Professor

Kari Håvåg Voldsund

HVL Business School
Kari Håvåg Voldsund
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Field of work

I have extensive experience in innovation, entrepreneurship, business understanding, and the development of business ideas and models. My work also includes change and project management, economics, development work, creative processes, as well as supervision and mentoring.

Over several years in the private sector, I have held positions as Product Manager, Key Account Manager, and Project Manager. I have also been an entrepreneur myself and have guided a number of startups.

In addition to teaching and course development, I am committed to interdisciplinary learning arenas that connect different professions and academic fields. Business understanding and practice-oriented approaches are central to my teaching. I am also the author of the book Forretningsforståelse, which addresses the journey from startup to long-term operations.

In 2023, I was awarded the status of Excellent Teaching Practitioner at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL).

My research focuses on how entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education can foster creativity, innovation, and new approaches to learning in academia and society. I am particularly interested in how peer mentoring and interdisciplinary collaboration can support the development of new solutions, and how innovation can be understood both as value innovation and user innovation. At the same time, I explore how sustainability and the circular economy can be integrated into education, business models, and practice-oriented learning.

I participate in several development and research projects at HVL and in international collaborations. The SUNECO project explores the role of universities as ecosystem actors in South Africa and Norway, while the Artemis Alliance develops future-oriented education, mobility, and cooperation across European universities. In the ETI Labs project, we study innovation labs and university–business cooperation. I am also involved in the development of a flexible programme in Industrial Economics and Technology Management (HK-dir project), as well as HVL’s internal Business School project. Previously, I took part in strategic initiatives aimed at increasing external funding for lifelong learning (continuing education at HVL).

Courses taught
  • INN524, Innovation in cross-disciplinary student team, Fall 2025

Publications

  • Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Vocational Education: A Comparative Study Between Norway and South Africa

    Elsa Haagensen Karlsen, Mohammed Nazar Mohammed, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2024)

  • Interdisciplinary Project Work for Engineering Students – a Survey of Former Students’ Experience

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Harald Hasleberg, Svein Thore Hagen (2024)
    IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2024

  • PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY IN TOURISM & HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    Helene Maristuen, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Bianca De Klerk, Dalene Crowther (2024)

  • Integration of Lifelong Learning into Higher Education: A Case Study of Continuing Education at HVL

    Lena Strandheim, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2024)

  • Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Vocational Education: A Comparative Study Between Norway and South Africa

    Mohammed Nazar Mohammed, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Elsa Haagensen Karlsen (2024)

  • Interdisciplinary Project Work for Engineering Students – a Survey of Former Students’ Experience

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Harald Hasleberg, Svein Thore Hagen (2024)

  • Entrepreneurship education through sustainability orientation – exploring a project initiating and structuring industry mentors

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2024)
    Procedia Computer Science 2024 ;Volum 239. s. 2098-2108

  • Green Digitalization and App Development

    Mario Blazquez de Paz, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Mohammed Nazar Mohammed (2023)

  • Green Digitalization and App Development

    Mario Blázquez, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2023)

  • Promoting Collaborative Social Innovation through Entrepreneurial Education: A Case Study

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2023)

  • Green Digitalization and App Development: A Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Program for Promoting Sustainable Development and International Experience

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Mario Blázquez (2023)

  • Promoting Collaborative Social Innovation through Entrepreneurial Education: A Case Study

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2023)

  • Implementing Green Economy and App Development

    Mario Blázquez, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2023)

  • Entrepreneurship education through sustainability orientation – exploring a project initiating and structuring industry mentors

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2023)

  • Coping with uncertainty and ambiguity in real-life practice and student team-centered learning courses: supporting pedagogies, the role of mentoring.

    Inger Beate Pettersen, Elin Kubberød, Matthew Patrick James Lynch, Nora Geirsdotter Bækkelund, Jan Ove Rogde Mjånes, Øystein Stavø Høvig (2023)

  • Entrepreneurship education through sustainable value creation – exploring a project introducing circular economy

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2023)
    Procedia Computer Science 2023 ;Volum 219. s. 1920-1929

  • Calibrating entrepreneurship education for a constantly changing world

    Matthew Patrick James Lynch, Nils Sanne, Øystein Stavø Høvig, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2022)
    Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2022 ;Volum 17. s. 311-318

  • Calibrating entrepreneurship education for a constantly changing world

    Matthew Patrick James Lynch, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Øystein Stavø Høvig, Nils Sanne (2022)

  • Aligning innovation and entrepreneurship education for graduates entering a VUCA work life

    Matthew Patrick James Lynch, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, øystein stavo hovig, Nils Sanne (2022)

  • EXPLORING STUDENTS’ VALUE CREATION AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AN INTERSHIP COURSE

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Inger Beate Pettersen (2022)

  • Entrepreneurship education through sustainable value creation – exploring a project introducing circular economy

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2022)

  • Entrepreneurial education through sustainable value creation – Exploring case-mentors in circular economy courses

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2022)

  • Tør vi la masken falle? En faglig samtale med Kari Voldsund for studenter og ansatte ved Høgskulen på Vestlandet

    Mai Camilla Munkejord, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2022)

  • Student peer mentoring in an entrepreneurship course

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2022)
    Procedia Computer Science 2022 ;Volum 196. s. 856-863

  • Entrepreneurship Education Through Sustainable Value Creation – EXPLORING ROLE OF MENTORING IN AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2021)

  • Exploring reflecting reports in entrepreneurial learning and value creation - facilitated by educators

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Marit Eggen (2021)

  • “Student peer mentoring in an entrepreneurship course”

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2021)

  • Toward a model for universities as incubation ecosystems: Facilitating students for an entrepreneurial career

    Bjørn Willy Åmo, Inger Beate Pettersen, E. van der Lingen, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2020)

  • Forretningsforståelse

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Tale Skjølsvik, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2020)
    Cappelen Damm Akademisk

  • Entrepreneurship education through sustainable value creation

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Harald Hasleberg, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2020)
    IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2020 ;Volum 2020. s. 1409-1415

  • SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION WITHIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2019)

  • SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION THROUGH VALUE CREATION, COLLABORATION and DIGITALIZATION

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2019)

  • SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL INNOVATIONS, DIGITALIZATION AND COLLABORATION

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2019)

  • Design Thinking - om anvendelse i undervisning

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2019)

  • Slik får vi ut potensialet Frokostmøte i regi av Bergen Næringsråd, gruppe Helse

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Ruth Marie Stensland Donovan (2019)

  • Developing engineering students' willingness and ability to perform creative tasks

    Inger Beate Pettersen, Bjørn Willy Åmo, Elma van der Lingen, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2019)
    Education + Training 2019 ;Volum 61.(9) s. 1138-1150

  • Entrepreneurship Education for Engineering Students – A Survey of Former Students’ Self-Employment and Market Attraction

    Harald Hasleberg, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Svein Thore Hagen (2019)
    IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2019 ;Volum April-2019. s. 337-344

  • HVORDAN UTVIKLE SOSIALE INNOVASJONER GJENNOM EN KREATIV DIGITAL UNDERVISNINGSLØSNING I SAMARBEID MELLOM UH I NORD OG SØR?  (MELLOM HVL/NORDISKE UNIVERSITET OG UNIVERSITET I SA)

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Ruth Marie Stensland Donovan (2018)

  • STUDENPROSJEKTER SOM BIDRAR TIL SOSIALE INNOVASJONER OG NYE ARBEIDSPLASSER

    Ruth Marie Stensland Donovan, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2018)

  • HVORDAN UTVIKLE BÆREKRAFTIGE SAMARBEID INNEN TJENESTEINNOVASJON OG BRUKERORIENTERING MELLOM BERGEN LEGEVAKT OG HVL?

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Ruth Marie Stensland Donovan (2018)

  • PEER MENTORS ROLE IN AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2018)

  • INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION ACROSS ACADEMIA

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2018)

  • INNOVATION "ACROSS" IN AN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SCIENCE

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2018)

  • Innovasjon på «tvers» i et innovasjons- og entreprenørskapsfag

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Ruth Marie Stensland Donovan (2018)

  • Exploring students` Creativity through a Natural Experiment

    Inger Beate Pettersen, Bjørn Willy Åmo, Elma van der Lingen, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Evgueni Vinogradov (2017)

  • Entrepreneurship in higher education: South Africa and Norway compared

    Bjørn Willy Åmo, Elma van der Lingen, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Adolph Neethling, Inger Beate Pettersen (2017)

  • Exploring students’ creativity through a natural experiment

    Inger Beate Pettersen, Bjørn Willy Åmo, Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2017)

  • HOW DO STUDENTS RESPOND TO USE OF STUDENT MENTORING IN AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE?

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien (2017)

  • HVORDAN RESPONDERER STUDENTER VED BRUK AV STUDENTMENTORER I ENTREPRENØRSKAPSFAG?

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2017)

  • Important Factors In Innovation And Entrepreneurship Course For Non-Business Students

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Harsányi Maria B., Inger Beate Pettersen (2016)

  • SIMPLE

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Tarjei Alvær Heggernes, Casper Håland (2016)

  • HVORDAN ØKE LÆRINGSUTBYTTET I ENTREPRENØRSKAP VED HJELP AV EFFEKTIVE UNDERVISNINGSMETODER?

    Judit Johnstad Bragelien, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2016)

  • Boklansering Forretningsforståelse

    Tale Skjølsvik, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2016)

  • Boklansering forretningsforståelse

    Tale Skjølsvik, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2016)

  • Important Factors in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course for Non-Business Students

    Kari Håvåg Voldsund, M. B. Harsányi, Svein Thore Hagen (2016)
    EDULEARN Proceedings 2016 s. 3113-3122

  • Forretningsforståelse

    Tale Skjølsvik, Kari Håvåg Voldsund (2016)
    Cappelen Damm AS