Programme for the 2023 Holberg Week
Join us in celebration of this years' Holberg Prize Laureate, Nils Klim Prize Laureate and the Holberg Prize School Project winners. The 2023 Holberg Week takes place in Bergen and Oslo from 6 to 12 June.
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The annual Holberg Week takes place in the beginning of June as a celebration of the Holberg Prize Laureate, the Nils Klim Prize Laureate, and the Holberg School Programme winners. The week includes a number of events, that feature the Laureates as well as other prominent guests from Norway and abroad.
2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Holberg Prize, and throughout the year, there will be a number of events in different countries. Details will follow on our events page.
More information on the Holberg Week events, including livestream links, will also be added to our events page, as well as to the list below, as the details become finalised. All times are UTC +2 / CEST, unless otherwise stated.
For more information, see here.
Programme for the Holberg Week
The Holberg Symposium
Date: Tuesday, 6 June.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
Academic symposium held in honour of the 2023 Holberg Laureate. There will be an introduction of the topic by the Laureate, followed by presentations by invited guests, a panel discussion and in the end an open Q&A session.
Speakers:
- Joan Martinez-Alier, professor emeritus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; mottager av Holbergprisen 2023.Introduksjon av tema.
- Silvio Funtowicz, gjesteforsker, Universitetet i Bergen.'A political epistemology for environmental justice.'
- Ksenija Hanaček, postdoktor ved Global Development Studies, Helsingfors universitet & Global Atlas of Environmental Justice (UAB).'Environmental conflicts along the Polar Silk Road'
- Brototi Roy, postdoktor, Autonomous University of Barcelona og Central European University.'Mining coal while digging for justice'
For more information, see here.
The Nils Klim Seminar
Date: Tuesday, 6 June.
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
Academic seminar held in honour of the 2023 Nils Klim Laureate and her/his research. There will be an introduction of the topic by the Nils Klim Laureate, followed by presentations by invited guests, a panel discussion and a Q&A session.
Speakers:
- Simona Zetterberg-Nielsen, Associote Professor of Nordic Language and Literature at Aarhus UniversityIntroduksjon av tema.
- Samuli Björninen, Researcher, Tampere University
- Aina Nøding, Research Librarian at the National Library of Norway
- Ulrik Langen, Professor of History at the University of Copenhagen
For more information, see here.
An Evening with the Holberg Prize
Date: Tuesday, 6 June
Time: 6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Venue: House of Literature in Bergen
Livestream
This event will feature the Holberg Laureate and the Nils Klim Laureate in conversation about their background, their research and their experiences from academia, amongst other themes. Details to follow.
Seminar for the Holberg School Programme
Date: Wednesday, 7 June
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 14:00 p.m.
Venue: Tårnsalen, Bergen University Museum - Natural History.
A closed seminar where the School Project finalists and the Teacher Prize recipient discuss their respective projects. The students' teachers and researcher advisers also participate. Usually, the Nils Klim Laureate will also visit the students and discuss the research process.
The Holberg Masterclass
Date: Wednesday, 7 June
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
For the 2023 Holberg Week we will offer scholarships for five PhD candidates in the Nordic countries to participate in a masterclass with the Holberg Prize Laureate. Each participant will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation related to the theme chosen by the Holberg Laureate. After the presentations there will be a panel discussion, moderated by the Laureate.
- Joan Martinez-Alier, professor emeritus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 2023 Holberg Laureate.Introduction of topic
- Laima Nomeikaite, PhD candidate in cultural studies, Roskilde University in Denmark and University of South-Eastern Norway.
- Lisa Jokivirta, PhD candidate in political science, University of Jyväskylä
- Elín Valsdottír, PhD candidate in anthropology, University of Iceland
- Shayan Shokrgozar PhD candidate, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, University of Bergen
- Ksenija Hanaček, postdoctoral fellow at Global Development Studies, University of Helsinki & Global Atlas of Environmental Justice (UAB): 'Environmental conflicts along the Polar Silk Road'
The Holberg Lecture
Date: Wednesday, 7 June
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
Lecture by the Holberg Laureate. This is the Laureate's academic statement during the Holberg Week. The lecture will be approximately one hour long.
Celebratory Dinner for the Holberg Prize School Project
Date: Wednesday, 7 June
Time: 6:00 p.m. –
Venue: Grand Bergen, Nedre Ole Bulls plass 1.
A celebratory dinner where the Holberg Prize School Project finalists will present their papers. By invitation only.
Award Ceremony for the Holberg Prize School Project
Date: Thursday, 8 June
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Venue: Bergen Katedralskole / Bergen Cathedral School
20 upper secondary schools and around 1000 students from all over Norway participate in the Holberg Prize School Project each year. During the ceremony, Norwegian Minister of Education Tonje Brenna will announce the First, Second and Third Prize – awarded to the student finalists – as well as the Teacher's Prize. The Award Ceremony is open to anyone who is interested. Please note that most of the event will be conducted in Norwegian.
Award Ceremony for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize
Date: Thursday, 8 June
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Venue: University Aula in Bergen
Livestream
The Official Award Ceremony for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize. The Award Ceremony will be followed by a short reception. This event requires registration, and it will be livestreamed.
The Government Banquet at Haakon's Hall
Date: Thursday, 8 June
Time: 6:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Venue: Haakon's Hall, Bergen
Banquet in honour of the Holberg Laureate and Nils Klim Laureate, hosted by the Norwegian Government. This event is by invitation only and will not be livestreamed.
The Holberg Laureate LIVE (Oslo)
Date: Friday, 9 June
Time: 6:00 p.m.–7.15 p.m.
Venue: House of Literature in Oslo
Livestream
The day after receiving the 2023 Holberg Prize in Bergen, the Laureate will be joining a Norwegian academic in conversation at the House of Literature in Oslo. The conversation topic will be chosen by the Laureate, and this event marks the end of the 2023 Holberg Week celebrations. Further information on the event will follow after the Holberg Prize Announcement on 14 March.
Joan Martinez-Alier: Joint seminar with CICERO and NMBU.
Date: Monday, 12 June
Time: 9:00 a.m.–12.00 p.m.
Venue: Oslo Science Park
This year, we are very pleased to conclude the Holberg Week celebrations with a joint event, in collaboration with CICERO Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research, and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Speakers:
- Joan Martinez-Alier, 2023 Holberg Laureate.
- Kristin Halvorsen, Director, CICERO.
- Arild Vatn, Professor Emeritus, Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
- Erik Gómez-Baggetun, Professor in Environmental Governance at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford.
- Mònica Guillen-Royo, Senior researcher, CICERO.
- Ida Sognnæs, Senior researcher, CICERO.
- Marianne Aasen, Senior researcher, CICERO.
Register here. More information to come.
