Nils Petter Gleditsch turns 80 years today. He has been an international leader in peace research and an institution builder at ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ since 1964.
Despite his formal retirement almost a decade ago, he is still contributing extensively to the academic as well as social and cultural life at ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ, now with a Research Professor Emeritus title. 'No one person has been more important for shaping what ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ is today – an internationally acclaimed research environment engaging with some of the core challenges facing humanity – than Nils Petter' says ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ Director Henrik Urdal.
Nils Petter is deeply cherished for his personal qualities as well as his undisputable academic ones by so many at ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ and beyond – colleagues, peers and not least the many students who have benefitted from his highly dedicated, superb supervision. In his 80thyear he remains an intellectually curious and impressively productive academic, and a valued organizational adviser.
Our most heartfelt congratulations from your ever impressed and grateful ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ colleagues, Nils Petter. Thank you for being the culture-bearer and the environment-builder. We look forward to you continuing to be "ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ-Nils Petter" also for the years to come.
- to read an in-depth interview with Nils Petter Gleditsch about his life.
