Conferences and seminars

Terje Andersen holds his trial lecture and defends his PhD Thesis "From waste to circularity in e-waste handling: Manufacturer’s view" at Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics.

We are happy to announce that we will have an open guest lecture with Avram Grant, former manager of Chelsea, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Ghana and Israel national teams. The title of the lecture is "Win your mind".

The research group ‘Global Challenges, Politics and Organisation’ (GPO) at Molde University College is hosting a Panorama Dialogue webinar with Dr Gajendran Ayyathurai on critical caste studies.

Tassew Dufera Tolcha will be defending his thesis "Essays on air transport and economic development: Cases from African countries" for the PhD degree in Logistics at Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics.

William VANNIER is the Supply Chain Director of MSF. He proposes a quick presentation followed by an open discussion and Q/A session about the specificity of the Humanitarian Supply Chain, MSF and the Humanitarian work at large.  

In relation to the ongoing NOREC project, "Children with disabilities and UN rights conventions", a three-day conference will be arranged in Tanzania, called "Children with disabilities and quality of life – Challenges and possibilities".

Gratuation Ceremony for PhD and Master Graduates

We are happy to invite you to a research seminar by Prof. Stefan Szymanski from the University of Michigan. The title of the seminar is "Are professional athletes motivated by financial incentives? Evidence from English football". 

Molde University College has been so lucky as to get access to Publication Academy, a unique collection of courses, tips and "all you need to know" within academic writing, publishing, and dissemination. The whole collection consists of more than 50 courses and is offered for free for students and staff at Molde University College.  

 This course aims to expose students to the trappings of high-quality survey research targeted for publication in top-ranking journals. The course will address the entire journey from designing to publishing a survey-based study.

The general objective is to learn about the state of the art in Cost-Benefit Analysis for various sectors. There is an increasing need for the evaluation and ranking of projects within constrained public budgets. CBA is one of the methods that are extensively used in economic impact assessment of projects in the public sector.

The Swedish Knowledge Centre for Public Transport - K2 and Molde University College – Specialized University in Logistics are pleased to launch this call for chapters to an edited volume on Citizen Participation in Transport and Mobility as well as a digital workshop November 17-18, 2021, where chapter drafts will be reviewed and discussed.

This course focuses on heuristic algorithms, in particular metaheuristics, and their application to optimization problems where uncertainty is taken into consideration. Examples from several applications in routing and scheduling are used to illustrate state-of-the-art techniques. 

(This is the second part of two.  First week was week 36.)

The course provides a broad introduction to the philosophy of science, with emphasis on the history of science, the strategies of science in producing knowledge, and the interaction between science and society.

This PhD-course presents current research on Blockchain applications in supply chains, and offer an opportunity to discuss future applications and research on information sharing in extended supply chains.

Professor Jaume Barcelo will give a one week seminar for master students in Logistics at Molde University College. We are happy to offer a 3 hour mini seminar during this week.  Suited for businesses and others who are interested.

Managing Director Frode Huse Gjendem will give a one week seminar for master students in Logistics at Molde University College. We are happy to offer a 3 hour mini seminar during this week.  Suited for businesses and others who are interested.

Ana Lucia Martins will give a one week seminar for master students in Logistics at Molde University College. We are happy to offer a 3 hour mini seminar during this week.  Suited for businesses and others who are interested.

Professor Alessio Malizia will give a one week seminar for master students in Logistics at Molde University College. We are happy to offer a 3 hour mini seminar during this week.  Suited for businesses and others who are interested.

The overall aim of the course is to develop student's competencies in researching, analyzing and managing performance in supply chains.

Kristina Kjersem will be defending her thesis "Contributing to Resolving a Project Planning Paradox in ETO: From plan to planning" for the PhD degree in Logistics at Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics.

Rebecca Glavee-Geo will be defending her thesis for the PhD degree in Logistics at Molde University College. The title of the thesis is "Managing Transaction Cost Escalation in Public Sector Procurement: An Empirical Study of Ghana"

Markus Brachner will be defending his thesis for the PhD degree in Logistics at Molde University College. The title of the thesis is "Evaluating and Optimizing an Emergency Response System for Helicopter Transportation in the Arctic Region"