Jan ANDERSEN

I am a Senior Executive Advisor, with a background in Computer Science and Danish Language. I am a specialist in research strategy, funding and research planning. I was involved in building up four very successful research support units in Danish Universities. I am and have been the advisor for Deans and Rectors of the Danish Technical University, University of Copenhagen, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University and University of Southern Denmark. I was responsible for the cross-faculty follow-up of the Danish university merger in 2007. For several years, I was Head of the Nordic Association of University Administrators Working Group for Research Administrators. I am an expert on the EU framework programs, hereunder working as an Expert Evaluator for the European Commission. I was Board Member and co-founder of the Danish Association of Research Managers and Administrators, DARMA. I was hosting the 2009 Annual Conference of European Association of Research Managers and Adminis