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Norunn K. Torheim

Candidate for the University Board, technical and administrative staff.

Portrait of Norunn K. Torheim
Norunn K. Torheim - UiO Growth House

Why do you want to join the board of the University of Oslo?

I want to contribute to ensuring that UiO effectively carries out its societal mission. We should be proud to work at UiO and attract the best candidates for technical and administrative positions, academic positions, and study opportunities. Both the framework conditions and the internal environment that make UiO a great place to work and study are important, and we in the technical and administrative staff must be involved in influencing these aspects.

The work on a new development agreement between the Ministry of Education and Research and UiO presents a great opportunity for influence. The same goes for the realisation of strategies and plans. I will contribute to turning words into action and ensure that perspectives from a highly diverse group of employees are well represented. We must implement sound processes in which management involves us in decisions that affect our daily work.

My key issues

  • Improved internal communication will enhance the quality of our work.
  • UiO should be an attractive workplace for technical-administrative staff.

Election Platform

The work of technical-administrative staff is crucial for maintaining high quality in research, education, innovation, and communication at UiO. It is important that researchers and students are well informed about and have access to various support functions, and that we are familiar with each other's areas of work. This way, we can utilise resources and competence better and collaborate better. It is necessary to develop our competence and for management at various levels to recognise and apply this. Additionally, we need benefits that make UiO a desirable place to work.

Improved internal communication will enhance the quality of our work

I firmly believe that enhancing internal communication can further improve the quality of work at UiO. It can provide better role and organisational understanding and help ensure that initiatives and collaboration agreements at different levels are well anchored in the organisation through sound processes that involve employees from relevant units. This will also lead to better collaboration and dialogue between academic and administrative staff.

UiO should be an attractive workplace for technical and administrative staff

We often talk about attracting talent to Oslo and UiO, referring to young researchers and students. We should have equivalent ambitions for attracting the best to technical-administrative positions. To achieve this, we must improve our visibility regarding the roles of technical-administrative staff and how we contribute to UiO achieving its strategic goals.

We also need to provide training for new employees and new leaders as well as competence and career development. Employee benefits such as exercise during w