Peter Arbo (academic)
Encyclopedia
Peter Nicolai Arbo is a Norwegian social scientist, and Associate Professor at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science
at the University of Tromsø
. He has served as a board member at the University of Tromsø and as a member of several government commissions, including the Government Commission for Higher Education
2006–2008 (also known as the Stjernø Commission after its chairman Steinar Stjernø
), which presented its report on the development of Norwegian higher education in a 20-year perspective in 2008, and of the EEA Review Committee, which was appointed by the government in 2010 to review the EEA
Agreement. He is the vice chairman of the board of the Industrial Development Corporation of Norway
, appointed by the government. He is also the chairman of the programme board of the Research Council of Norway research programme Democracy and Governance in Regional Context.
His research areas are innovation
, regional development, public policy and planning, and the Northern and Arctic areas. He has also been a guest lecturer for the diplomatic trainee programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He studied regional planning
at the University of Tromsø
, and attended the College of Europe
1981–1982. In 1985, he obtained the cand.polit.
degree at the University of Tromsø, with a thesis on the structuring of labour markets.
Norwegian College of Fishery Science
The Norwegian College of Fishery Science was established in 1972 as a joint responsibility of the three Norwegian universities in Tromsø, Bergen and Trondheim...
at the University of Tromsø
University of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
. He has served as a board member at the University of Tromsø and as a member of several government commissions, including the Government Commission for Higher Education
Government Commission for Higher Education
The Government Commission for Higher Education was a commission appointed by the Government of Norway in 2006 to present recommendations on the development of research and higher education in Norway in a 20-year perspective. The Commission presented its report, Norwegian Official Report 2008:3, in...
2006–2008 (also known as the Stjernø Commission after its chairman Steinar Stjernø
Steinar Stjernø
Steinar Stjernø is a Norwegian academic.He obtained the mag.art. degree 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...
), which presented its report on the development of Norwegian higher education in a 20-year perspective in 2008, and of the EEA Review Committee, which was appointed by the government in 2010 to review the EEA
European Economic Area
The European Economic Area was established on 1 January 1994 following an agreement between the member states of the European Free Trade Association and the European Community, later the European Union . Specifically, it allows Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to participate in the EU's Internal...
Agreement. He is the vice chairman of the board of the Industrial Development Corporation of Norway
Industrial Development Corporation of Norway
The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway or SIVA is a Norwegian state enterprise responsible for government investment in incubators, science parks, industrial parks and real estate through partial ownership of 150 companies...
, appointed by the government. He is also the chairman of the programme board of the Research Council of Norway research programme Democracy and Governance in Regional Context.
His research areas are innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
, regional development, public policy and planning, and the Northern and Arctic areas. He has also been a guest lecturer for the diplomatic trainee programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He studied regional planning
Regional planning
Regional planning deals with the efficient placement of land use activities, infrastructure, and settlement growth across a larger area of land than an individual city or town. The related field of urban planning deals with the specific issues of city planning...
at the University of Tromsø
University of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
, and attended the College of Europe
College of Europe
The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium...
1981–1982. In 1985, he obtained the cand.polit.
Cand.polit.
Candidatus rerum politicarum , Candidata rerum politicarum , abbreviated cand.polit., is an academic degree within the fields of social sciences issued under the old education system in Denmark and Norway.-Denmark:...
degree at the University of Tromsø, with a thesis on the structuring of labour markets.
Books
- Peter Arbo and Bjørn Hersoug: Oljevirksomhetens inntog i nord – næringsutvikling, politikk og samfunn, Gyldendal 2010, ISBN 978-82-05-40380-2
- Hallgeir Gammelsæter and Peter Arbo: Innovasjonspolitikkens scenografi – nye perspektiver på næringsutvikling, Tapir 2004, ISBN 978-82-519-1935-7
External links
- Arbo, Peter, University of Tromsø