JOINT WORKSHOPS IN NORWAY – BRIEFING
Date: October 29th, 2024
The first major activity from our project took place at campus of the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) in Kongsberg, Norway, where the Romanian team traveled for joint workshops from October 24th, 2024 until October 29th, 2024. The days were full of insightful meetings and constructive knowledge sharing, which created the context to move forward with the activities and the deliverables.
The Romanian delegation consisted of:
Ms. Daniela Cimpean, PhD – Project Manager & Law and Procurement Expert;
Mr. Tudor Oprisor, PhD – Sustainability Reporting and Procurement Expert;
Ms. Ioana Cimpean – Administrative Assistant.
The discussions were moderated by Ms. Gillian Warner-Søderholm, Professor and Head of Department at USN School of Business, who was kind enough to ensure the full support of USN throughout this material activity with both teams. Credit also goes to Ms. Olga Muntean and Ms. Berit Bastiansen – who were involved in the administrative planning discussions between the management of the two teams, ensuring the appropriate implementation of the project.
On the technical side, the spotlight discussions involved the main researchers from USN – Prof. Abdelkader SBIHI PhD, Habilité à Diriger des Recherches, and Behzad Behdani, Professor, Researcher & Advisor. Their valuable expertise and experience are a great strength within the implementation process of the project. The main topics discussed by Abdelkader, Behzad, Tudor and Daniela included: the implementation timeframe; the format of the deliverables; the status of GPP in Romania and Norway – elements of policy and practice; case studies and stakeholder engagement. The discussions were extremely fruitful and concluded with some useful work templates, which represent the ground for the first two deliverables within the project.
Actively attending the joint workshops, we also give credit to the USN research assistants: Karoline Hauan Trevland, Victor G. Lopera, and Nicolai Arun Jacobsen. Their fresh perspective on the activities and objectives of the project outlines interesting ideas and facilitates the smooth attainment of the first objectives from the project.
The time spent in Norway was a wonderful opportunity for the Romanian team to experience knowledge sharing in a different cultural context. At the end of the visit, a brief meeting occurred between the main researchers, concluding the constructive workshops and taking home some valuable insights, driving forward the GPP mapping within the project.