Organization of KINDknow
KINDknow opened in August 2018. the center is financed by The Norwegian Research Council. The project period is 2018-2028 and the full name of the project is: Kindergarten Knowledge Centre for Systemic Research on Diversity and Sustainable Futures (KINDknow).
The project received 25 mil. NOK from the program FINNUT in 2018. Afterwards the center was given additional 25 mil. NOK for the second period fo the project. KINDknow is one of the two ECE strategic research centers in Norway.
- Center's director is Professor Elin Eriksen Ødegaard
- Center's administrative head is Olga Shangina Williams
The center has a Stearing group , a scientific advisory board, a user board and a leader team
Stearing group
- Chair-woman: Christine Øye, prorector for research, HVL
- Jon Håkon Schultz, Professor UiT- The Arctic University of Norway
- Janne Christofersen, Bergen municipality
- Bjarte Håvik, senior advisor in the department for research, internasional affairs and innovation
- Sekretær: Olga Shangina Williams, Administrative head
These have rtight to participate in the board meetings:
- Anita Nordseth, project economist
- Leader group: Aihua Hu, Zacharias Andreadakis, Eivind Aadland
- Partner UiT- The Arctic University of Norway: Veronica Bergan
PhD Candidates and Postdoc Positions
The center constantly employes PhD candidates and postdocs. In addition, some core researchers receive extra R&D resources from the Research Council of Norway. These researchers form the backbone of the center's research activities.The center has four ‘Professor II’ positions linked to the center with various responsibilities. Several researchers, students, research assistants, and collaborators are involved in research tasks through research groups and work packages.
The center's researchers are involved in relevant education programs, including early childhood teacher education at HVL, UiT, and UiS; the master’s program in Early Childhood Knowledge; continuing and further education programs (such as ReKompetanse); and the PhD program Formation and Didactic Practices at HVL.
Many of the core researchers work closely with international partners, including Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Gothenburg, East China Normal University, Beijing Normal University, and other institutions. The collaboration with China involves both research and education initiatives.
