Technology experience centre in Oslo
The centre aims to demonstrate the art of engineering at its best, and show how science subjects contribute towards development of technology and what this means to society as a whole.
The technology experience centre, with the current working title of Engineering Expo, is part of a new large scale construction project at Fornebu outside Oslo. At the K2 lot, close to Aker Solutions' headquarters, new offices for Aker Solutions is currently being built, with Engineering Expo and a new hotel and conference centre by Nordic Choice Hotels - called Quality Hotel Expo - part of the same complex.
A collaboration is planned between the hotel and Engineering Expo. As Aker Solutions states, the partnership is the first of its kind in Norway, where a technology experience centre and a hotel plus conference centre are cooperating closely. This offers many exciting opportunities.
Engineering Expo intends to become a meeting space between the petroleum industry, educational institutions and the general public. The centre is being developed in close cooperation with local secondary schools, industry organisations and technology companies. Engineering Expo will focus on the themes technology and innovation, energy and the environment, and the oil and gas industry's social development role.