Education

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  Universitetet i oslo (uio)

  2001 - 2005

  Bachelor of arts (ba) middle east and north africa studies

  Subjects: Persian Language, "State and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa"​, "The History of the Middle East and North Africa"​, "The History of Literature in the Middle East"​, "History of Religion"​, "Tibetan Culture and Religion"​, "The Anthropology of Buddhism"​, "Examen Philosophicum"​, "Examen Facultatum".

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  Stanford university

  2016 - 2017

  Certification advanced project management

  The certification consists of 6 individual courses and exams: "Converting Strategy into Action", "Executing Complex Programs", "Leadership for Strategic Execution", "Managing without Authority", "Leading Change from the Middle", and "Project Innovation through Design Thinking".The Stanford Advanced Project Management program is a high-quality leadership and management professional education program for project and program managers around the world. The program blends academic theory… Show more The certification consists of 6 individual courses and exams: "Converting Strategy into Action", "Executing Complex Programs", "Leadership for Strategic Execution", "Managing without Authority", "Leading Change from the Middle", and "Project Innovation through Design Thinking".The Stanford Advanced Project Management program is a high-quality leadership and management professional education program for project and program managers around the world. The program blends academic theory with proven project management techniques from leading companies to provide crucial insights and practical tools for managing projects, portfolios and complex systems. Show less

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  Universitetet i oslo (uio)

  2005 - 2007

  Master of arts (ma) middle east and north africa studies

  Master Theses: "Urban Youth Unemployment and Human Capital Development in Iran"​, and "Ja'fari Shi'ites and Concerns for Internal Stability in Saudi Arabia"​. Both theses were based on field work in the respective countries.Subjects: "Oil and Politics in the Gulf"​, "Ethnic and Political Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa"​, "Modern Anthropological Perspectives on the Middle East and North Africa"​, "The Problem of Democracy in the Middle East".