A PRESENTATION OF THE THOR HEYERDAHL INSTITUTE• Foundedin2000
• Hasreceivedgovernmentfundingsince2006
• LocationoftheInstitute:LarvikMunicipality,thebirthplaceofThorHeyerdahl
Larvik, Norway
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FORMERMEMBERSOFTHEBOARD:• KristinBrudevoll,DirectorofNORLA,2002-2008
• ThorbjørnJagland,GeneralSecretaryofTheCouncilofEurope, PrimeMinister/PresidentoftheNorwegianParliament,2002-2009
• JahnOttoJohansen,Editor/ForeignAffairsAnalyst,2002-2009
• MajaBauge,DirectoroftheKon-TikiMuseum,2002-2010
BOARDOFDIRECTORS:• KnutPihl,Siviløkonom(Chairman)
• HildeLindhjemBorgir,Cand.Polit./EducationalSpecialist(DeputyChairperson)
• ErlingStorm,Director,StormElektroA/S
• LivArnesen,Expeditionleader/Author/Teacher
• ArneHjeltnes,Director,CreunaA/S
• WillyØstreng,ProfessorEmeritus ScientificDirector/Professor,CentreforAdvancedStudiesatTheNorwegian
AcademyofScienceandLetters,TheFridtjofNansenInstitute
• ProfessorIngjerdHoem,HeadofDepartmentofSocialAnthropologyattheUniversityofOslo
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CONTENTS:• Objectives
• Interdisciplinaryresearch
• Internationaldialogue
• PartnershipwithGlasgowCaledonianUniversity,Scotland/regionalinitiatives
• LocalinitiativesinLarvik
• Prioritisedareasofactivity2011-2014
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TheInstituteaimstocontinueanddeveloptheideas andprinciplesofThorHeyerdahlwithintheareasof:
• Interdisciplinaryresearch
• Internationaldialogue
• Protectionoftheglobalenvironment
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INTERDISCIPLINARYRESEARCH:• Afour-yearThorHeyerdahlProfessorshipinco-operationwiththe
NorwegianUniversityofLifeSciences(UMB).
• ProfessorArildVatnwasappointedtotheprofessorshipin2008. Hisresearchfocusesonfourareaswithindevelopmentandtheenvironment:climatepolitics,healthanddevelopment,institutionsandbehaviour,andenvironmentalgovernance.
• TheThorHeyerdahlInternationalSummerSchoolinEnvironmentalGovernancefrom2011.
• ThisisasummerschoolforPhDscholarshipholdersandyoungresearchersfromaroundtheworld.Itaimstohelpparticipantsdeveloptheirskillsintheanalysisofenvironmentalpoliticalissues.
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INTERNATIONALDIALOGUE:TheThorHeyerdahlInternationalDay
TheInstituteorganisesanannualconferencededicatedtoarelevantglobalissue.
2006 GlobalIdentity.InternationalguestlecturerwastheauthorAminMaalouf(Lebanon/France).
2007 ThePolarRegionsandtheEnvironment.InternationalguestlecturerwasDr.RobertCorell(USA).
2008 IndigenousPeoplesoftheWorld.InternationalguestlecturerwasDr.MaryMaySimon(Canada).
2009 TheFightfortheEnvironment.InternationalguestlecturerwasDr.RobertCorell(USA).
2010 ProtectionoftheGlobalEnvironment.InternationalguestlecturerwasTomSteinberg(UK).Theday wasorganisedinco-operationwiththeNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology(NTNU).
2011 ClimatePolitics–DowehavetowaitfortheUN?InternationalguestlecturerwastheNobelPrize winnerforEconomicSciencesin2009,EllinorOstrom,IndianaUniversity(USA).
2012 InternationalSymposium,OurThirstyPlanet,PacificLutheranUniversity,USA. Addressingthethemeofwater–aresourceweareover-exploitingandover-using, andyettheveryresourceuponwhichwemustdependtosurvive.
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PartnershipwithGlasgowCaledonianUniversity,Scotland,since2002• OneofScotland’slargestuniversitieswith15000studentsfrom70countries
• Erasmusprogrammesinplacesince2003,withexchangesofpersonnelandstudentsbetweenTelemarkUniversityCollegeandGlasgowCaledonianUniversity
• MastersDegree:MScCulturalHeritageStudies(2003–2008)
• ScholarshipschemeofferedbyTelemarkCountyCouncil
• Internationalseminarsinco-operationwiththeVestfoldbranchoftheConfederationofNorwegianEnterprise(NHO-Vestfold)andVestfoldCountyCouncil
• Buskerud,TelemarkandVestfoldregionalproject(2004-2009)withseveralobjectives: – topromotethebuildingofinternationalalliancesintheBuskerud,TelemarkandVestfold
region – todevelopinternationaleducationalco-operationacrosscountyborders – todirectattentiontowardsbridgingthegapbetweenbusinessandresearch
• MastersDegree:MScInternationalTourismEnterprisefrom2011
• ScholarshipschemeofferedbyVestfoldCountyCouncil
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PartnershipwithPacificLutheranUniversity,(USA),since2011• PacificLutheranUniversity(PLU)islocatedinParkland,asuburbofTacoma,Washington.
• InSeptember2009,PLUhadastudentpopulationof3,582andapproximately280full-timefacultymembers.ItcurrentlyconsistsoftheCollegeofArtsandSciences(consistingoftheDivisionofHumanities,theDivisionofNaturalSciences,andtheDivisionofSocialSciences),theSchoolofArtsandCommunication,theSchoolofBusiness,theSchoolofEducationandMovementStudies,andtheSchoolofNursing.
• TheThorHeyerdahlInternationalDay2012.
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LOCALINITIATIVESIN LARVIKMUNICIPALITY• TheInstituteisanactivecontributor
• LocalactionplanforLarvik,approvedin2005
• TheHeyerdahlTown,aLarvikMunicipalityprojectfrom2008-2010
• TheInstitutewillcontinuetheHeyerdahlTowninitiativesfrom2011
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PRIORITISEDAREASOFACTIVITY2011-2014:• Finances
• Ownpremises
• ContinuationoftheThorHeyerdahlProfessorship
• ContinuationofTheThorHeyerdahlInternationalSummerSchool
• ContinuationofTheThorHeyerdahlInternationalDay
• Localinitiatives
• Regionalinitiatives
• Nationalinitiatives
• Internationalinitiatives
