Arne Aarseth

Senior adviser

Phone: +47 55 30 88 32 / +47 91 88 07 47 ((mobile phone))

Email: arne.aarsethSPAMFILTER@siu.no

Work description: Arne Aarseth is head of Unit for International Cooperation Measures.

Experience and education:

Arne Aarseth holds a cand. philol. from the University of Bergen with a major in Nordic languages and literature. Before Aarseth joined SIU in 1996, he held a position as a teacher in upper secondary education. He has broad experience in the field of curriculum development and pedagogic planning from the Ministry of Education, he has also worked part time as a journalist and been engaged in voluntary organisations and local politics for years. Aarseth is head of Unit for International Cooperation Measures at SIU.

Area of work: Cooperation programme with South Caucasus and Central-Asia - Cooperation programme with the Western Balkans - Financial scheme for Norwegian students abroad - Programme for Norwegian educators abroad - Quota scheme - Nordplus - Pestalozzi programme - Cooperation programme with Russia