Steinar Stjernø (born 10 January 1945) is a Norwegian academic.

Steinar Stjernø
Born(1945-01-10)10 January 1945
CitizenshipNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Bergen
Scientific career
Fieldssocial policy studies
social work
InstitutionsOslo University College

He obtained the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in Public Administration and Organizational Theory from the University of Bergen in 1971. He worked as a researcher at the Norwegian State College of Local Government Administration and Social Work from 1971 to 1978, and later as associate professor. He was the rector from 1987 to 1991. When the Oslo University College was established in 1994 through a merger, Stjernø became the rector there, a position he held until 2000.[1] Since 2002 he is professor at the same institution, of social policy studies and social work. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Bremen, the University of New South Wales and the University of California, Berkeley.[2]

Stjernø was a member of the board of the Council of University Colleges in Norway from 1995 to 2000.[2] In 2007 and 2008 he chaired the board of the Norwegian Work Research Institute.[3]

He has been active in the Socialist Left Party, having been its deputy leader from 1975 to 1977.[1] He is a member of Ullern borough council.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Slotnæs, Marit K. (2008). Knut Olav Åmås (ed.). Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 553–554. ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
  2. ^ a b Profile Archived 14 April 2005 at archive.today – Oslo University College
  3. ^ Board of directors – Norwegian Work Research Institute
  4. ^ "Ullern borough council" (in Norwegian). Oslo municipality. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
Academic offices
Preceded by
position created
Rector of Oslo University College
1994–2000
Succeeded by