Bjørn Magne Aakre

EDUCATION

2005                    PhD. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Trondheim, Norway

1992                    Cand. Polit. University of Oslo. Institute of Pedagogy (PFI). Oslo, Norway

1988                    Teacher Education/PPU. OsloMet University (HiOA). Oslo Norway

1974                    Engineering Education. University of South-Eastern Norway (TOS)

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2019-                   Professor Emeritus PhD. University of South-Eastern Norway (TUC). Norway

2013-2019           Professor II (20%). University of South-Eastern Norway (TUC). Norway

2013-2018           Professor. NORD University. Norway

2011-2013           Professor. University of South-Eastern Norway (TUC)

2008                    Guest Professor. Nagoya university. Nagoya Japan

1999-2011           Associate Professor. University of Southeast Norway (TUC). Norway

1992-1998           Assistant Professor. Part time. University of South-East Norway (TUC). Norway

1986-1998           Lecturer/Assistant principal. Kongsberg Secondary School. Kongsberg, Norway

1983-1986           Engineer and Head of R&D Group. KDA Kongsberg, Norway

1975-1983           Officer/Senior Engineer. Royal Norwegian Airforce. Norway

1970-1974           Technician avionics. Royal Norwegian Airforce. Norway

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2015                    Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association

2012                    Scandinavian Sasakawa Foundation. Japan

2010                    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

2008                    Guest professor Nagoya University. Japan.

2004                    Willy Brandt Foundation. Berlin, Germany

1992/94               Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association

1974-1975           Tinius Olsen Scholarship. Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co. Inc. Philadelphia, USA

1992,1994,2002,2014 The Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association

MOBILITY (research stays abroad)

2024                    Nagoya Sangya University, Japan

2022                    Taiwan Graduate School of Theology. Taipei

2019                    Humboldt University. Berlin, Germany

2018                    Seinan University. Fukuoka, Japan

2013                    Åbo Akademi University, Finland

2010                    Nagoya University. Nagoya, Japan

2008                     Nagoya University. Nagoya, Japan.

2004                    Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau, Germany

2002                    Hokkaido Tokai University. Sapporo, Japan

2001                    Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

1976                    General Dynamics. Fort Worth Texas USA

1974-1975           Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co. Inc. Philadelphia USA