Engage – Centre for Engaged Education through Entrepreneurship
We work to increase the number of students in Norway and around the world with entrepreneurial skills and the mindset to become change agents for the better.
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Engager Roger Sørheim honoured as “Excellent Teaching Practitioner”
Professor Roger Sørheim was honoured and celebrated as a new Excellent Teaching Practitioner by NTNU. This is the first time a scholar at the department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management got this award. By Meike Siefkes The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) awards its scholars with this honour for their clear and...
25th January 2023

Pop-up stores – a practical approach to university studies
The 24-28 October, 8 different student companies popped up in the common area of Nord University of Bodø. Anyone passing had the chance to purchase reflex totebags, winter kits, T-shirts, caps, bracelets, and iced coffee. The pop-up store founders were students of the new course Entrepreneurship and Value Creation, developed by Sølvi Solvoll, Trine Åsheim...
7th January 2023

Kelpinor receives one million NOK from Norinnova and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The NTNU-based start-up company Kelpinor has been awarded one million NOK, after winning the “People’s Prize” and the “Jury’s Innovation Prize” during the accelerator program Arctic Ignite, under the auspices of Norinnova. Ten other entrepreneurial companies from Northern Norway also took part in the competition, and the development grants were awarded on behalf of the...
26th October 2022

Entrepreneurship for improved teaching – intensive UNIPED-module in June and September
Entrepreneurship is a “hot topic” in higher education and is to be implemented in a wide range of disciplines in the time ahead. Are you one of those who must, should or want to learn more about entrepreneurship? This module is for you.
23rd May 2022
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Book launch: REFRAMING THE CASE METHOD IN ENTREPRENEUSHIP EDUCATION: Cases from the Nordic Countries
November 28th at 5pm, Mo i Rana We are launching our book on how to educate students to gain an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset through the use of education cases from the Nordic countries. Are you interested in how stories and lessons from business and entrepreneurs become learning tools to give students important skills and...

Together to: Innovate
On the 21st of September, the event “Together to: Innovate” was held for the very first time, as part of NTNU and The Mine’s partnership with Equinor. The first prize was 300,000 NOK, and students across all disciplines had the opportunity to participate and compete against other students. The competition’s only criterion was that the...
Student
20th October 2022

Inspired to improve healthcare
Entrepreneurship education engaging students to improve healthcare! By Gunn-Berit Neergård, researcher at SFU Engage In august, the graduate students of nursing education at NTNU were invited to participate in a three-day innovation camp. The students were introduced to innovation, entrepreneurship, authentic challenges by industry actors and collaborative team work. The camp ended with a pitch...
Building Spark* Split
In March 2022 we had the chance to attend Spark* Split’s very first kick-off event. This was Sparks first real chance to meet the rest of the University, and to introduce the Spark concept to all students and faculty at the university. By Ingeborg Sofie Bogen Spark* Split was started this fall as a part...
Student
4th June 2022

Join Engage and Element Logic for a design sprint next Tuesday
Are you passionate about disruptive innovation & business models? Are you interested in robotics, automation & cutting-edge tehcnologies? Join Engage and Element Logic for a design sprint next Tuesday. Register through the QR code, lunch and dinner will be served
Student
28th April 2022

NTNU Student Investor Day: 29. April 2022
Engage and NTNU School of Entrepreneurship announces this year's event the 29th of April. One lucky winner will also be invited to join Stage Two, the first pan-European competition for the best startups spinning out of leading European universities.
Student
22nd March 2022