Karl Erik Haug

Karl Erik Haug serves as the Head of Department at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) since August 2020, overseeing the Institute of Modern Social History. In addition, Haug holds the position of Chair of the Board at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) from January 2022. Prior to these roles, Haug was a professor and research leader at the Norwegian Defence University College (FHS) from May 2017 to April 2022 and served as Dean of Academics and Associate Professor at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy from August 1999 to July 2018. Haug's academic career began at NTNU’s Department of History, where Haug worked as a Research Fellow and Assistant Professor from January 1995 to August 1999. Haug possesses a Dr. Philos. degree in History and International Relations and a Master's degree in European History, both obtained from NTNU.