- Correspondent for University World News since 2009, writing 400 articles on higher education in Scandinavia, analysing European programmes and on selected policy issues, notably on internationalisation in higher education.
- UiB coordinator for the Coimbra Group, 1993 – 2016.
- UiB coordinator for Grupo Compostela, 1997 – 2016.
- Coordinator of UiB – University of Washington staff exchange committee, 1994 – 2006.
- Secretary (with pro-rector Rune Nilsen) for the EUA European Doctorate Project, 2004 – 2005.
- UiB representative in the Utrecht Network, 1991 – 1993.
- Ministerial appointed Commitee for internationalisation of higher education in Norway 1989 – 1990; (NOU 13:89 – ”Grenseløs læring – Learning across Borders”). (link only functional with a Norwegian IP-address)
- Coordinator in Bergen of Education Abroad Programme (Santa Barbara, California), 1987 – 1992.
MEMBERSHIPS:
- Council member of the Nansen Center of Environment and Remote Sensing, 1998 – 2013.
- Member of Coimbra Group Doctoral Studies and Research Task Force, 2004 – 2010.
- Member-TEMPUS project – Reforming Doctorate Training in Ukraine, 2005 – 2007.
- Council Member, ”Tibet network”, 1995 – 2005.
- Member of the Working Group under Ministry of Nordic Collaboration Copenhagen for designing a common response to Nordic collaboration in EU Commission research and higher education programs, 2000 – 2001.
- Member NUAS- Nordic University Administator Network working group on internationalisation, 1995 – 2000.
- Member of the Norwegian Rectors Conference on Internationalisation 1997 – 1999.
- Member, Higher Education Future Studies, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, Zürich 1990 – 1991.
- Member, One Europe Research Group; Rabka-Seminars, Cracow 1988 – 1989.
- Member, University of Oslo Evaluation Group of its Medical Center in Moscow, 1997.
- Member Norwegian Researchers Association (Forskerforbundet); Commitee for Europe, 1994 – 1995.
- Member Norwegian Union of Professional Organisations (AF), International Commitee (Oslo), 1990 – 1992.