About us

2023-01-19T09:12:52+02:00

Members of the network (in alphabetical order):

Mahtab Beigi, PhD at Umeå University, Sweden.

Sif Einarsdóttir

Deirdre Hansen

Elisabeth Holm, PhD, is an International Coordinator at the University of the Faroe Islands. Her research focuses on the experiences of migrants in acquiring, using and becoming speakers of Faroese and the challenges they face regarding labour market access and participation.

Ilse Jenssen

Jaana Kettunen, PhD, is Professor and Vice-director at Finnish Institute for Educational Research at University of Jyväskylä.

Roger Kjærgaard, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Faculty of Humanities, Sports and Educational Science at University of South-Eastern Norway. His research focuses on career guidance in a governmentality and welfare perspective, and practice-oriented career guidance.

Jonna Linde, PhD-student, Department of Applied Educational Science at Umeå University, Sweden. Her research interest are career counselling in relation to migration and transitions.

Per-Åke Rosvall , Department of Applied Educational Sciences, Umeå University Sweden. His latest work includes discussions on locality and the prevention of early school leaving in the Swedish highly decentralised education system and young people’s career choices in rural contexts in relation to social codes, migration and resources.

Petra Røise, PhD-student, Department of Culture, Religion and Social Studies at University of South-Eastern Norway. Her research topic is career education in lower secondary schools in Norway.

Outi Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen, PhD-student, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Jyväskylä. Her research focuses on sustainability in career guidance.

Randi Skovhus, PhD, is Associate Professor at Faculty of Continuing Education at VIA University College, Denmark. Her research focuses on career guidance in compulsory school and educational institutions in a social justice perspective.

Rie Thomsen is Professor MSO in career guidance and head of the Guidance Research Unit, School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark. She is also Professor II in career guidance at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Helga Tryggvadóttir

Christine Tønnesen, Cand. Merc., Center Manager at Center for National Vejledning, who has the responsibility to develop career guidance in Greenland.

Gry Tybjerg, PhD student at Roskilde University and lecture of University College Lillebælt, Denmark. Her research interest is young people´s educational participation, guidance and transitions.