{"id":84,"date":"2026-09-21T13:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/step\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-09-28T23:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:53:35","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/step\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;hero section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|#e7edf9 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#e7edf9&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||1px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;130px||130px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;title and illustration&#8221; 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