Steinar Stjernø (born 10 January 1945) is a Norwegian academic. He obtained the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in Public Administration and Organizational Theory from the

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in 1971. He worked as a researcher at the Norwegian State College of Local Government Administration and Social Work from 1971 to 1978, and later as

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. He was the rector from 1987 to 1991. When the

Oslo University College Oslo University College (; HiO) was the largest state university college in Norway from 1994 to 2011, with more than 18,000 students and approximately 1800 employees.

was established in 1994 through a merger, Stjernø became the rector there, a position he held until 2000. Since 2002 he is professor at the same institution, of social policy studies and social work. He has been a visiting scholar at the

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, the

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and the

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– Oslo University College Stjernø was a member of the board of the Council of University Colleges in Norway from 1995 to 2000. In 2007 and 2008 he chaired the board of the Norwegian Work Research Institute. He has been active in the Socialist Left Party, having been its deputy leader from 1975 to 1977. He is a member of

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1945 births Living people Norwegian academics University of Bergen alumni Academic staff of Oslo University College Rectors of universities and colleges in Norway Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub