CV Ian Andersen - Jackson School of International Studies

Curriculum Vitae
Name Ian Bo Andersen
Place and date of birth Copenhagen, 15 June 1956. Nationality: Danish
Children Diego (20), reading physics at Imperial College, London
Prisca (16), in European School Brussels I
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Professional experience
European Commission Directorate General for Interpretation (SCIC)
01/02/2004 to date Head of Unit, SCIC 02 Communication and Information (A*12)
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Participate actively in formulating the internal and external communication
strategy for the Commission. Communication consultant for DG Interpretation.
Manager of Web-team, Speech-writer for the Director General. Editor and main
writer of internal newsletter (112 issues to date), and intra- and internet sites.
Manage construction and maintenance of websites and production of SCIC paper
publications. Established constructive relations with press in and outside
Brussels.
1/12/2000 - 31/01/2004 Directly attached to the Head of Service as Coordinator of
Information/Web/Media for SCIC.
Same tasks as above. Cited as example of best practice in Commission internal
communication. Core contributor to Commission-wide benchmark for internal
communication function.
1/10/1999 - 30/11/2000 Responsible for defining and establishing “SCIC Media Desk”, in charge of
for contacts with press in Brussels and media relations on matters concerning
interpretation (40 %). Concurrently working as an interpreter in the Danish and
English Language Units. (60%)
1/7/1996 - 30/9/1999 Principal Interpreter, Danish Interpretation Unit.
1/7/1993 - 30/6/1996 Attached to SCIC Directorate A. Responsible for interpreter training and
relations with training establishments in Asia; organised training for interpreters
in Brussels, Geneva, Florence and Stockholm; represented SCIC at conferences
on multilingualism and in Inter-service Groups on information policy, the

information society, and Japan; speech-writing for the acting Director General.
Directorate-A IT-correspondent
Rapporteur for the Inter-institutional Reflection Group on Information
Technology in Conference Interpreting. Participated actively in SCIC recruitment
and communication work. Authored SCIC contribution to DG XIII programme
on Multilingualism in the Information Society; gave radio interviews on SCIC
and the profession; participated in Forward Studies Unit seminar on Asian
Perspectives in Hainan, China.
1/1 - 30/6 /1993 SCIC Presidency co-ordinator for the Danish Presidency of the Council,
reporting directly to the Director General, responsible for coordination of
interpretation for all EU meetings in Denmark during the six months.
1/5/1986 to 14/10/2003 Assistant Interpreter, then Interpreter, later Principal Interpreter, SCIC.
Working languages: from EN, FR, IT, NO, SV into Danish and from DA, FR,
IT, NO, SV into English.
From the outset, engaged in training and evaluation of of interpreters, including
negotiation of interpreter training cooperation agreements with China, Vietnam,
Macau and Thailand.
Jury duty on candidate interpreter and trainee test-panels since 1987 in Brussels
and in Member States; chaired annual selection of Chinese trainees in Beijing
1991-1996; chaired selection of Vietnamese candidate trainees in Hanoi 1992,
1993, 2002, and participated in Jury 2003; Lectured at various Chinese
universities 1993-96, and at the Institute of International Relations, Hanoi, 1993.
External Activities while at the European Commission
1994 - Universities of Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark
Government-appointed external examiner in Chinese studies. Elected Vice-
President of (Danish) National College of external examiners, Chinese Studies,
1994 and subsequently.
1989-94, 2005- Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Government-appointed external examiner in conference interpreting at the Faculty
of Modern Languages, Copenhagen Business School. From 2005 external
examiner in Chinese.
1982-1986 China Consult, Copenhagen
Founder and manager of private business consultancy China Consult, advising
and assisting clients in commercial and political contacts with the Peoples'
Republic of China. Consultant for Danish television news.
1984-85 Dansk Røde Kors, Copenhagen
Executive editor of Danish Red Cross conflict yearbook Konflikternes Verden
1984 and 1985.
1982-1984 Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut, Copenhagen
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Executive editor for The Danish Institute of Foreign Policy of Dansk
Udenrigspolitisk Årbog (Danish Foreign Policy Yearbook) 1982, 1983, 1984.
1981-1984 University of Copenhagen – East Asia Institute
Institute Librarian.
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Grants
1984-85 Research fellowship from “The Carlsberg Foundation”.
1978-79 Danish State travel grant to China
1977-84 On scholarship from “Peter og Emma Thomsens Legat”.
Education
1985-86 Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Post-graduate degree in conference interpretation.
1/1985 University of Copenhagen, Cand. mag.-degree in Chinese studies and political
science.
Masters thesis (in English): ”Aspects of Chinese Social Policy 1978-84: The
Rural Areas”.
1980-82 Political Studies included major paper on Danish Security Policy and European
Political Co-operation (in Danish).
1979 Nanjing University, China, History Department.
1978 Peking Language Institute, China, General Language Department
9/1976 Entered University of Copenhagen, East Asia Department
1973-76 Aurehøj Statsgymnasium, Gentofte, Denmark
1972-73 University High School, Norman, Oklahoma (junior year)
1963-72 Bernadotteskolen, The International School in Denmark
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Further Training
European Commission training (most recent years only):
2005 Basic financial management for authorising officers
2004 Leadership – Henley Management College
Middle Management - MTP
2003 Internal Communication strategy
External Communication strategy
Focus group management
Change management
Recruitment of high performance staff
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Affiliations
Member of the International Association of Business Communicators
Member of the National Press Club of Denmark
Member of executive committee of Brussels section of Danish political party
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