Members of Advisory Board
The Centre Advisory Board is composed of up to seven members. Two of the members are designated by the principal of the University of Bergen.
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The Advisory Board should be composed with due regard to the following selection criteria: institutional affiliation with key collaborating partners; thorough knowledge and understanding of Chinese law and legal culture, or of the Chinese society in general; comprehensive experience from teaching at Chinese universities, or from research cooperation with Chinese scholars; or prolonged working experience from enterprises with operations in China.
Member: Gianmaria Ajani
- Rector, University of Torino (2013-2019)
- Professor of Law (1987-)
- Doctor in Jurisprudence, University of Torino (1979)
- Areas of teaching and research: Comparative legal systems, International law & contracts, and Chinese law
Member: Elisabeth Steiner
- Austrian Judge to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg (2001-2015)
- Doctor of Law (1982) and doctorate in business administration (1985)
- Extensive human rights teaching experience at Chinese universities
Member: Bjørn K. Haugland
- Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer in DNV GL Group
- M.Sc., Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2000)
- More than 20 years of management experience including 6 years of assignments for DNV GL in Asia (Korea and China)
Member: Zhu Yan
- Professor of Law at Renmin University School of Law (2004-)
- PhD, University of Bremen (1999-2003)
- Areas of teaching and research: Civil, commercial and comparative law
Member: Miao Reinlund (picture and more info to come)
- Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications hos TTS Group ASA
More about the advisory board and the Centre in the statutes attached below.
