sales stand Visit Kongsvingerregionen treated them. Here you could buy both silppo and motti & pork from Finnskogen, jams, juices, jellies and chutneys and more from Ebbas Matgleder, Grinnemo Honung & Hallon and Maja Strand.
On Friday 16 September 2022, representatives from agriculture, tourism, food producers, food festivals, apprenticeship offices and municipal food gardens gathered in Hamar to start a collaboration to develop the food region Innlandet. It was agreed to collaborate on and find concrete measures on the following:
Recruitment for the food subjects
Develop the food producers
Profiling and building reputation
Develop the food arrangements we have
Work for more food from the Inland on the table
We called on the state administrator in Innlandet and Innlandet County Municipality to join us and support this work in every possible way.
The declaration of cooperation was solemnly handed over to Per Gunnar Sveen (head of the committee for industry in Innlandet county council) and Haavard Elstrand (Environment and agriculture director at the State Administrator in Innlandet), who both praised the initiative and promised that they would both support and follow up on the declaration.
Meet immigrants, emigrants, students and locals for an informal chat and mingling.
We serve something cold to drink and something light to eat. In addition, you will find out what the Kongsvinger region can offer you in terms of housing, jobs, leisure facilities, studies etc. Afterwards we go to a city party together!
You can find the entire program for the city festival HERE. Among the artists we mention Sebastian Zalo and Keiino, in addition to several local elements, food stalls etc.
The event is free, but we need you to register so that we can adjust the amount of food and drink.
On Friday 16 September 2022, representatives from agriculture, tourism, food producers, food festivals, apprenticeship offices and municipal food gardens gathered in Hamar to start a collaboration to develop the food region Innlandet. It was agreed to collaborate on and find concrete measures on the following: