Faculty Leadership
The Dean’s Office and the Faculty’s Administrative Leadership.
Dean's Office
- Dean: Sigrid Eskeland Schütz
- Vice-Dean for Research: Jørn Jacobsen
- Vice-Dean for Education: Magne Strandberg
- Vice-Dean for Organisation and Innovation: Miriam Skag
Administrative Leadership
- Faculty Director: Peter Arnold Ståhl Woldseth
- Assistant Faculty Director: Christine Stoltz Olsvik
- Deputy Head of the Education Section: Nina Østensen
Faculty Administration
The administration of the Faculty of Law is organised into two sections: the Education Section and the Research and Administration Section.
Education Section
The Education Section administers the Faculty’s degree programmes and plays a central role in educating the lawyers of the future. The Section supports students throughout their academic journey, from recruitment and admission to graduation.
Its responsibilities include communications and information services, admissions, student and programme administration, case processing, the management and development of procedures and regulations, reports and analyses, quality assurance and enhancement, reporting and quality assurance of educational data, student mobility, and international collaboration.
Head of Section: Christine Stoltz Olsvik
Research and Administration Section
The Research and Administration Section provides advice and support to researchers on matters relating to research funding and research development. The Section administers the Faculty’s externally funded research projects and is responsible for the administration of the PhD programme.
The Section is also responsible for financial management and procurement, and administers shared infrastructure and services, including IT, post, equipment, and office space management.
Head of Section: Peter Arnold Ståhl Woldseth
Faculty Board of the Faculty of Law
The Faculty Board is responsible for determining the overall objectives, priorities, and strategies of the Faculty’s activities, within the framework of applicable legislation, regulations, and rules, as well as decisions adopted by the University Board.
Permanent Members of the Faculty Board
Chair: Dean Sigrid Eskeland Schütz
Group A: Permanent Academic Staff (1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029)
- Agnes Camilla Bernt
- Ingrid Margrethe Halvorsen Barlund
- Knut Einar Skodvin
Group B: Fixed-Term Academic Staff (1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027)
- Vilde Sandane Vrålid
Group C: Technical and Administrative Staff (1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029)
- Maria Santorv Møller
Group D: Students (1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027)
- Einar Tofteng Tømmerhol
- Thomas Aasheim Fiskerstrand
- Helene Marthinsen
The student representatives on the Faculty Board may be contacted at styrestudentene.jur@uib.no.
External Members of the Faculty Board (1 February 2025 to 31 July 2029)
- Hilde Ruus
Member
- Vice-Dean for Research: Jørn Jacobsen
Alternate Members of the Faculty Board
Group A: Permanent Academic Staff (1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029)
- 1st Alternate Member: Hilde Hauge
- 2nd Alternate Member: Anna Nylund
- 3rd Alternate Member: Henrik Skar
Group B: Fixed-Term Academic Staff (1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027)
- 1st Alternate Member (attending regularly): Kelly Solem-Young
- 2nd Alternate Member: Michael James Thomas McElhinney
- 3rd Alternate Member: Emma Reian
Group C: Technical and Administrative Staff (1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029)
- 1st Alternate Member: Eivind Ramsøy Jerve
- 2nd Alternate Member: Barbro Franciska Svela
Group D: Students (1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027)
- 1st Alternate Member: Birk Narvestad Ask
- 2nd Alternate Member: Henrik Helset Sandvik
- 3rd Alternate Member: Hedda Brandt
- 4th Alternate Member: Vilde Bugge Larsen
External Members of the Faculty Board (1 February 2025 to 31 July 2029)
- 1st Alternate Member: Erik Dahl
- 2nd Alternate Member: Ingelin Gundersen
- 3rd Alternate Member: Maria Hessen Jacobsen
Meeting Schedule
Autumn 2026
- Tuesday, 22 September
- Tuesday, 3 November
- Tuesday, 15 December
Spring 2027
- Tuesday, 9 February
- Tuesday, 4 May
- Tuesday, 22 June