NordForsk: Johnny Mogensen appointed new Director from 2026

Johnny Mogensen is appointed as the new Director of NordForsk, an organisation under the Nordic Council of Ministers that provides funding for and facilitates Nordic cooperation on research, announces the agency on 26/09/2025.

He will take his new position on 01/02/2026. He succeeds Arne Flåøyen, who has been the director since January 2018.

Johnny Mogensen has held several positions at the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science and has also been posted to Brussels as an adviser to Denmark’s EU delegation and as a national expert to the European Commission.

"Co-operation on research is a unique Nordic strong point, and I will strive to ensure that NordForsk continues to contribute to research that is of the highest quality and is relevant to the whole of the Nordic Region.

It is also important that co-operation continues to evolve, that we make joint investments in research that make Nordic research environments stronger and give the region a strong voice at the international level", declares Johnny Mogensen.

"Major social challenges such as environmental and climate change…