About us

The Association of Norwegian Student Welfare Organizations

Audhild Kvam, chairman of the board
Audhild Kvam, chairman of the board

Main Office in Oslo

Address:
Apotekergata 10, 0180 Oslo

Postal address:
Samskipnadsrådet
Apotekergata 10

0180 Oslo, Norway

The Association of Norwegian Student Welfare Organizations is a cooperation body for the fourteen student welfare organizations in Norway that provide services for around 270,000 students. The welfare organizations are ideal private actors and have student housing as the largest service area. The general assembly is held in November in which all the welfare organizations attend and elect the board of the Association.

List of student welfare organizations: 

The board

The current board was elected on the annual congress in Bergen on the 8th of November 2022. The chairman of the Association is Audhild Kvam, also the CEO of the Student Welfare Organization in Gjovik, Aalesund and Trondheim. 

There are in total six members of the board, three CEOs and three chairmen representing each their own Student Welfare Organization. The CEOs are elected for two years, and the chairmen for one year. 

The following are the current members of our board:

  • Audhild Kvam, CEO in Sit  
  • Andreas Berggren Eskelund, CEO in SiO
  • Pål Harv, CEO in SiA
  • Amalie Johnsen Lunde, chairman in Sammen
  • Daniel Hansen Masvik, chairman in NAS
  • Anna Henriette Rist, chairman in SiMolde

International cooperation

The Association of Norwegian Student Welfare Organization is a member of the European Council for Student Affairs (ECSTA). ECSTA is an umbrella group open to student affairs and services organizations from all European countries. 
For more information about ECSTA: Visit ECSTA

The secretariat

The chairman of the board is currently based in Trondheim, but the main office of the administration is in Oslo. The administration consist of an Office Manager, advisor and a political advisor.
Contact information below:

Audhild Kvam
Chairman of the board
E-post: audhild.kvam@sit.no

Fam Karine Heer Aas
Office Manager
Tlf:(+47) 900 82 746
E-post: fam@samskipnader.no

Ibrahim Ali
Political Advisor
Tlf: (+47) 979 30 412
E-post: ibrahim@samskipnader.no

Emilie Faarup Storvik
Advisor
Tlf: (+47) 413 73 656
E-post: emilie@samskipnader.no