BSRS Governance Structure

The Bergen Summer Research School is a joint venture between the University of Bergen , the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration , the Chr. Michelsen Institute , the Bergen University College and Uni Research . It is led by the University of Bergen as a key element of the Action plan for international activities.

Steering Committee

The BSRS is governed by a Steering Committee consisting of the heads of the collaborating institutions. The Steering Committee has the overall responsibility to decide the themes of the consecutive Bergen Summer Research Schools and, on behalf of their institutions, guarantee the financial basis of the project.

The members of the Steering Committee are:

  • Sigmund Grønmo , Rector, University of Bergen
  • Jan Haaland, Rector, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
  • Eli Bergsvik, Rector, Bergen University College
  • Gunnar Sørbø, Director, Chr. Michelsen Institute
  • Arne Sivert Svindland, Director, Uni Research
  • Kjersti Fløttum, (BSRS leader)

Programme Committee

The role of the BSRS Programme Committee is to secure the academic continuity of the BSRS from year to year, suggest themes for each of the Summer Research Schools within the overall theme of Global Development Challenges and select the actual courses offered by each individual edition. The members of the Committee are appointed by the collaborating institutions to represent the full scope of excellent research milieus in the Bergen region, relevant to the overall theme of BSRS.

The members of the Programme Committee are:

  • Gunnstein Akselberg , Professor, Dept of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bergen
  • Siri Gloppen , Professor, Research Director, Chr. Michelsen Institute
  • Carsten Helgesen, Prorector, Bergen University College
  • Leif Manger, Professor, Director, Uni Global
  • Bertil Tungodden , Professor, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
  • Thorkild Tylleskär , Professor, Centre for International Health, University of Bergen
  • Lise Øvreås , Professor, Dept of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bergen
  • Anne Lise Fimreite , Professor, Dept of Administration and Organisation Theory, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bergen
  • Kjersti Fløttum, Professor, Dept of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bergen (BSRS leader)