Status of content work at ViteMeir

Content work is well underway.

ViteMeir shall be relevant as a regional science center in that the content reflects the natural and resource base in our county, and the technological opportunities and challenges that lie in our interaction with nature. The subject areas the center has chosen to focus on are identified through the profile REINT: Resources- Energy-Idea Generation-Nature-Technology. These themes underpin the overall academic profile; Sustainable Development, where the environmental dimension is particularly important.

The University of Western Norway contributes monally

The center is well underway with the development of the center's content. The University College of Western Norway (one of the owners of the center) is contributing financially to this work. Stein Joar Hegland, academic coordinator for HVL at ViteMeir , has prepared an Idea Base Report that summarizes the content work that has been done through both the preliminary project (2016-2017) and the main project (2018-2019). An important arena for idea development was the idea clusters HVL and ViteMeir organized in the fall of 2018. Many committed and creative people from kindergartens, schools, colleges, and other work and business sectors participated to develop ideas and sketches for what could become concrete content for ViteMeir in the short or long term.

We are now further developing these ideas together with relevant professional communities at HVL, Vestlandsforsking and other players in the business community.

Exhibition and audience area

Development of the exhibition and public area in the center will be an important focus area in the fall of 2019. The preliminary project will start already this summer. This work will result in a comprehensive master plan that provides guidelines for the development of exhibition and public area, as well as the production of content elements at the center. The goal is to have this plan in place before the interaction phase with the developer begins in the fall of 2019.

Content financing

In order to make good progress in the content work, we are dependent on funding. It is particularly gratifying that several actors from both the public and private sectors have provided support for this work.

The Sogn og Fjordane Savings Bank Foundation was on the scene early in 2018 and donated a total of 2 million for content and installations at the center. Sogndal Municipality has decided to allocate 3 million for the same purpose. Sogn Næring is also contributing with grants for content development. These are important contributions in a larger content effort that is already underway. We hope for more positive commitments from other actors we are in contact with.

ViteMeir partners

Important contributions to the realization of ViteMeir also comes from several regional and local companies that have entered into cooperation agreements with the center. To date, the following companies have been ViteMeir -partners:

- Hydro Aluminum, Årdal and Høyanger Metal Works

- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

- Westland Research

- Innovation Norway

- Lerum

- Difi

- Hole Installation

- Jatak

- Toyota Sogn

- Quality Sogndal Hotel

- Nordbohus Parish

- Parish network

- Daco Mechanical

- Westerland Holiday Park

Do you want to be? ViteMeir -partners, just contact us.