Hackathon environmental challenges and get-together with Stanford University Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Are you a Master's student or PhD student at the University of Oslo with an engagement for solving environmental challenges? Do you want to connect with international fellow students to expand your network? Then you should not miss out on this unique opportunity. Limited number of places. The deadline to apply for a place was 3 June.

Event at Stanford

19– 20 June the University of Oslo (UiO) will host 29 Knight-Hennessy Scholars from Stanford University. An important part of their visit is to connect with students from UiO. Therefore, we are hosting a get-together event in the evening Sunday 19 June and a 3 hour intensive hackathon Monday 20 June.

The students from Stanford come from a multitude of disciplines, including literature, medicine, computer science, business, art, engineering, sociology and more. Many of the students come from countries outside the USA.

30 students from UiO can participate in this event. If you are interested, you can register using the form below by 3 June. Students are admitted following the “first come, first served” principle. However, to ensure that UiO students from a variety of disciplines are represented, adjustments will be made. All who register will get an answer by 8 June.

What will you gain from participating?

  • You will get a unique opportunity to connect with international top-level students
  • You will learn new tools for creative thinking
  • You will experience the various ways people of different backgrounds, nationalities and life experiences have different approaches to collaborating and thinking about carbon emissions/green energy
  • You will generate innovative ideas to curb carbon emissions that might be implementable

Programme

1. Get-together

Date and time: Sunday 19 June, 19:30–21:00     
Place: Oslo Street Food

Food and drinks will be served

2. Hackathon

Date and time: Monday 20 June, 09:00–13:00    
Place: Oslo Science Park (Toppsenteret)

09:00–09:30  Register and mingle

09:30–12:00   Hackathon

Tina Seelig from Stanford University will lead the hackathon, which is an exercise about challenging assumptions.

  • See her website for more information about her background, accolades and books published on creativity.

12:00–13:00  Lunch

Registration is now closed.

Published May 13, 2022 12:31 PM - Last modified June 14, 2022 10:56 AM