Jan Grund is a Norwegian academic.

He graduated with the cand.oecon.

Cand.oecon.

Candidatus oeconomices or Candidata oeconomices , often abbreviated cand.oecon. is an academic degree in economics at Danish and Norwegian universities. It is roughly equivalent to a Master of Economics, but it consists of 4+2 years, and was based on a four year cand.mag.. The degree was replaced...

 degree in 1972. He was hired as rector

Rector

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 of Akershus University College

Akershus University College

Akershus University College is a university college located in Kjeller, Norway. The institution is one of 25 public university colleges owned and run by the Norwegian state...

 in December 2007, and assumed office in April 2008. He was formerly a professor of health administration at the Norwegian School of Management

Norwegian School of Management

BI Norwegian Business School former name BI Norwegian School of Management is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total 6 campuses with the main one located in Oslo.-History:...

's Department of Public Governance. He has also been chair

Chair (official)

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 of Oslo Nye Teater

Oslo Nye Teater

Oslo Nye Teater in Oslo is one of Norway's most visited theatres.The theatre opened in 1959 as a merge between Det Nye Teater and Folketeatret, and consists of four stages; Oslo Nye Hovedscenen, Oslo Nye Centralteatret, Oslo Nye Trikkestallen and Oslo Nye Caféscenen.-External links:*...

 and a member of the board of Oslo Kino

Oslo Kino

-History:Its creation was agreed to by the city authorities of Oslo in 1925, and the company was inaugurated on 1 January 1926 as Oslo Kinematografer. It was a part of the Norwegian system of municipal-owned cinemas, superseding private ownership in the field. Only the Conservative Party and the...

 and Black Box Teater.

He is a son of Inger Louise Valle

Inger Louise Valle

Inger Louise Valle was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, particularly noted for her efforts to reform the Norwegian penal system. She is the mother of professor Jan Grund....

. He is married, and lives in Ullern

Ullern

Ullern is an affluent borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.- History :The borough has its name from an old farm, Norse Ullarin. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is vin, meaning pasture or meadow. In Medieval times, the farm belonged to the...

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