Registered participants will receive specific joining instructions two weeks before the conference. In the meantime, we hope you find the following, more general, ECGBL Practical Information helpful.
Conference Location
Nord University
Address: Høgskolevegen 27, 7600 Levanger, Norway
Phone: +47 75 51 70 00
Nord University has multiple campuses throughout the north of Norway. The conference is taking place at the Levanger campus, Levanger, Norway and the closest airport is Trondheim.
Please do not book flights to Bodø, as this is 600 km further north.
University Information
The university has 11 000 students and 1300 employees at study locations Bodø, Levanger, Steinkjer, Stjørdal, Mo i Rana, Namsos, Nesna and Vesterålen. The conference takes place at the Levanger campus.
Nord University is committed to delivering relevant educational programmes and research, with a focus on blue and green growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as welfare, health and education.
The university has leading research communities within aquaculture, biosciences, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Web site: www.nord.no/en and www.nord.no/en/about
Local Information
- 10.000 inhabitants (22.000 in the municipality)
- Main industries: Trade and service industry, agriculture and production industry.
- Great skiing and sports facilities[1]
- Great nature & wildlife
- A large shopping mall, pubs, gyms, cafes, cinema, library, beaches, escape room, cocktail bar, student life etc.
Tourist site: https://en.visitinnherred.com/forside/hovedside/
Getting to ECGBL
Trondheim Airport (TRD), https://avinor.no/en/airport/trondheim-airport/
From Trondheim Airport Værnes, you can take the train to Levanger station – or Røstad station if you are going directly to the University. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes, and the cost is 161 NOK.
You may also arrive by train or bus from Oslo via Trondheim S (central station), where you must change trains. View train times and fares at VY.no.
Buy tickets from the machine on the platform (cheapest), the VY app or on board the train.
Walking from the hotel in Levanger to the conference will normally take about 10 minutes.
Taxi’s are not needed from the airport. The train leaves from the airport and directly to the campus. It will also stop in Verdal, where several of the hotels are located.
For those who prefer to take a taxi try TrønderTaxi – https://www.trondertaxi.no/ (note: it will be expensive)
Accommodation Information
Suggested local hotels can be seen in the table below. The main conference hotel will be highlighted in green.
This is usually the most convenient to the conference venue and is usually where pre-conference drinks are held.
Key Locations
Key locations for the 18th European Conference on Games Based Learning - ECGBL 2025 in Norway are shown on this map
Virtual Presentations
There is an option to present your work virtually. Virtual presentations will take place on Zoom, details of the virtual room links will be sent close to the conference date. There will be a check-in session to test your zoom connection prior to the conference. Virtual Participants will have access to the keynotes and all of the virtual presentations.