Appeals board

The Ministry of Education and Research has created two appeals boards for decisions made by NOKUT, one for higher education and one for tertiary vocational training.

For the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2010, the appeals board for higher education has the following members:

  • Kjell Frønsdal, Gulating Court of Appeal (Chair)

  • Margareth Christophersen, Gulating Court of Appeal (Deputy Chair)

  • Knut Ingar Westeren, Nord-Trøndelag University College (member)

  • Øystein Aspaas, University of Tromsø (deputy)

  • Ingrid Bergslid Salvesen, University of Tromsø (member)

  • Siri Margrethe Løksa, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (deputy)

  • Heidi Leganger-Krogstad, The Norwegian School of Theology (member)

  • Harald Nygaard, Ansgar College and Theological Seminary (deputy)

  • Øistein Østtveit Svelle, National Union of Students in Norway (member)

  • Sine Halvorsen, National Union of Students in Norway (deputy)

  • Jannicke Espeland, The National Union of Students in Norway (member)

  • Benjamin Jonsrud, The National Union of Students in Norway (deputy)


For the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2010, the appeals board for tertiary vocational education has the following members:

  • Kjell Frønsdal, Gulating Court of Appeal (Chairman)

  • Margareth Christophersen, Gulating Court of Appeal (Deputy Chairman)

  • Knut Ingar Westeren, Nord-Trøndelag University College (member)

  • Ingrid Bergslid Salvesen, University of Tromsø (deputy)

  • Knut Erik Beyer-Arnesen, Sonans IT Academy (member)

  • Hanne Grete Mosvold, Nærings Akademiet (deputy)

  • Astrid Kristin Moen Sund, Union of Education Norway (member)

  • Aud Larsen, Østfold Fagskole (deputy)

  • Eilin Bye Sævik, student, Fagskolen i Gjøvik (member)

  • Jannicke Valen, student, Norges Kreative Fagskole (deputy)

NOKUT's legal adviser, Eva Liljegren, is the secretary of the appeals boards.