News archive for System Dynamics
In August of 2024, the University of Bergen System Dynamics Group helped organize this year's International System Dynamics Conference. It was a unique experience to bring system dynamicists from across the world to Norway and establish a collaborative learning environment.
With new legislation restructuring higher education in Norway, English language master's programs face new obstacles in recruiting students. The System Dynamics Group at the University of Bergen has faced these challenges head on and is working towards maintaining the vibrant community of diverse academic interests and cultural backgrounds it is known for.
Our very own Professor Emeritus Pål Davidsen received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field of System Dynamics at the 42nd ISDC.
“The fact that we have just five years left to reach the Sustainable Development Goals should give us reason to pause — can we not do better?” asks Professor Birgit Kopainsky, who will lead Bergen Summer Research School 2025.
The UiB System Dynamics Group is hosting the largest international conference on system dynamics in Bergen next week from August 4 to 8, 2024.
Professor Ali K. Saysel, from the UiB System Dynamics Group, took part in the Annual Meeting of the IPBES task force on scenarios and models. The meeting was held between 17th and 20th June 2024 in Hayama, Japan hosted by the technical support unit (TSU) located in the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies.
We welcome all new master's students!
This post looks at the new student led group looking at the socioeconomic concepts of post-growth and degrowth and how they relate to System Dynamics. It provides insight on how students can engage more deeply in the System Dynamics methodology outside of the classroom and relate it to issues of sustainability, a major focus for many students in this program.
In my PhD project, I seek to advance a methodological framework for integrated assessment modelling that narrows the gap between modellers/scientists and model users/real people, beyond the science-policy nexus.
This week, a series of scientific papers from CO-CREATE (EU-funded project), focusing on combatting obesity among adolescents, have been featured in special issue published by Obesity Reviews.
We welcome all new master students!
This week, more than 70 PhD students from all over the world assemble in Bergen for the annual Bergen Summer Research Schools—for the first time since the pandemic.
On April 13, the System Dynamics Group hosted a group of Mathematical Engineering undergrad students and their professors from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV), Madrid, Spain, for half a day to introduce system dynamics and its utility for real-world problem-solving. We spent time on different activities to learn about system dynamics, how it works, and how we teach it in our master's... Read more
Several members of the System Dynamics Group at University of Bergen received prestigious awards from the System Dynamics Society at the International System Dynamics Conference 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Jefferson, who completed his master's degree in System Dynamics, delivered his speech at the Social Sciences Master's Graduation Ceremony in Håkons Hall on 10 June 2022.
Master's students explain why they study system dynamics, what a master project in system dynamic could be, what valuable lessons they have learned and how they plan to use system dynamics after the studies.
For the second time, the annual Bergen Summer Research School was an online event — this time with special sessions on systems-thinking and innovative digital social activities.
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