UiO iHub – A workspace for student innovation and entrepreneurship
UiO iHub is UiO's place for innovative students in Oslo Science Park. The space serves as a meeting place where innovative students from all faculties can connect and collaborate. In other words, if you're a student with an entrepreneurial spark, an innovative idea, or a business in full swing – welcome to UiO iHub!
Who can use UiO iHub?
UiO iHub is a place where students at UiO can work on their ideas, innovate and build new entrepreneurial projects. Whether you are just exploring a brand new idea or already have a plan to build a start-up company – UiO iHub is for you.
Our student and business incubator, Insj UiO, will provide you with resources, guidance, mentors and access to the office workspace for free. Co-Create hosts entrepreneurship and innovation courses where you can learn more. Momentum provides hackathons and internship opportunities for students.
UiO iHub houses several of the student innovation initiatives at UiO
Co-Create is a student innovation program that connects students across Oslo’s universities through entrepreneurship.
UiO Momentum is an internship programme that brings UiO students and companies together through matchmaking.
Insj is a student association and incubator that offers free guidance for student startups and students at UiO with innovative ideas. Insj manages student innovation grants on behalf of the UiO Growth House.
Funding opportunities for innovative students
Grants from the UiO Growth House
Students can apply for financial support from the student incubator Insj to develop ideas further. They manage funds for student innovation on behalf of the UiO Growth House. Insj will have two calls per year. The last application deadline was 4 September 2026.
Contact
You can find our office at Oslo Sience Park, Gaustadalleen 21.
If you have any questions, or want to organize a meeting, send an email to ihub@growthhouse.uio.no.
You can also reach out directly to Jakob Fallaas at jakobafa@uio.no who is responsible for the office.
Students at UiO iHub employed by UiO Growth House
- Hans Terland, leader of Insj UiO
- Jakob Fallaas, deputy leader of Insj UiO and responsible for the UiO iHub office
- Thomas Dalen, leader of Co-Create
- Kaja Jensås, deputy leader of Co-Create
- Jona Park, leader of Momentum UiO student internship and Studentforeningen for medisinsk innovasjon