Academic interests
Magnus is pursuing a Master's degree in Political Science at the University of Oslo, where he is writing his thesis on the status of third countries in the EU's strategic autonomy initiatives. He is supervised by Guri Rosén and receives the ARENA student grant for 2026/2027.
Background
He previously earned a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Politics, as well as one-year study programmes in English and Psychology. Magnus has worked with the EEA and Norway Grants at Innovation Norway, spent a year and a half at Norway's Mission to the European Union in Brussels, and currently works part-time as a Higher Executive Officer at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.