Gunn-Berit Neergård

About

Gunn-Berit Neergård is educated as a nurse, and have a master's degree from the NTNU School of Entrepreneurship. She has explored entrepreneurship education for nursing students through her PhD, and her thesis is entitled: "Are you looking for trouble? How nurses become entrepreneurial and why this matters in healthcare".

For more information regarding the career and scholarly background of Neergård, have a look at her LinkedIn-profile or her profile on Google Scholar.

NTNU has a longstanding collaboration with Kathmandu University, Nepal. Neergård leads the responsibility for the thematic area "Innovation and entrepreneurship" in close collaboration with professor Øystein Widding and associate professor Roshee Lamichhane.

Research

Publications

2025

Fauchald, Ragnhild Nordeng; Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Killingberg, Nils Magne; Aadland, Torgeir. (2025) Ståstedsanalyse for studentinnovasjon // Gruva v/NTNU (2020- 2025).
Other
Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Aadland, Torgeir. (2025) Embracing an entrepreneurial identity through entrepreneurial learning.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Roald, Gunhild Marie. (2025) Competent to teach? Educators’ perceptions of entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research
Academic article

2024

Roald, Gunhild Marie; Schruijer, Sandra; Neergård, Gunn-Berit. (2024) The Researcher’s Facilitating Role in Stimulating a Constructive Group Climate in Online Focus-Group Interviews. Qualitative Inquiry
Academic article

2022

Neergård, Gunn-Berit. (2022) Nurse entrepreneurs' ethical concerns: A qualitative inquiry of the pursuit of opportunity. Journal of Nursing Management
Academic article
Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise; Politis, Diamanto. (2022) Enabling Entrepreneurial Empowerment Through a Three-Day Entrepreneurship Camp. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy (EE&P)
Academic article
Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2022) Entrepreneurial Passion in Entrepreneurship Education.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2020

Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Rocca, Antonella La. (2020) Innovation camp for nursing students: igniting an entrepreneurial spirit in three days.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neergård, Gunn-Berit. (2020) Entrepreneurial Nurses in the Literature: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Nursing Management
Academic literature review

Journal publications

Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Roald, Gunhild Marie. (2025) Competent to teach? Educators’ perceptions of entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research
Academic article
Roald, Gunhild Marie; Schruijer, Sandra; Neergård, Gunn-Berit. (2024) The Researcher’s Facilitating Role in Stimulating a Constructive Group Climate in Online Focus-Group Interviews. Qualitative Inquiry
Academic article
Neergård, Gunn-Berit. (2022) Nurse entrepreneurs' ethical concerns: A qualitative inquiry of the pursuit of opportunity. Journal of Nursing Management
Academic article
Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise; Politis, Diamanto. (2022) Enabling Entrepreneurial Empowerment Through a Three-Day Entrepreneurship Camp. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy (EE&P)
Academic article
Neergård, Gunn-Berit. (2020) Entrepreneurial Nurses in the Literature: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Nursing Management
Academic literature review

Part of book/report

Fauchald, Ragnhild Nordeng; Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Killingberg, Nils Magne; Aadland, Torgeir. (2025) Ståstedsanalyse for studentinnovasjon // Gruva v/NTNU (2020- 2025).
Other
Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Aadland, Torgeir. (2025) Embracing an entrepreneurial identity through entrepreneurial learning.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2022) Entrepreneurial Passion in Entrepreneurship Education.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Rocca, Antonella La. (2020) Innovation camp for nursing students: igniting an entrepreneurial spirit in three days.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

Courses

Supervision

Supervises two PhD candidates; Sonia Ahmadi and Vårin Vaskinn.

Has supervised several MSc candidates from the NTNU School of Entrepreneurship.

Outreach

2026

Academic lecture

Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Brandshaug, Sigrid Westad. (2026) The Paradox of Entrepreneurship Camps: Short Interventions for Complex Learning. 3E , Bodø 20.05.2026 - 22.05.2026

2025

Poster

Neergård, Gunn-Berit. (2025) Tainted entrepreneurship: A phenomenological study of healthcare entrepreneurs. RENT Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business , Enschede 19.11.2025 - 21.11.2025
Academic lecture

Jin, Fufen; Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Roald, Gunhild Marie. (2025) Opening the Black Box: Empowering Educators to Democratize Entrepreneurship Education. 3E 2025 Conference , München 21.05.2025 - 23.05.2025

2024

Academic lecture

Ahmadi, Sonia; Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2024) Developing Entrepreneurial Identity through Interaction in Entrepreneurship Education. RENT Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business 2024 , Nantes 13.11.2024 - 15.11.2024

2021

Academic lecture

Neergård, Gunn-Berit; Aadland, Torgeir. (2021) Barriers of entrepreneurial nursing: a new agenda for higher education. 3E , Digital/NTNU 05.05.2021 - 07.05.2021

2020

Programme participation

Jevne, Lone Sunniva; Schulz, Christian; Røe, Ingeborg Treu; Vethe, Daniel; Johansen, Børge Andreas Heggen; Lindholm, Håvard Takle. (2020) Forsker Grand Prix 2019, Trondheim. NRK2 NRK2 [TV] 25.01.2020

2019

Academic lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise; Politis, Diamanto. (2019) Enabling entrepreneurial opportunities through a three-day entrepreneurship camp. RENT , Berlin 27.11.2019 - 29.11.2019
Lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2019) My Journey to Entrepreneurial Nursing: From Practice to Research. Entrepreneurship Education, Rethinking Connections: Opportunities and Challenges , Roanne 07.03.2019 - 08.03.2019
Lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise. (2019) Entreprenørielle ferdigheter i helsetjenesten. Eksperter i Team: «Velferdsteknologi for bærekraftig utvikling og inkludering i samfunnet» , Trondheim 09.01.2019 - 09.01.2019
Academic lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise; Politis, Diamanto. (2019) Igniting the Entrepreneurial Process of Nursing Students through a Three-Day Entrepreneurship Camp. II Paper Development Seminar , Sevilla 22.04.2019 - 23.04.2019
Lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2019) Å redde verda med entreprenørskap. Innovasjonscamp , Vatne 29.10.2019 - 29.10.2019
Academic lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2019) Nurses Becoming Entrepreneurial: Exploring Learning Objectives. Entrepreneurship Education, rethinking connections: Opportunities and Challenges , Roanne 07.03.2019 - 08.03.2019
Academic lecture

Villagrasa, Jorge; Donaldson, Colin; Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2019) Entrepreneurship Education and Action: Do Cultural Differences Matter?. 13th International Technology, Education and Development Conference , Valencia 11.03.2019 - 13.03.2019
Academic lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise; Politis, Diamanto. (2019) Nursing students recognising entrepreneurial opportunities through a three-day entrepreneurship camp. 3E ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference , Göteborg 08.05.2019 - 10.05.2019

2018

Academic lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit; Aaboen, Lise; Konstad, Marte; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2018) Students Becoming Entrepreneurs for Life: Managing Entrepreneurial Passion and Resilience. 3E Conference (ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference) , Enschede 16.05.2018 - 18.05.2018
Lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2018) Historiens viktigste sykepleiere ... griper verdens største utfordringer!. Innovasjonscamp for sykepleierstudenter , Trondheim 22.08.2018 - 22.08.2018
Lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2018) Entreprenørens forretningsmodeller i teori og praksis. TIØ4230 Entreprenørskap og markedsorientert produktutvikling , Trondheim 25.10.2018 - 25.10.2018
Lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2018) Work Life Balance. Venture Creation Program Forum 2018 , Trondheim 19.09.2018 - 21.09.2018

2017

Lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2017) 2030 starter nå. Innovasjonscamp , Trondheim 07.09.2017 - 07.09.2019
Lecture

Sæter, Gunn-Berit. (2017) Historiens viktigste sykepleiere ... griper verdens største utfordringer!. Innovasjonscamp for sykepleierstudenter , Trondheim 23.08.2017 - 23.08.2017

Språkvelger

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