To be announced

Tentative program

Monday 14 June

• 0930-1030 Registration, coffee and mingle
• 1030-1115 Opening of the conference
• 1130-1230 KEYNOTE
• 1230-1330 Lunch
• 1330-1500 Parallel sessions
• 1500-1530 Coffee and mingle
• 1530-1700 Parallel sessions
• HOPE HIKES: Optional beach walk, local pilgrimage, or art expedition
• 2000 Dinner
• 2100 Concert

Tuesday 15 June

• 0745-0830 Morning swim
• 0830-0845 Morning chapel and the history of the chapel
• 0830-0900 Coffee and mingle
• 0900-0915 Artistic element
• 0915-1015 KEYNOTE
• 1015-1030 Coffee/leg stretch
• 1030-1130 Parallel sessions
• 1130-1230 Lunch
• 1230-1400 Parallel sessions
• 1430-1530 KEYNOTE
• 1545-1630 Where to next? Concluding hope sessions
• 1630-1700 Thank you and goodbye!

To be announced in August 2026

The conference will take place at Ansgar University College, located at Hånes in Kristiansand, 15 minutes by car from Kjevik Airport. Our campus has been newly extended, and we welcome you to dine with an ocean view in our new cafeteria.

Street address: Fredrik Fransonsvei 4, Hånes

Ansgar Hotel is located within a 2-minutes walk from the Campus, with a beautiful view of the sea, and within a few minutes walk to the beach.

There are several alternative hotels in the city centre, for example, Thon Hotel Parken, which is close to the bus station (use bus line M2/Hånes-Sørlandsparken).

Scandic Sørlandet is close to the zoo, but further away from the city centre (use bus line M2/Voiebyen).

By air: Kjevik Airport is 40 minutes by air from Oslo. From Kjevik, you will reach Ansgar University College in 15 minutes by taxi.

By train: Kristiansand city centre is a 4,5 hours train ride from Oslo Central Station. You can get to Ansgar University College by bus or car from the city centre in 20-25 minutes.

Bus (from Oslo): You can get to Krstiansand and Hånes by bus with Vy or Konkurrenten. (Approximately 4 hours from Oslo.) You should choose to get off at Håneskrysset and take the local bus M2 from there to Hånes senter.

Local bus: You will get to Ansgar University College with the local bus M2. From the bus stop Hånes senter there is a five-minutes’ walk down-hill to the Campus.

• Hildegunn Marie T. Seip, Associate professor in psychology, head of department of psychology
• Marie Strand Skånland, Associate professor in music and health, head of research
• Martin Jakobsen, Associate professor in theology
• Lars Mandelkow, Associate professor in psychology
• Ingvild Thu Kro, Associate professor in sociology of religion