About
Cecilie Olandersson is the Head of the Department of Education, ICT and Learning, and is part of the leadership group at the Faculty of Teacher Education and Languages at Østfold University of Applied Science. She has a background as a teacher in both middle and high school, and since 2020 she has been a teacher educator and has taught at the university college. Olandersson is an associate professor in educational leadership.
As head of the department, Olandersson holds responsibility for academic staff within education, special education, and ICT and learning. She is also responsible for several study programs. In addition, the department provides resources, expertise, and research to a range of initiatives, including the PhD program, local competence development projects in schools and kindergartens, the Future Classroom Lab, as well as other internal and external initiatives and projects.
Olandersson is particularly committed to practice and research based education programs that promote positive conditions for children and youth. She is actively engaged in research and development work in close collaboration with the practice field, including through partnerships such as Teacher Education Schools.
Study programs
Olandersson is the program director of the following study programs: