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Mid-Norway European OfficeThe Mid-Norway European Office offers support on EU/EEA-issues for R&D, trade and public authorities in the region of Trøndelag and helps interested parties in Trøndelag to maximize the potential of EEA membership.
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The Mid-Norway European Office provides interested parties in Trøndelag with access to a number of networks and organizations in Brussels. These include the EU-institutions, the mission of Norway to the EU, embassies, and local, regional, national and international level representations. This is achieved through holding seminars in addition to promoting regional interests and making contact with established networks.
We provide the latest information on European framework conditions to R&D, trade and public authorities in Mid-Norway. Moreover, we encourage partners from Mid-Norway to explore the possibilities provided by the EU programs and projects assisting local and regional development.
During its years in Brussels, Trøndelag European Office has carried out over 175 assignments for businesses in the region, as well as organized seminars in Brussels for over 1200 visitors from various areas of economic and social life in Trøndelag.
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Mid-NorwayThe Mid-Norway region, or Trøndelag in Norwegian, consists of the two counties of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag. The region borders on the Norwegian Sea to the west, the county of Nordland to the north, Sweden to the east and the counties of Hedmark, Oppland and Møre og Romsdal to the south.
Trøndelag offers everything from coastal scenes through untouched mountain scenery to national parks. Endless fresh air is on offer, and there are countless options for anyone who appreciates unspoiled nature. The region can offer many of Norway's best salmon rivers, and is a Mecca for all anglers. The regions capital and biggest city is Trondheim, which was also Norways first capital and continues to be the coronation city where Norway's Kings from Harald Hårfagre (10th century) to King Harald V (1991 -) have been crowned and blessed. In its history the city was and is now again a popular destination for pilgrimages. Trondheim is also an ecclesiastical centre, an important education and research centre, and a centre for industry and commerce. Research and developmentSkills and expertise form the very core of our regional identity. One of the strengths of the Mid-Norway region lies in the region's outstanding education and research facilities. For almost a century, the leading technological professionals in Norway have been based in the regions largest city, Trondheim. This is one main reason why the city is now the site of several world-leading centres of excellence and is rightly known as the technology capital of Norway.
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010, has primary responsibility for higher education in the fields of technology in Norway and is the second largest university in Norway, with 18,500 students. In the northern part of the Mid-Norway region, the North-Trøndelag University College (HiNT) has 4 600 students, while in the southern part, the South-Trøndelag University College (HiST) has 8 000 students. SINTEF is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia and is based in the regions largest city; Trondheim. SINTEF employs 1,300 people.
Proximity to the Norwegian Sea, access to technology, R&D facilities and a skilled labour force make the Mid-Norway region an ideal location for companies in the oil and gas industries. The region has more than one thousand researchers in oil & gas related R&D, working in the different institutions of SINTEF, NTNU and Statoil. There is also a total of 120 companies related to the petroleum industry, and together these companies employ approximately 6000 people. Furthermore, as many as 990 candidates are annually graduating in oil & gas related studies in the Mid-Norway region.
(All the numbers are retrieved from the Mid-Norway Chamber of Commerce and Industrys report on Deep Sea Society", from 2008). Industry, commerce and tourismTrade is an industry that plays, and has long played, an important role in value creation and employment in Trøndelag. Today, fish is the regions largest export commodity. Salmon and trout are the most important farmed species in Trøndelag, and in total the region exported 144,000 tons in 2005. Trøndelag is also the most important processing region in Norway, with approximately 35,000 tons of whole fish equivalents processed. This is about 40 % of all processed fish in Norway.
New technologies for sustainable energy production are important to meet future energy demands and to save our environment. 145 enterprises with a total of 2,000 employees work in the field of cleantech. In addition more than 40 power production companies include activities related to renewable energy and environmental technology. These companies cover a wide range of areas in cleantech, several of which are closely connected.
ICT is one of the business sectors that have experienced an almost explosive development over the last few years. There are many examples of exciting and innovative industrial centres in the region, such as in Orkanger, Leksvik, Stjørdal and Verdal. Trøndelag is also one of the most fertile regions in Norway, and produces 10% of Norways agricultural products.
For tourists, Trøndelag are filled with attractions. Experience the uninhibited atmosphere of the coast, the fascinating history of the cradle of Norway, the fairy-tale world heritage town of Røros and creativity of local people.
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22.05.12, kl. 09.00:
International School Practitioners Seminar, Gøteborg, 22.-24. mai
Gøteborg | | 06.06.12, kl. 11.30:
Midt-Norsk EU-nettverk
Innovasjon Norge, Statens hus, Erling Skakkesgt. 33, 4 etasje, Trondheim | | 18.06.12, kl. 09.00:
EUSEW 2012
Brussel | | 08.10.12, kl. 10.00:
Open Days 2012
Brussel | | 22.11.12, kl. 09.00:
European Science and Technology 2012 Conference
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