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Public defence: Ailin Aastvedt

The doctoral candidate Ailin Aastvedt defends her PhD thesis publically for the PhD programme Innovation in Services in the Public and Private Sectors at University of Inland Norway, on August 27, 2026.

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Photo: Even Lundefaret

The title of the thesis is: «Co-creation in the Norwegian Welfare Municipality: Institutional Tensions Between Ideals and Practice»

  • Place: Auditorium G, campus Lillehammer. The public defense will be streamed on zoom: https://inn.zoom.us/j/67323485036?pwd=4RspmlioKDzTJrC2GnPLOHYN5KYBQ2.1 

    Webinar ID: 67323485036. Password: 598724

  • The trial lecture starts 10:15 AM with the theme: «Samskaping i kommunene belyst gjennom entreprenørskap i offentlig sektor (‘public sector entrepreneurship’, PSE)»
  • The public defense starts 12:15 PM 

The evaluation committee:

  • First opponent: Professor Lars Fuglsang, Roskilde University
  • Second opponent: Professor Ann-Karin Tennås, University of Stavanger
  • Chair of the evaluation committee: Professor Mette Sønderskov, University of Inland Norway

Chair of the public defense: Vice dean for research Mass Soldal Lund, University of Inland Norway

Main supervisor: Professor Ulla Higdem, University of Inland Norway

Co-supervisor: Professor Toril Ringholm, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Any opponents ex auditorio must sign up during the break between first and second opponent. Please notify the chair during the break. Opponent ex auditorio may present the contribution after the second opponent. Such contributions must be well prepared and precisely formulated and be submitted within a time frame of a maximum of 10 minutes. 

The Public defence is streamed via Zoom Webinar. To download, follow this lenk (free of charge). Select "Zoom Client for Meetings" in the drop-down menu "Download for IT Admin" at the top of the page.

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Published June 9, 2026 3:40 PM - Last modified Aug. 13, 2026 9:21 AM