Kristina Myrvold new Director for Nordic Centre in India

The Nordic Centre in India (NCI) university consortium has appointed Dr. Kristina Myrvold at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, as its new Director to work on a 50% basis from 1 March 2012. As Director she is responsible for the daily activities at the NCI. Besides, Dr. Myrvold will continue with her research work, being a leading Scandinavian expert on Sikh and Punjab Studies. She succeeds Dr. Mirja Juntunen, who has been the NCI Director since 2006, but now has decided to fully focus on her other tasks and plans in the academic world, mainly as a researcher/lecturer at the Division of South and Central Asian Studies, Department of Oriental Languages, Stockholm University.

NCI was established in 2001 as a consortium of Nordic universities and research institutions. The consortium consists of 22 member universities in the Nordic countries (5 in Sweden, 3 in Norway, 4 in Denmark, 8 in Finland, 1 in Iceland, plus NIAS in Copenhagen). Since 2010, the NCI secretariat is based at the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition/Unit of Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio campus. 
The objective is to facilitate cooperation in research and higher education between the Nordic countries and India. Through academic exchange NCI seeks to strengthen Indo-Nordic ties and understanding. In November 2004, NCI got final clearance from the Indian Government to operate in India. NCI runs educational courses for Nordic students in India at different universities in India, and has a flat with rooms available to rent in Delhi. More information