Marit Egner

Responsibilities

• Coordination, facilitation and strategic advice on cooperation with the Global South and South Africa
• Contact with external partners and government bodies concerning North South Cooperation
• Member of the UiO coordination team for the NORHED programme (Norad) 
• Institutional Contact Person for the Scholars at Risk network and Secretary to the UiO Scholars at Risk Committee
• Institutional contact person for the Scholar Rescue Fund
• UiO 's main contributor to the EU-project InSPIREurope (2019-2022)

Background

• Member of the steering committee for Scholars at Risk Norway Section (2010-2020)
• Institutional contact person for the NORHED programme (Norad) 2013-21
• Part of the course team for the UiO Research leadership programmes (2014-20)
• Project Coordinator for the Academic Refuge project - an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project (2016-19)
• Substitute member of the Board of SAIH (2018-19)
• Member of the Board of the European Association for International Education EAIE (2014-16)
• Chair for EAIE's Expert Community for Educational Cooperation with Developing Countries (EDC) (2010-14)
• Member of EAIE's General Council (2010-14)
• Member of KOMpakt, the Norwegian Government¡¯s consultative body on matters relating to CSR. (2011-13)

• Former position: Adviser at the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) 1998-2007
• Education:  Cand.polit. (Master) in Human Geography, University of Oslo 1997