The innovation district Oslo Science City is Norway's most knowledge-intensive area, home to the country's top university, the largest hospital in the Nordic region, internationally leading research institutes, one of Europe's largest business schools, and dynamic startup environments.
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Monday
October 19
How can Europe strengthen its competitiveness, increase its resilience and further develop the single market in a time of geopolitical uncertainty? Join the ARENA Lecture 2026 with Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy and author of the landmark report on the future of the EU single market.
Mon
October 19
Thu
October 22
October 19-22, Oslo Innovation Week brings together entrepreneurs, investors, businesses and talents from all over the world to one of Norway's most important meeting places for innovation.
Tuesday
October 20
How can entrepreneurship education evolve to equip students with the skills and mindsets needed for an increasingly complex world? Join academics, educators, innovation experts and practitioners to explore innovative approaches from Belgium and Norway.
Oslo Science City is Norway's most knowledge-intensive area. Within four gravitational fields of excellence, we have internationally leading knowledge environments dedicated to developing new solutions for important societal challenges and laying the groundwork for the sustainable jobs of the future, in collaboration with the business community and the public sector.
Two thirds of all health research in Norway is carried out in Oslo Science City. Here, ground-breaking new knowledge is built and further developed into new products, treatments and services that benefit patients and contribute to the rapidly growing Norwegian healthcare industry.
Some of Europe’s leading research environments in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and sensor technologies are located in Oslo Science City. Both fundamental and applied research take place here, and the results are used by industry and the public sector to develop new technologies, solutions and services.
A sustainable society must also ensure social sustainability. In Oslo Science City, several leading research teams are dedicated to exploring interdisciplinary ways to foster a robust and inclusive democracy while preventing social exclusion.
Among the members of Oslo Science City, there are more than two thousand researchers working on climate, energy, and the environment. They contribute to understanding and preventing climate and environmental changes and to developing new and better solutions for producing, storing, and distributing clean energy.
The majority of technology- and knowledge-driven startups in Oslo are located in Oslo Science City. Here, they can collaborate with premier research and innovation ecosystems, and several incubators provide them with the facilities, networking opportunities, and services required for their growth.