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Election of Department Board

On this page, you will find information about department board elections, as well as results from previous elections.

Read more about the department board.

General information about the department board election

Composition of the board

The composition of the department board is regulated in the department's Management and Administration Regulations (in Norwegian). The board has nine members:

  • Department Head
  • Deputy Department Head
  • Three representatives, with five deputy representatives, from the permanent academic staff
  • One representative, with two deputy representatives, from the temporary academic staff, elected by and of the temporary academic staff
  • One representative, with two deputy representatives, from the technical-administrative staff, elected by and of the technical-administrative staff
  • Two student representatives, with two deputy representatives

How often are elections held?

Within the groups of permanent academic staff and technical-administrative staff, employees elect their representatives every four years.

Representatives for temporary academic staff and students are elected every year.

Who has the right to vote?

According to the University of Oslo's election regulations (in Norwegian), employees with at least a 50% position at the units holding elections, as well as Professor II, have voting rights. Your employment status on the day you cast your vote determines your voting rights. You can vote for candidates within your own voting group (in Norwegian).

What about those on research leave or abroad?

You will have access to vote electronically by logging in with your University of Oslo username and password. If you have internet access, you can propose candidates and cast your vote as usual. If you do not have internet access during the election period, please contact the Election Board or the Election Board’s secretary to cast your vote.

Who can nominate candidates?

Anyone with voting rights in the election can propose any eligible person within their own voting group. According to the University of Oslo's election regulations (in Norwegian), all salaried employees with at least a 50% position, as well as Professor II, have the right to vote.

Election Board

According to §3 of the University of Oslo's election regulations, an Election Board must be appointed for all elections. The Election Board is responsible for ensuring that elections are conducted in accordance with the regulations.

The election board at ISV consist of:

  • Elisabeth Bakke (leder)
  • Sverke Runde Saxegaard
  • Monika Birkeland
  • Thomas Bjørge Elton Gundersen

Execution

The election is conducted electronically via the University of Oslo's election portal, with the exception of the students who arrange their own election meeting. 

Previous election results

Election autumn 2023

The following representatives were elected:

Permanent academic staff (2024-2027)

  • Francesca Refsum Jensenius
  • Carl Henrik Knutsen
  • Kristoffer Kolltveit
  • 1. deputy: Jens Jungblut
  • 2. deputy: Øyvind Stiansen
  • 3. deputy: Jonathan William Kuyper
  • 4. deputy: Marina Povitkina
  • 5. deputy: Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer
Election Report:

Total number of votes: 39
Of which valid votes: 33
Eligible voters according to the electoral roll and election regulations: 39
Turnout: 84.62%
Rejected votes: 6

Temporary academic staff (2024)

  • Hallvard Sandven
  • 1. deputy: Kaja Sperre Bakken
  • 2. deputy: Peter Egge Langsæther
Election Report:

Total number of votes: 30
Of which valid votes: 29
Eligible voters according to the electoral roll and election regulations: 63
Turnout: 46,03%
Rejected votes: 1

Technical-administrative staff (2024-2027)

  • Linda Gulli
  • 1. deputy: Monika Birkeland
  • 2. deputy: Jörg Walter
Election Report:

Total number of votes: 13
Of which valid votes: 13
Eligible voters according to the electoral roll and election regulations: 17
Turnout: 76,47%
Rejected votes: 0

Election autumn 2019

The following representatives were elected:

Permanent academic staff (2020-2023)

  • Tora Skodvin
  • Francesca Refsum Jensenius
  • Tobias Bach
  • 1. deputy: Tore Wig
  • 2. deputy: Signy Irene Vabo
  • 3. deputy: Dag Harald Claes
  • 4. deputy: Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer
  • 5. deputy: Robert Huseby
Election Report:

Total number of votes: 29
Of which valid votes: 29
Eligible voters: 32
Turnout: 90,62%
Rejected votes: 0

Temporary academic staff (2020)

  • Kristin Ven Bruusgaard
  • 1. deputy: Leif Erlend Kårtvedt
  • 2. deputy: Magnus Bergli Rasmussen
Election Report:

Total number of votes: 14
Of which valid votes: 14
Eligible voters: 34
Turnout: 41,18%
​​​​​​​Rejected votes: 0

Technical-academic staff (2020-2023)

  • Ilze Gehe
  • 1. deputy: Siv Håberg
  • 2. deputy: Øyvind Colbjørnsen
Election Report:

Total number of votes: 7
Of which valid votes: 7
Eligible voters: 14
Turnout: 50,0%
​​​​​​​Rejected votes: 0

Election autumn 2015

The following representatives were elected:

Permanent academic staff (2016-2019)

  • Elin H. Allern
  • Tora Skodvin
  • Olav Schram Stokke
  • 1. deputy: Signy Irene Vabo
  • 2. deputy: Jon Hovi
  • 3. deputy: Carl Henrik Knutsen
  • 4. deputy: Robert Huseby
  • 5. deputy: Elisabeth Bakke

Technical-academic staff (2016-2019)

  • Guro Schmidt Øvregard
  • 1 deputy: Øyvind Colbjørnsen
  • 2.deputy: Siv Håberg

Regulations