Projects Expeditions Studies Conferences ANNUAL REPORT REPORT ANNUAL 12 C ON 1. Members of the Board 2012 4 1.1. Management of the Institute 4 1.2. Auditor 4 2. The Thor Heyerdahl Institute TENT – In the footsteps of Thor Heyerdahl 5 2.1. Summary of results achieved, strategies and plans 5 2.2. The work of the Board 6 3. The Institute’s consolidation of Thor Heyerdahl’s heritage 7 4. Project reports – What happened in 2012? Project overview 8 4.1. Four-year Thor Heyerdahl Professorship in co-operation with Noragric at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) 9 4.2. The Thor Heyerdahl International Summer School in Environmental Governance 11 4.3. For seven successive years (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) the Institute has S organised The Thor Heyerdahl International Day, with an international guest lecturer speaking on a contemporaryglobal issue 11 4.4. From 2011/2012: Interdisciplinary Master’s Degree in Cultural Heritage and Tourism 12 4.5. Local and regional initiatives 13 5. Heyerdahl room at Larvik public library 15 6. Future areas of focus (2012–2015) 16 7. Financial situation and the development of The Institute 17 8. Accounts and notes 2012 18 8.1. Profit & Loss Account 19 8.2. Balance Sheet 20 8.3. Notes 22 8.4. The Thor Heyerdahl Institute, operations 24 8.5. Thor Heyerdahl Memorial Fund, project accounts 25 8.6. The Thor Heyerdahl International Day, project accounts 26 8.7. Master’s Degree Scholarship Scheme 27 8.8. Cultural Project, Larvik Church 27 9. Directors’ statement 2012 29 Information about the nature of the activities and how the Institute is run 30 Statement regarding the assumption of continued operations 30 Working environment 31 2012 has been the year of the External environment 32 Kon-Tiki film and it has definitely Explanation of the annual accounts 32 been something to celebrate! Short description of the long-term strategies and plans for the period up to 2014 32 887 000 people have seen the film Basis for the evaluation of the future development of the Institute 32 at cinemas and this has resulted in widespread interest in the work of 10. Auditor’s report 2012 34 Thor Heyerdahl. With the exception of the two pictures at the top of the first page, all pictures in this report have been taken from the Kon-Tiki film. Photographer: Carl Christian Raabe / Nordisk Film Production AS. 2 1. Members of the Board 2012 4 1.1. Management of the Institute 4 1.2. Auditor 4 2. The Thor Heyerdahl Institute – In the footsteps of Thor Heyerdahl 5 2.1. Summary of results achieved, strategies and plans 5 2.2. The work of the Board 6 3. The Institute’s consolidation of Thor Heyerdahl’s heritage 7 4. Project reports – What happened in 2012? Project overview 8 4.1. Four-year Thor Heyerdahl Professorship in co-operation with Noragric at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) 9 4.2. The Thor Heyerdahl International Summer School in Environmental Governance 11 4.3. For seven successive years (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) the Institute has organised The Thor Heyerdahl International Day, with an international guest lecturer speaking on a contemporaryglobal issue 11 4.4. From 2011/2012: Interdisciplinary Master’s Degree in Cultural Heritage and Tourism 12 4.5. Local and regional initiatives 13 5. Heyerdahl room at Larvik public library 15 6. Future areas of focus (2012–2015) 16 7. Financial situation and the development of The Institute 17 8. Accounts and notes 2012 18 8.1. Profit & Loss Account 19 8.2. Balance Sheet 20 8.3. Notes 22 8.4. The Thor Heyerdahl Institute, operations 24 8.5. Thor Heyerdahl Memorial Fund, project accounts 25 8.6. The Thor Heyerdahl International Day, project accounts 26 8.7. Master’s Degree Scholarship Scheme 27 8.8. Cultural Project, Larvik Church 27 9. Directors’ statement 2012 29 Information about the nature of the activities and how the Institute is run 30 Statement regarding the assumption of continued operations 30 Working environment 31 External environment 32 Explanation of the annual accounts 32 Short description of the long-term strategies and plans for the period up to 2014 32 Basis for the evaluation of the future development of the Institute 32 10. Auditor’s report 2012 34 1. MemberS of THE Board 2012 Knut Pihl, Siviløkonom Chairman Hilde Borgir Cand. polit. / Educational Specialist Deputy Chairperson Erling Storm Chairman of the Board at Storm-Elektro A/S Board Member 1.1. Management of the Institute Beate Bjørge Willy Østreng MM Professor Emeritus Managing Director Centre for Advanced Studies at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Tonje Renate Rogstad Husa Board Member Market Economist Project Leader Liv Arnesen Expedition Leader / Author / Teacher Board Member 1.2. Auditor Kai Holhjem Dr. Ingjerd Hoem Authorised Public Accountant Professor KPMG AS Head of Department, Department of Social Anthropology University of Oslo Board Member Arne Hjeltnes Managing Director / Author Creuna A/S Board Member 4 2. THE Thor HEYerdahl INSTITUTE – IN THE footSTEPS of Thor HEYerdahl The Thor Heyerdahl Institute (www.heyerdahl- encouraged to speak out. Indeed, the new institute institute.no) was founded by Vestfold County represents another forum for expressing such views”. Council in 1999 and is located in Heyerdahl’s place of birth, the town of Larvik, Norway. The objective “As a new forum for international exchange and of the Institute is to honour Thor Heyerdahl and debate about such critical issues, I wish the develop new projects that will follow in his Heyerdahl Institute every success and many years footsteps. The Institute has received funding of creative work for the benefit of mankind globally. from the Norwegian Government since 2006. I applaud your interdisciplinary working philosophy, and endorse your emphasis on cross-cultural The Institute aims to consolidate and continue understanding, reciprocity and mutual respect”. Thor Heyerdahl’s concepts and ideals within (Source: Thor Heyerdahl, Tenerife, 10.9. 2001). interdisciplinary research, international dialogue / multi-cultural collaboration and protection of the global environment. 2.1. Summary of results achieved, strategies and plans The Institute has worked on national and international projects for many years. It has also The Thor Heyerdahl Institute is an active local, initiated and implemented a number of regional regional, national and international contributor. and local measures. It has accumulated a project The Institute is involved in HIGHER EDUCATION portfolio and gained experience from involvement COURSES, CONFERENCES, EXPEDITIONS and in interdisciplinary projects in co-operation with PROJECTS. Several of the Institute’s initiatives can universities in Norway and abroad, at various be considered entrepreneurial in a national context. levels of administration and with different types These include unique measures such as The Thor of organisations. Heyerdahl International Day (an annual conference on a global theme), an interdisciplinary, environment- The concept of a Heyerdahl Institute was oriented Thor Heyerdahl Professorship in presented to Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) in 1999 co-operation with the Norwegian University of and he wrote the following in connection with the Life Sciences (UMB), as well as The Thor Heyerdahl Institute’s first international conference in 2001: International Summer School. “I have neither the desire nor the right to set working rules and plans for The Heyerdahl Institute, merely The Thor Heyerdahl International Summer School because it bears my name. But there must be a in 2011 and 2012 was organised by the Institute in reason why the founders decided to acknowledge co-operation with UMB, The Fridthjof Nansen my life`s work in this way. I hope and believe that Institute and The Research Council of Norway. the basic reason is common belief in the unity of The aim of this initiative has been to bring together mankind. To achieve such unity, there is an urgent young and more experienced researchers from all need for building bridges across ethnic diversity, over the world, with a focus on providing training national borders and political and religious factions”. in the analysis of environmental-political issues. The summer schools in 2011 and 2012 were so “Any scientist, thinker and wise person with a successful that a new summer school is being global vision, who seeks to contribute towards planned for 2014. disentangling this explosive situation, should be 5 In partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University Since 2002, the Heyerdahl family members have (GCU) in Scotland, the Institute has developed actively supported the work of the Institute through and offered two Master’s degree programmes to their participation in various initiatives. From students from all over the world. These Master’s 2002-2010 the need to co-ordinate activities in degree programmes are unique in a European relation to the Kon-Tiki Museum was taken care context: MSc Cultural Heritage Studies (2003-2008) of by the fact that the museum director was and MSc International Tourism Management represented as a board member of the Institute. (from 2011). From 2011 onwards a former research leader at the museum has been an Institute board member. The Institute was a co-operative partner and sponsor of the Tangaroa Expedition in 2006 and the Norwegian sailing trip with the Kon-Tiki in 2012. 2.2. The work of the Board 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of Thor Four Board meetings were held in 2012 and the Heyerdahl’s birth (1914-2002). The Institute will Board has used the accounting reports to follow commemorate the anniversary with various events the financial situation closely. organised in co-operation with the Kon-Tiki Museum, Larvik Municipality and Vestfold The board members represent a national team with County Council, as well as universities and extensive national/international networks and other organisations in Norway and abroad.