Arendalsuka 2025
Arendalsuka is an annual event held in Arendal every August. It is Norway’s largest political gathering, and serves as a meeting place for anyone interested in societal issues, politics, and community engagement. The event has a diverse program of debates, panel discussions, lectures, and exhibitions, all aimed at fostering open dialogue and democratic participation.
For the first time, DIGIT research school plans to attend! If you are a member, apply for a place below.
Arendalsuka 2025
Date: August 11-15, 2025
Location: Arendal
Apply here: https://nettskjema.no/a/516229
Deadline for application: April 29
Language: Norwegian
We cover costs related to travel and accommodation. The offer is open for DIGIT members only, and we have a limited available places.
Arendalsuka/Foto: M. Hauglid
About Arendalsuka
Arendalsuka is an annual event held in Arendal every August. It is Norway’s largest political gathering, and serves as a meeting place for anyone interested in societal issues, politics, and community engagement. The event has a diverse program of debates, panel discussions, lectures, and exhibitions, all aimed at fostering open dialogue and democratic participation.
The five days in Arendal offer a unique opportunity to observe and engage with politicans, societal actors and variours stakeholder. All over Arendal, there will be numerous sessions on topics such as digitalization, climate change, healthcare, and education, offering an opportunity to conntect to the public perspective on current societal challenges and approaches used to addressing them.
In recent years, Arendalsuka has extensively covered topics pertinent to DIGIT's thematic areas, including artificial intelligence, data sharing, and collaborative digital initiatives.
Program
The program for the event can be found here: https://www.arendalsuka.no/programsok/.
We have not finialized yet the specific plans for DIGIT. One approach is to have a free and flexible framework where each participant select and attend events that align with their individual interests. Another possibilityis to collaborate with relevant stakeholders and contribute to their events.
The final plans will be developed in collaboration with the registered participants.
Accommodation and Travel
Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation and travel. It can be challenging to find accomodation in Arendal during this week. It may be practical to book rooms in nearby towns with public transport connections to Arendal. Alternatively, forming groups to rent private accommodations could be another option. Once registrations are complete, we will facilitate communication among participants to coordinate accommodation if desired.
Please feel free to contact the DIGIT coordinator if you have any practical questions.