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Published Mar. 2, 2012 11:04 AM

ESOP has the priviledge of hosting a visiting researcher from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Mr. Miguel Serrano Lopez has joined us for a three month internship at ESOP and PRIO.

Published Jan. 17, 2012 12:00 PM

4-7 research fellowships in economics availabe at ESOP and the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences.

The application deadline is 01.03.2012

Published Jan. 9, 2012 1:34 PM

On December 18 – 19 2011, ESOP arranged a research workshop in New Delhi on 'Social Networks and Urban Labour Markets in Developing Countries'.

Published Jan. 4, 2012 2:47 PM

During the Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations’ conference “The Nordic Model – Sustainable Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow?” on October 25, Kalle Moene was awarded their Academic Prize for 2011. The prize is given to individuals for their contributions to academic freedom and to support their work in the dissemination of knowledge. It was the Deputy Chairman of the FNPA and head of the jury, Åsmund Knutsen, who awarded the prize to Professor Moene.

Published Jan. 4, 2012 2:47 PM

During the opening of the Research Week on September 23, Professor Kalle Moene (Head of ESOP) was awarded the Norwegian Research Council’s Award for Excellence in Communication of Science. The prize was announced by the Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education Ms. Tora Aasland for communication of science of high quality in form and content to a broad public.

Published Nov. 16, 2011 10:37 AM

Thursday November 3, Mehlum was appointed lecturer of the year at the Department of Economics. The committee consisted of two members from the student committee (fagutvalget) and three other students. In their justification, the committee emphasized Mehlum's ability to engage the students through his charismatic manner and creative methods of teaching. We congratulate!

Published Nov. 10, 2011 1:35 PM

On November 7, 2011, ESOP's best master thesis on gender issues prize was awarded to Askill Harkjell Halse, for his thesis addressing whether the gender of political representatives affect policy outcomes.

Published Oct. 21, 2011 3:09 PM

ESOP's best master thesis on gender issues prize is awarded to Askill Harkjell Halse, for his thesis addressing whether the gender of political representatives affect policy outcomes. The award ceremony will take place on Monday, November 7, at 1:30 PM, room 1047, Eilert Sundts building.

Published Sep. 9, 2011 12:21 PM

ESOP has a limited number of scholarships available for Master Students who plan to write their Master's thesis. The thesis must be relevant to ESOP's research areas.