The council has the overall responsibility for the Institute’s tasks. They constitute the Board of Fonden Martinus Aandsvidenskabelige Institut (The Martinus Institute of Sprirtual Science Fund). See a description of the tasks of the council and the Foundation here. |
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Willem Johannes KuijperWillem (commonly known as Willy) was born in Holland in 1944 and completed his economic studies at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam in 1973. He has lived in Denmark since 1975 and worked as a taxi driver, among other things, until 1983. Martinus selected Willy as a member of the council in 1980. Since 2001 he been the chairman of the council. He joined the employed staff at the Martinus Institute in 1983, was the manager of the Martinus Centre, Klint from 1983-1988; after that he worked with the Institute’s finances and administration. In 2009 he retired but continues to contribute to the daily running of the Institute with his many years of experience. |
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Pernilla Rosell Steuer Pernilla was trained as a high school teacher of German and English, she has a PhD in German and currently works as a senior lecturer at the Department of Language Education at Stockholm University. She joined the council in 2016 and she also sits on the Martinus Institute’s education committee. |
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Jens Christian Hermansen Jens Christian joined the council in 2018. |
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Kenneth Ibsen Kenneth joined the council in 2019. |
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Micael Söderberg Micael has a master's degree in sociology and has also studied comparative literature. He works for the Swedish authorities as a specialist in social insurance issues with a focus on disability. Micael joined the council in May 2020. |