International Board
The International Board is an advisory board for the management at Volda University College (VUC). The board includes representatives from each Faculty, from the Student Welfare Association (SiVolda), the Student Parliament (SP) and the management at VUC.
The International Board typically holds 3 meetings per semester and deals with cases relating to the more long-term and strategic discussions, as well as, decisions relating to internationalization which effects the university college as a whole. The board has a special responsibility to develop the Action plan for Internationalization.
Students and staff/faculty at VUC who wish to get a particular discussion/ruling handled by the International Board can approach their representative in the board or the Head of International Office which is the board´s secretary.
The International Board in 2021/2022 has the following members:
- Leader, Vice-Rector Eirik Søvik
- Deputy leader, Director of Studies, Gerd-Mette Drabløs
- Hjalmar Eiksund, Faculty representative, Faculty of Humanities and Education
- Kristian Glomnes, Faculty representative, Faculty of Arts and Physical Education
- Steinar Høydal, Faculty representative, Faculty of Media and Journalism
- Alf Roger Djupvik, Faculty representative, Faculty of Social Science and History
- Kristin Habostad, representative from SiVolda (Student welfare association)
- Maher Othman, representative from SP (Student parliament)
- Karsten Quix, representative from SP (Student parliament)
- Arne Humberset, Head of the International Office and secretary to the board