COST Action Conference 2024

We are pleased to welcome all members to Oslo for the COST Action conference for Comparative Research on the Executive Triangle in Europe (CoREx)

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The Faculty of Social Science at the University of Oslo

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The conference will be held in two venues. On April 25th, the sessions will take place at the University of Oslo's main campus at Blindern and the Faculty of Social Science. On April 26th, we will gather at Professorboligen, located near the Faculty of Law in the city center of Oslo, offering easy access to the airport by train.  

Please see below the program for more practical information

Program

Thursday April 25 - Campus Blindern
TimeTitleLocation
08:30-09:00Registration and coffeeFaculty of Social Science, aud. 7 (Trygve Haavelmos Auditorium)
09:00-10:00Plenary: Welcome and overview of CoREx. Keynote by Jacob Nyrup on the WhoGov Dataset.Faculty of Social Science, aud. 7 (Trygve Haavelmos Auditorium)
10:00-12:00WG meetings

WG1 and 2: Faculty of Social Science, aud. 7 (Trygve Haavelmos Auditorium)

WG3: Faculty of Social Science Room 750

WG4: Faculty of Social Science Room 929

12:00-13:00LunchFrederikke Spiseri
13:00-17:30WG meetings

WG1: Library Building Group Room 4

WG2: Faculty of Social Science, aud. 7 (Trygve Haavelmos Auditorium)

WG3: Faculty of Social Science Room 750

WG4: Faculty of Social Science Room 929

19:00Dinner at Via VillageVia Village

Friday April 26 - Professorboligen

TimeTitleLocation
08:00-08:30CoffeeProfessorboligen
08:30-10:30Plenary: Reports from WGs, cross-cutting themesProfessorboligen
10:30-11:00Coffee BreakProfessorboligen
11:00-12:30Meeting of Management Committee (MC2)Professorboligen
12:30Individual lunches

Lunch venues nearby:

Useful information

Online Participation

Links for online participation to the plenary sessions and the working group meetings will be shared before the conference.

Getting Around

All locations are easily accessible via public transportation. For tickets, timetables and journey planning, visit Ruter | Ruter

As you can not purchase tickets on board the metro or tram, we recommend using the app. 

For transportation to Blindern on the first day of the conference, we recommend taking tram line 17 or 18 to Universitetet Blindern, or metro line 3, 4, or 5 to Forskningsparken. The Faculty of Social Science is situated at the north-east corner of the campus. The address is Moltke Moes vei 31. The auditorium for the plenary session is located on the ground floor, behind the coffee bar Trygve.

Professorboligen is situated in the heart of the city center, near Karl Johans gate and the National Theater. It is a smaller, detached building located in the rear corner of the premises. The address is Karl Johans gate 47.

Transportation to and from the Oslo Airport can be done by both the Airport Express train and regular trains, which are equally convenient.

Internet Access

The University of Oslo has Eduroam wireless internett on campus. If unable to connect to Eduroam, a conference wifi network will be made available. Please ask one of the organizers for the passcode.

Refreshments

The conference will only provide light refreshments such as coffee, tea, and fruit during the sessions. We encourage you to bring your own water bottle and coffee mug. Participants will have to order and pay for their own lunch and dinner as per COST financial rules.

Sightseeing

Visit Oslo has several suggestion for sightseeing and activities in Oslo. For participants arriving early, The Munch Museum has free admission Wednesday between 18 and 21 and is well worth a visit.

Organiser

The event is organised by CoREx, funded by the European Union under COST Action number CA22150.

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Published Apr. 11, 2024 4:17 PM - Last modified Aug. 21, 2026 3:30 PM