State Visit to Media City Bergen

Published 07.06.2018
H.E.President Andrej Kiska of Slovakia and H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon visited Media City Bergen yesterday as part of a state visit to Norway.

The distinguished guests first visited Media City Bergen Media Lab, where they learned about the Media Cluster, NCE Media, and the University of Bergen (Department of Information and Media Science) programs in Media City Bergen. Also Media Cluster members Highsoft and Motitech showcased the media cluster's cutting edge technology and expertise.

Following the visit to the Media Lab the delegation visited the TV 2 studio, where they were greeted by CEO Olav Sandnes. Vizrt also presented their world leading television graphics solutions. The visit concluded with a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to increase further collaboration between universities in Slovakia and Norway.

Pictures from the State Visit: 

His Excellency President Andrej Kiska of Slovakia greeted by Media Cluster CEO, Anne Jacobsen

His Excellency President Andrej Kiska of Slovakia and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. 

Anne Jacobsen presenting the Norwegian Media Cluster for the distinguished guests. 

Head of Dept. of Information Science and Media Studies at UiB, Leif Ove Larsen, presenting UiB's study programs at Media City Bergen. 

Highsoft CEO, Grethe Hjetland, showcasing Highsoft's solutions for accessibility, with her presentation "Making Charts Talk".

- Close your eyes, and imagine how it feels to be blind, Grethe Hjetland instructed from stage. Highsoft uses sonification to make their charts talk, making them accessible to the visually impaired.

H.E. President Andrej Kiska of Slovakia and HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.


H.E. President Andrej Kiska tested Motitech's Motiview solution during the visit. Motitech travelled to Slovakia to film the President's hometown, and in Bergen the President was able to take a bike ride through familiar surroundings.

H.E. President Andrej Kiska tested Motitech's Motiview solution during the visit, here with Torbjørn Langeland from Motitech. 


H.E. President Andrej Kiska gave us a guided tour of his hometown.  

H.E. President Andrej Kiska also got to visit a virtual space, through Rainfall's VR goggles.  


H.E. President Andrej Kiska also got to visit a virtual space, through Rainfall's VR goggles. 

The distinguished guests also visited TV 2's cutting edge Premier League studio.


CEO and Chief Editor of TV 2, Olav Sandnes, presenting for the delegation.

Vizrt's Head of Marketing and Communications, André Torsvik, presenting Vizrt's solutions for the delegation.

The visit concluded with a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to increase further collaboration between the University of Bergen and the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Here with Rector at the University of Bergen, Dag Rune Olsen.