THE RESEARCH DAYS 2014

Coordinator for the Research Days 2014, Geir Tangen, rector Per Halse and pro-rector Marie Nedregotten Sørbø welcomes everyone to the festival.

The Research Days is an annual national festival, which has had more than a thousand events spread across the country in the last few years. The festival has been arranged 20 times so far, and is a cooperation between The Research Council of Norway and universities, colleges, research institutes, libraries, museums, municipalities and businesses all over the country.

Each year, a different theme is chosen for the festival. The national theme this year is “Communication”, and several of the events at Volda University College reflect this. The lectures include topics such as “Communication and Immigration”, “Communication in a Crisis Situation” and “Selfies”.

In addition to the research presented by the faculty members, master degree students at Volda University College will also present their theses. The students will discuss topics within the fields of New Norwegian Written Culture, Special Education, Health and Care, Planning and Leadership and Documentary and Journalism.

 – Volda University College receives a lot of support from the local community, and with the Research Days we would like to give something back. All the events are therefore free and open for everyone, says rector Per Halse.