University of Agder

Agder Energi

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Agder Energi is Norway’s third-largest energy producer. Business areas: Hydroelectricity, wind power, bio energy, district heating, broadband, electrical entrepreneur activities, economic energy, consultancy on engineering, metering and invoicing, etc. The company’s headquarters are in Kristiansand.

Arendal municipality

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The UN town of Arendal lies in the heart of South Norway. A small town in international terms, but with a strong international character, Arendal currently has 41,000 inhabitants and is the county town of Aust-Agder. The town and district is now well known for its high-tech industry and rich cultural life and festivals stretching across the whole year. This is represented historically by the age of sail and today by the leisure boating industry and rich holiday and boating life.

Aust-Agder County Council

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Aust-Agder County Council is an expertise organisation. Aust-Agder County Council has around 1,100 employees who are highly skilled in a wide spectrum of disciplines. The senior administrative manager is Chief County Executive Arild Eielsen. The Chief County Executive’s office has around 70 staff and is responsible for the overall planning, control and development of the county council’s activities.

Dyreparken (Pleasure park & Zoo)

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Dyreparken is Norway’s largest pleasure park and zoo, with more than 600,000 visitors a year. The park stretches over an area of more than 250 acres, including such well known features as the pirate Captain Sabretooth, Cardemom City and the chimp Julius.

Eyde-nettverket

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The Eyde network was founded in September 2007 on the basis of an initiative by Elkem Aluminium’s works manager, Kai Rune Heggland. The Eyde network, which is a cluster of processing industries, will contribute to increasing regional expertise in its areas and collaborates with the university, schools and research institutes. From 1 January 2010 the Eyde network became part of a joint initiative between Innovation Norway, The Research Council of Norway and The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway.

IK Start

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IK Start is the region’s elite league football team. Start has one of the best recruitment environments in Norway for top-level Norwegian football. It is one of the clubs whose playing style has been given its own name - mackerel football - which describes a high tempo, high technical skills and a slightly bohemian attitude.

Kristiansand municipality

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Kristiansand has 82,000 inhabitants and is one of the five most popular towns in Norway to settle in. The municipality has full nursery provision and is growing by a good 1,000 inhabitants per year. Kristiansand’s qualities in terms of good employment opportunities in industry, commerce and the service industries, the university and colleges and excellent residential areas with good schools and its proximity to both countryside and the sea have resulted in more and more people choosing to move here.

NODE-nettverket

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NCE NODE (Norwegian Offshore & Drilling Engineering) is an industrial cluster of approx. 50 companies operating in the oil and gas sector in Sørland. NCE stands for Norwegian Centres of Expertise and is a company-oriented development programme run under the auspices of Innovation Norway, The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway and The Research Council of Norway. NCE status is subject to world-class cutting-edge expertise, international orientation and great potential in innovation and growth.

South Norway Hostpital

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Sørlandet sykehus HF (The hostipal of South Norway) is located in Kristiansand, Arendal and Flekkefjord. SSHF has demonstrated through its activities that it can provide comprehensive health care, both in terms of the number of treatments provided and the complete range of somatic and mental-health services it offers residents of Agder. The hospital also does extensive research and development work. In 2004 these activities showed that the hospital can assert itself both nationally and internationally, including through its partnership with the hospital in Haydom in Tanzania, a project which Bill Gates was also involved in.

Sparebanken Sør

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Sparebanken Sør is an independent savings bank which aims to be the biggest financial institution in the counties of Agder and parts of Telemark. Customers will be able to gain increased value through the bank’s expertise, decisiveness and closeness to the market, making Sparebanken Sør the natural first choice for both private customers and businesses in the bank’s market area. Its headquarters and group management are located in Arendal.

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The University of Agder was established as a university on 1 September 2007 and is the newest university in Norway. The university is centred on two campuses, Campus Kristiansand and Campus Grimstad. The university collaborates closely with business and focuses on engineering subjects such as aeronautics, mechatronics, telecommunications and e-health care as well as well known subjects such as law and a range of humanities.

Vest-Agder County Council

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Vest-Agder County Council is active in all 15 municipalities in the county. The public dentistry service is represented in 20 different places. Education services are also well distributed, with 15 secondary schools. Other county council provision includes public-transport activities, cultural institutes and other services in a number of locations. The council’s central administration is located in Kristiansand. Vest-Agder County Council is a significant employer, with almost 1,600 employees.