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The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Education and International Studies

The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Education and International Studies (LUI) is the faculty’s supreme body and reports to the Rector via the Dean.

Mandate and rules of procedure

The board mandate (in Norwegian, ansatt.oslomet.no) and rules of procedure for the Faculty Board (in Norwegian, ansatt.oslomet.no).

Faculty Board members 2023-2027

Chair of the Board

  • Roger André Federici, Dean.

External board members

  • Ola Erstad, Professor, Department of Education, the University of Oslo (UiO).
  • Harald Skjønsberg, former Head teacher, Solvang lower secondary School.
  • Dagny Margrete Fosen, Senior Adviser, Save the Children.
  • Hanne Cecilie Kolnes Williams, CEO, Midtstuen Kanvas-universitetsbarnehage.

Deputy representatives for external members

  • Emel Türker, Senior Lecturer, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, UiO.
  • Kjersti Bjønness, Consultant, Department of Education, City of Oslo.
  • Vilde Graff Senje, teacher and Team Manager, Sex og Politikk.

Student representatives (one-year period)

  • Isha Yassir
  • Alexander Berg Næss
  • Olympia Butoyi
  • First deputy: Mikkel Frydenlund Sibe
  • Second deputy: Bjørn Olav Greve

Representatives for employees in teaching and research positions

  • Dragana Surkalovic, Associate Professor, Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education (GFU).
  • Solveig Østrem, Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education (BLU).
  • Erik Ryen, Associate Professor, GFU.

Deputy representatives for employees in teaching and research positions

  • Kristin Helstad, Professor, GFU.
  • Constantinos Xenofontos, Professor, GFU.

Representatives for temporary employees in teaching and research positions (one-year period)

  • Kaja Granum Skarpaas, Assistant Professor, GFU.
  • Deputy: Steinar Mathisen, Assistant Professor, GFU.

Representative for employees in technical and administrative positions

  • Hege Wamstad-Finsrud, Head of Office, Section for Academic Affairs and Internationalisation.
  • Deputy: Bjørn Harald Hegreberg Garborg, Adviser, Management Advisory Services.

Case documents, minutes and meeting schedules

Case documents, minutes and meeting schedules (in Norwegian, opengov.360online.com).