Team Harbo
Rector candidate Hanne Flinstad Harbo is running for election together with pro-rector candidate Christine Meklenborg Nilsen. Accompanying them are vice-rector candidates Bj?rn Stensaker and Morten D?hlen.
Get to know Hanne Flinstad Harbo
Why do you want to become the next rector of the University of Oslo?
— The University of Oslo needs a unifying rector who can lead it through the demanding tasks ahead. I have a strong academic background and broad leadership experience, and I am very motivated to take on this leadership responsibility.
At the same time, this role requires working closely with a strong team and collaborating with staff and students.I have assembled a fantastic leadership team, which represents both continuity and renewal, and collectively we are very familiar with both the University of Oslo and our partners. Together, we have developed a platform based on values and principles we believe are essential to leading the University of Oslo in the years to come. We are eager to to undertake this important work.
Our team
Rector candidate Hanne Flinstad Harbo
is the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (2023–). She is a trained physician and holds a professor II position in neurology at the University of Oslo (UiO). Previously, she served as deputy head at the Institute of Clinical Medicine (2015–2018), head of department and senior consultant at a major hospital department at Oslo University Hospital/UiO (2018–2022), head of the interest organization Hjerner?det (2014–2017), and has been in the leadership of large international research networks (2003–). She will emphasize collaboration, engagement, visibility, and implementation in her leadership through a team effort with the rectorate, deans, other staff, students, and external stakeholders.
Pro-rector candidatefor cooperation and communication Christine Meklenborg Nilsen
is the head of the Department of Literature, Area Studies, and European Languages at the Faculty of Humanities (2021–). She is a professor of French at the University of Oslo (UiO). Previously, she has been a student politician and the leader of the Norwegian Student Union (1996–1997). Among her key interests are the university’s role as a contributor to public debate, study and work environment, the role of foreign languages, internal collaboration within the organization, and transparency in leadership.
Vice-rector candidate for education Bj?rn Stensaker
is the current Vice-Rector for Education at the University of Oslo (UiO) (2021–2025). He is a professor of pedagogy at the Faculty of Education. He holds a degree in political science from UiO and a doctorate from the University of Twente in the Netherlands on quality development in higher education. He has previously held various leadership positions at NIFU and was the head of LINK – Centre for Learning and Education at UiO (2017–2021).
Vice-rector candidate for research, innovation, and sustainability Morten D?hlen
is the head of the Center for Data and Computational Science (dScience) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. He is a professor of Computer Science at the University of Oslo (UiO). He has previously been the head of the Department of Informatics (2005–2012) and Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (2013–2020). He has participated in and led several governmental commissions focused on research and education.