Background
Stølen, Jan Arnfinn was born on February 9, 1938 in Kristiansand, Norway. Son of Arthur and Sigrid Olava Stølen.
Stølen, Jan Arnfinn was born on February 9, 1938 in Kristiansand, Norway. Son of Arthur and Sigrid Olava Stølen.
Bachelor (honorary), Washington State University, Pullman, 1960. Candidate magazine, University Oslo, 1963. Magister Artium in Human Geography, University Oslo, 1969.
Tv producer Nowegian Broadcasting Corporation, Oslo, 1963—1971. Researcher Norwegian Institute Urban and Regional Research, 1966—1969. Visiting professor Cambridge University, Department Geography, England, 1978—1979.
Academic adviser Institute Development Management (IDM), (North America Air Defense), Mzumbe, Tanzania, 1989—1991. Visiting researcher University de Malaga, Department de Politica Economic, Spain, 1985—1986. Senior planning adviser Moneragala District Integrated Rural Development Programme (North America Air Defense), Moneragala, Sri Lanka, 1996—1998.
Project manager collaboration University Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 2003—2007, University Agder, Norway, 2003—2007, associate professor Kristiansand, Norway, since 1971, project manager research collaboration Norway, 1992—1996, IDM, Tanzania, 1992—1996. Election observer (tanzania, zimbabwe, malawi) Norwegian Resource Bank Democracy and Human Rights, Oslo, since 1995.
Councillor Environmental Council, Kristiansand, Norway, 1976—1979, Kristiansand Urban Council, 1976—1989, City Planning Commission, Kristiansand, 1980—1989. Member of Association Norwegian Geographers, Forum Africa.
Married Torun Olaussen, January 28, 1945. Children: Jannik Stølen Timenes, Petter, Thomas, Tuva.