Erik Kursetgjerde

Graduate Research Fellow

Email: erikg@nupi.no Post address: Postboks 7024 St. Olavs Plass, 0130 OSLO Visit address: C.J. Hambros plass 2 D

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Expertise

Defence Security policy International economics Diplomacy International organizations NATO United Nations

Education

2018 - 2020 Master's degree, Political Science, the University of Oslo (UiO) 2017 - 2019 Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences 2015 - 2017 Bachelor's degree, Political Science, UiT- The Arctic University of Norway

Work Experience

2019 - Graduate Research Fellow, NUPI 2019 - Advisor, Abelia 2017 - CEO, AltUt AS 2018 - 2019 Special Advisor – Public Diplomacy og Digital Development, Embassy of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2017 -2018 Trainee, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tallinn 2014 - 2015 County Secretary, AUF 2012 - 2014 IT Consultant, NextGenTel

Activity

Erik Kursetgjerde is taking a Master’s degree in Political Science at the University of Oslo and is working in NUPI’s Research Group on Security and Defence.

His research interest revolves around international relations, with a focus on the role of cybersecurity and cybersecurity governance and his master thesis is about the UNs role in international cyber policy development. He has a background from the IT-sector, both as the CEO of his own start-up but also an IT-consultant. Further, he has worked as a special advisor for the Afghan Embassy in Oslo on digitalization and public diplomacy and is currently working at Abelia. Kursetgjerde has extensive political experience and has been an elected official for over 8 years, both in City and County Council.