The 2025 Holberg Week

Join us in celebration of outstanding research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The 2025 Holberg Week takes place 3 –6 June in Bergen and Oslo.

The annual Holberg Week takes place each year in the beginning of June as a celebration of the Holberg Prize Laureate, the Nils Klim Prize Laureate, and the Holberg School Programme finalists.

In addition to the open main programme we have several events by invitation only. Please see the overview below. 

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Programme day 1 — Tuesday 3 June

The Holberg Symposium

Date: Tuesday, 3 June
Time: 09:00 – 12:00
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen

Academic symposium held in honour of the 2025 Holberg Laureate. The Laureate introduces the topic, followed by presentations by invited guests, a panel discussion and in the end an open Q&A session. 

The Nils Klim Symposium

Date: Tuesday, 3 June
Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen

This event is held in honour of the 2025 Nils Klim Laureate. The Laureate's lecture is followed by presentations by invited guests, a panel discussion and a Q&A session. 

An Evening with the Holberg Prize

Date: Tuesday 3, June
Time: 18:00–19:15
Venue: House of Literature in Bergen

This event will feature the 2025 Holberg Laureate and the Nils Klim Laureate in conversation about their background, their research and their experiences from academia. 

Programme day 2 — Wednesday 4 June

The Holberg Masterclass

Date: Wednesday, 4 June
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen

The Holberg Prize offers scholarships for five PhD candidates in the Nordic countries to participate in a masterclass with the Holberg Laureate. Each participant will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation related to the theme chosen by the Laureate. After the presentations there will be a panel discussion.

The Holberg Lecture

Date: Wednesday, 4 June
Time: 14:00 – 15:00
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen

Lecture by the 2025 Holberg Laureate. This is the Laureate's academic statement during the Holberg Week. 

Programme day 3 — Thursday 5 June

Award Ceremony for the Holberg School Programme

Date: Thursday 5 June
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Venue: Bergen Cathedral School

20 upper secondary schools and around 1000 students from all over Norway participate in the Holberg School Programme each year. During the ceremony the first, second and third Student Prize are announced, 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 Nils Klim Prize

Date: Thursday, 5 June
Time: 14:00–15:00
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen

The Official Award Ceremony for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize. The ceremony will be followed by a short reception.  This event is open to all but requires registration, and it will be livestreamed.

Programme day 4 — Friday 6 June

The Holberg Laureate LIVE (Oslo)

Date: Friday, 6 June
Time: 18:00–19:15
Venue: The House of Literature in Oslo

The day after receiving the Holberg Prize in Bergen, Holberg Laureate will join a peer in conversation at the House of Literature in Oslo.

***CLOSED PROGRAMME***

In addition to the main Holberg Week programme, there are a number of closed events for invited guests only. Please register via the link in your personal invitation (email sent from Holbergprisen / The Holberg Prize).

Please note that the invitation to the Government Banquet is sent separately. 

If you have not received a personal invitation or suspect you are missing some options in the registration form, please contact the Holberg Prize Secretariat at info@holbergprisen.no.

Dinner at the House of Literature

Date: Tuesday, 3 June
Time: 19:30 
Venue: The House of Literature in Bergen

Rector at the University of Bergen hosts a dinner for the Holberg Prize at the House of Literature, room Fossestova. The Holberg School Programme participants will enjoy an informal dinner at restaurant Colonialen in the House of Literature. 

By invitation only.

Seminar for the Holberg School Programme 

Date: Wednesday, 4 June
Time: 09:00 – 14:00
Venue: Tårnsalen, Bergen University Museum - Natural History.

This is a closed seminar where the Holberg School Programme finalists and the Teacher Prize recipient discuss their respective research projects. The students' teachers and research advisers also participate. The Nils Klim Laureate traditionally also visit the students.

By invitation only.

Celebratory Dinner for the Holberg School Programme

Date: Wednesday, 4 June
Time: 18:00  
Venue: Grand Bergen

At this celebratory dinner hosted by the Municipality of Bergen, the Holberg School Programme finalists and the Teacher Prize recipient will present their research projects.

By invitation only.

The Holberg Prize Banquet 

Date: Thursday, 5 June
Time: 18:15–22:30
Venue: Haakon's Hall, Bergen

Banquet in honour of the Holberg Laureate and Nils Klim Laureate, hosted by the Norwegian Government. Please note that there will be sent a separate invitation to this event. 

By invitation only.