These have applied for the vice-rector positions
The applicant lists are ready for vice rector for research and vice rector for academic affairs.
Vice-rectors and heads of departments will be appointed in fixed-term positions over four years from 01.08.25 to 31.07.29.
Helge Thorbjørnsen building a new management team
Applicant list for Vice Rector for Academic Affairs
| Name | Age | Current position | Municipality | Gender |
| Frithiof Svenson | 44 | Self-employed | Oldenburg | Male |
| Steffen Juranek | 42 | Professor | Tertnes | Male |
Applicant list for Vice Rector for Research
| Name | Age | Current position | Municipality | Gender |
| Applicant is exempt from public disclosure | Oslo | Male | ||
| Katrine Løken | 41 | Professor | Bergen | Female |
| Jonathan Tritter | 59 | Professor of Sociology | Namdalseid | Male |
| Frithiof Svenson | 44 | Self-employed | Oldenburg | Male |
| Yanan Hu | 41 | Senior researcher | Shenyang | Male |