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Once again, the artsy faculty at the University of Inland Norway (INN) is making its mark. The Faculty of Film, TV and Games (FTVS) is taking part in the new research centre MishMash, led by Alexander Refsum Jensenius from the University of Oslo.
Joining the team are Fredrik Graver from The Norwegian Film School, Sashi Komandur from the Game School, and Ida Jahr from the Faculty of Education (LUP).
This is incredibly exciting and important!
"We have brought together almost all the creative education programmes and research environments in Norway behind this application. There has been thorough collaboration across academic disciplines within the faculty, and with LUP through Ida Jahr. We are involved in three of the work packages: project management, creative production, and creative education," says a thrilled Dean of FTVS, Leif Holst Jensen.
Fredrik Graver is also highly enthusiastic:
"It is a tremendous joy that the arts and cultural sector is being recognised as a priority area through this allocation!"
Developing teaching tools
Artificial intelligence is steadily making its way into the education sector, but what does it actually mean for educators, students, and artists?
MishMash is one of six new centres set to research and ensure that AI is used to promote creativity, critical thinking and ethical awareness – not just efficiency and automation.
The goal is to develop Norwegian, open-access learning resources focused on creative AI, and to provide both current and future educators with the skills they need to meet the challenges of the future. Today, there’s a significant gap between the use of commercial AI tools and the pedagogical understanding of the technology.
We need more than just technical understanding
"Creativity is one of the most fundamental aspects of our development as individuals and as a society, and this project gives us the opportunity to explore how AI affects us as creative, imaginative beings. Here, we will investigate what it means to be human in a high-tech age," says Fredrik Graver.
The work will also examine how the artistic use of AI can challenge traditional forms of knowledge in education and research – and how best to bridge the gap between AI in formal education and AI in the broader arts sector.
The project will result in concrete teaching modules and proposals for future curricula.
Facts:
- MishMash is one of six AI research centres.
- The government is allocating a total of NOK 1.2 billion to these centres.
- MishMash will launch in January 2026 and run for five years.
- The project will involve many people from INN throughout its duration.
Contact information:
- fredrik.graver@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 61 28 74 63
- sashi.komandur@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 61 28 75 23
- ida.jahr@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 62 51 72 63
- leif.holst.jensen@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 62 54 16 08