Oystein Johannessen is the current Chief Strategy Officer, Cerpus, former Deputy Director General of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, and has been working for the Ministry for over 10 years.
Nationality: Norwegian
Oystein Johannessen is the
current Chief Strategy Officer, Cerpus, former Deputy Director
General of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and
Research, and has been working for the Ministry for over
10 years. In 2009, Mr Johannessen was seconded to the OECD Centre
for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI). In this capacity,
Johannessen has been involved in many strategic initiatives, plans
and programmes in education.
His career started about 20 years ago,
working in higher education with tasks related to teacher training
and professional development for public service and education.
Oystein was instrumental in the establishment of the Norwegian
School of Film and Television in 1997.
Oystein Johannessen has extensive
international experience. He was a member of the European
Commission eLearning Programme Committee, has served on
the Steering Committee of the European Schoolnet
(EUN), and in 2002, he chaired the IT-Policy Group for Education
and Research in the Nordic Council of Ministers.
He has been an active force of the OECD New Millennium
Learner Project (NML) since it started in 2007.
Oystein Johannessen holds a Master of
Arts in Contemporary German Literature with Minors in English and
Economics. He is a frequent keynote speaker invited both at the
national and international level.
Areas of specialization:
- Vision
- Policy and Plan
- Digital Inclusion
- Innovative Solutions
- Curriculum
- K12
- Speaking opportunities
- Political Lobbying
Regions of specialization