Niels Jorgen Thogersen's CV (English)

CURRICULUM VITAE Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

Born:	22nd January, 1945 in Grynderup, Denmark
Education:	1970, Political Science at the University of Aarhus, Denmark Studies at universities in the U.S., Germany and the U.K.
Special fields:	Communication; Media; European affairs; East European and Soviet affairs; international organisations
Occupation:
1967-70	Teacher of Social Sciences in Herning, Denmark.
1970-73	Assistant Professor in European Studies at the "Aarhus School of Business Administration and Modern Languages", Denmark
1971-72	Campaign leader for the referendum on Danish entry into the EC
1973-88	Head of the Copenhagen Office of the European Commission responsible for Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland Developing the Office; creating communication instruments such as Team Europe, Relays, school activities, etc Running campaigns such as the campaign for The Single Act
September 1988	Director of Information in the European Commission, Brussels Responsible for the Offices in the Member States and for information outside the EU Reform of the Information Offices
March 1994	Director of Communication, European Commission, Brussels Creating the Commission's Internet Site EUROPA; Intranet site EUROPAplus; TV agency "Europe by Satellite"; relays "Info Point Europe" Also responsible for the EU's relations with Sports organisations
August 1997	Director of Communication, European Commission, Brussels Also responsible for EXPO 98 in Lisbon and EXPO 2000 in Hanover
March 2000	Responsible for "Dialogue on Europe" - a political debate across frontiers on the future of Europe, especially related to the IGC, enlargement, etc.
February 2001	Responsible for the European Commission's participation in "The Future of Europe" operation (large scale debates, Web Portal, etc.) Also responsible for part of the "European Governance" activity
April 2001	Director of Communications, Media and Services, European Commission, Brussels
March 2005	Independent consultant in communication, media, democracy, and European affairs
Languages:	Danish and other Scandinavian languages, English, French, German
Publications:	"Yes or No to the EC?" (Danish) 1971 "The European Community: Alphabetical Dictionary" (Danish) 1974 "Politics Today" (Danish) 1978 and 1986 "700 Words about the Community" (Danish) 1987 Numerous publications of articles on European affairs and on communication
Organisations:	No party political affiliations
Memberships:	"International Public Relations Association" "International Round Table of Public Information Directors" “Club de Venise” (Directors of Information and Communication of the Member States of the European Union)
Private hobbies:	Politics; History; European Affairs; Modern Communication; Media; Genealogy; Music; Travels
Address:	35, avenue de l’Europe B-1330 Rixensart, Belgium Tel. 00322 652 0812 Mobile : 0032 498 999 099 e-mail : niels@skynet.be

February 2, 2005