Past events

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Europe’s Digital Agenda: Is the AI Act the Final Act?

Welcome to an international conference in search for common principles and doctrines in Europe’s Digital Agenda.

Who’s Who in the Middle East: The Nuclear Powers

Amid rising instability in the Middle East, are nuclear weapons a security concern?

Ghosts in the Machine: Technology and Imperialism in Maritime Asia

Welcome to a guest lecture with Eric Tagliacozzo.
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Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt

Welcome to a book talk with historian Andrew Simon.

Bergen Exchanges on Law and Social Transformation 2024

Welcome to a week of public, multi-disciplinary discussions on law and lawfare.

Resituating urban geopolitics: connections and frontiers

Welcome to a guest lecture with James D. Sidaway.

Leveraging AI for anti-corruption: From evidence to impact

AI offers a double-edged sword in anti-corruption efforts, uncovering hidden wrongdoing while potentially enabling new fraud and exacerbating bias. This seminar tackles these challenges, exploring how to harness AI for good in building a more transparent and accountable system.

Where manuscripts die and printed books are born: Liminal spaces in Middle Eastern manuscript libraries

What happened to old Arabic manuscripts in premodern manuscript libraries?
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Who’s who in the Middle East? An introduction

Develop an in-depth understanding of key actors in the region.

Who’s who in the Middle East? The Houthis

Already engaged in a devastating civil war in Yemen, the Houthi movement is now picking a war with the West. Who are they?

Book salon: When Misfortune Becomes Injustice

Alicia Ely Yamin in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students.

Book salon: The Significance of Sámi Rights

Dorothee Cambou in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students.

Book salon: Choice and Conscience

Satang Nabaneh in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students.

Book salon: Judicial Politics in Polarized times

Thomas M. Keck in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students.

Book salon: The Impossible Imperative

Jill D. Berrick in conversation with Siri Gloppen and UiB students.

Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.