Master's theses in System Dynamics 2026

As part of the oral exam, the students present their theses. The presentations are open to all interested, eighter in room 13 in the Department of Geography or in Zoom.

1 June

Verneri Vaelimaa

Positive tipping points and the role of entrepreneurial activity

Main supervisor: Merla Kubli
Co-supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky
Externel sensor:Daniel Kliem
Internal sensor: Eduard Nedelciu

Time : 13:00
Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/66689313653?pwd=tsd8jXTaraBFyEmFpk5SVOoq9j2jWC.1

8 June

Nathalia Lozada Campo

Barriers to the Diffusion of PV Energy Generation as Strategy for Electrification in Colombia’s Non-Interconnected Zones

Supervisor: Eduard Nedelciu
External sensor: Nathalia Spittler
Internal sensor: Birgit Kopainsky

Time: 16:00
Place: Room 713, You can also join by Zoom

10 June

Theresia Bhekti Putrani 

Weakening the Persistent Climate-Driven Financial Default Loop: Insurance Policy Mechanisms Using FRIDA Integrated Assessment Mode 

Supervisor: Billy Schoenberg 
Co-supervisor: Birgit Kopainsky 
External sensor: David Lara 
Internal sensor: Saeed Langarudi 

Time: 10:00 
Place: Room 744 and Microsoft Teams (Møte-ID: 349 659 811 640 81 Passord: z2py7Gu7)

Juan Camilo Pulgarin Carmona 

Shifting Strategic Dependencies: Domestic NdFeB Magnet Production and Resilience in the European Union 

Supervisor: Ali Saysel 
External sensor: Lars-Kristian Trellevik 
Internal sensor: Birgit Kopainsky 

Time: 12:00 
Place: UPihl hus seminarrom 3b and Microsoft Teams (Møte-ID: 381 740 682 587 227 Passord: u8aB7Db9)

Mariia Didenchuk

Labour Market Integration ofUkrainian Refugees in Norway. A System Dynamics Analysis.

Supervisor:
External sensor: Nathalie Spittler
Internal sensor: Christina Gkini

Time: 14:00

18 June

Arjuna Jonathan Paranoan

Modelling Offshore Wind Closure and Fishing Effort Displacement in the Norwegian North Sea Pelagic Fleet. An Agent-Based Approach to the Sønnavind A Case

Supervisor: Saeed Langarudi
External sensor: Hugo Herrera de Leon
Internal sensor: Ali Saysel

Time: 09:30

Place: Room 904 and Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/62858591847?pwd=NPsFzRrZeahT1cK4lqD7DVxpKFFKuH.1

Frida Maria Lopez Staaland

Examining the Nursing Shortage in Norway. A Model-Based Analysis of Shortage Mechanisms, Scenario Experiments, and System Resilience 2012-2062.

Supervisor: Saeed Langarudi
External sensor: Hugo Herrera
Internal sensor: Birgit Kopainsky

Time: 11.00

22 June

Chen (Charlotte) Tang 

When Abundance Turns to Scarcity: Systemic Vulnerability and Water Governance in Glacier-Fed Aksu Tarim River Basin, NW China. A model-based socio-hydrology study.

Supervisor: Ali Saysel
External sensor: Mahla Rashidian
Internal sensor: Saeed Langarudi

Time:10:00
lace: Room 904 and Zoom: https://uib.zoom.us/j/64968952378?pwd=5HTDomv2dFdBza1uxznN7jWXAa1Xeu.1

Tinh Nha Lai

Is Blue Hydrogen a Climate Solution or a Delay for Norway’s 2050 Decarbonization?

Supervisor: Eduard Nedelciu
External sensor: Derek Chan
Internal sensor: Ali Saysel

Time: 13:00