The Faculty Board

The Faculty Board has 11 members which are elected for a term of four years. The exceptions are the temporary academic staff representatives and the student representatives which are chosen for one year at a time. Two of the Board members are not employed by the university. The Faculty Board is lead by the Dean and the Faculty Director is the Board's secretary.

Elected for the period 2024-2027

Dean, Leader of the Faculty Board

• Anne Julie Semb

Vice Dean

• Lars Tjelta Westlye

Representatives for permanent academic staff

• Jostein Askim
• Ingjerd Hoem
• First deputy: Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski
• Second deputy: Trine Waaktaar

Representative for technical/administrative staff

• Dagfinn Hagen
• First deputy: Petter Steensnæs Morland
• Second deputy: Lærke Ajaaja Madsen Otzen

External members

• Troels Østergaard Sørensen, Former Dean at Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen
• Anne Lise Fimreite, Professor at the Department of Government at the University of Bergen. Pro-Rector at UiB between 2013-2017.
• First deputy: Are Turmo, Director of Competence at the Department of Competence and Innovation, NHO
• Second deputy: Margit Klingen Daams, Leader, Creative Industries at Innovasjon Norge

Elected for the period 2026

Representative for temporary academic staff

• Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen
• First deputy: Bård Lahn
• Second deputy: Linn Zapffe

Elected for the period fall 2026 to spring 2027

Student representatives

• Bård Andreas Heradstveit
• Nana Yaa Fosuaa
• Hilde Vik Dale
• Førstevara: Patrick Engdahl Steiro