{"id":2865,"date":"2025-02-06T18:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/?page_id=2865"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:45:56","slug":"about-the-university-of-agder-uia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/about-the-university-of-agder-uia\/","title":{"rendered":"About the University of Agder (UiA)"},"content":{"rendered":"[av_slideshow_full img_copyright='' size='no scaling' min_height='0px' stretch='' control_layout='av-control-hidden' slider_navigation='av-navigate-arrows av-navigate-dots' nav_visibility_desktop='' nav_arrow_color='' nav_arrow_bg_color='' nav_dots_color='' nav_dot_active_color='' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' attach='scroll' img_copyright_font='' av-desktop-font-img_copyright_font='' av-medium-font-img_copyright_font='' av-small-font-img_copyright_font='' 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research institute in the region, with 14,ooo students and 1,500 employees. UiA became a university in 2007, but our roots span over more than 190 years. In 1771 Bishop Johan Ernst Gunnerus proposed that a Norwegian university will be established in Kristiansand. But apparently Universities don&#8217;t materialize quickly, at least not in Norway. All Norwegian universities so far have had a preparation time of 40-60 years and in this sense, UiA is a typical Norwegian University. The University started as a teacher training \u00a0college in 1839, taking place at the Holt vicarage in East-Agder. Today, UiA \u00a0has two campuses &#8211; Kristiansand (the conference venue) and Grimstad and six faculties (one of which is the School of Business &amp; Law).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">To find your way around UiA campus, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uia.no\/english\/about-uia\/getting-here-and-around\/mazemap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Campus map<\/a> is provided, where you can search for rooms and venues<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The university campus in Kristiansand is built following the American campus model, with everything gathered in a compact area. Short distances to facilities and units \u00a0designed for high well-being and for students and staff to collaborate across disciplines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The School of Business and Law has over 2,000 students and is AACSB accredited.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/UIA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"65\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Agder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Postbox 422<\/p>\n<p>Norway &#8211; 4604, Kristiansand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone number<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>+47 38141000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Official email address<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Euram2026@uia.no\">Euram2026@uia.no\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact persons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Kalanit Efrat<\/strong><br \/>\nConference Co-chair<br \/>\nProfessor of International Management<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Kalanite@uia.no\">Kalanite@uia.no<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor Bj\u00f8rn-Tore Fl\u00e5ten<\/strong><br \/>\nConference Co-chair<br \/>\nAssociate Professor of International Management<\/p>\n<div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k9zj0-c520fa4b6ee78ceca993e4c964687a9b\">\n.flex_column.av-k9zj0-c520fa4b6ee78ceca993e4c964687a9b{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-k9zj0-c520fa4b6ee78ceca993e4c964687a9b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-m77i41gs-348b241c361d98f63b2ae9bc7e4e0342 avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  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