Nikolay Nikolaev Gerov

WORK EXPERIENCE
- Translator and Interpreter, freelancer (16 years);
- Case Officer, Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board, UNE (7 years);
- Case Officer, Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, UDI (1.5 years);
- Visa Officer, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia (1 year);
- Case Officer, Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, NOKUT (1.5 years);
- Civics Teacher, Oslo Adult Education Center/ Oslo voksenopplæring, Rykkinn School, and Li School (3 years).

EDUCATION
- Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Transformation, University of Tromsø, Norway (2007);
- Master’s degree in International Relations, Sofia University, Bulgaria (2003);
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Sector Interpreting (Russian/Norwegian), OsloMet (2022);
- One-year programme in Norwegian language, University of Oslo (2011);
- One-year programme in English language, University of Tromsø, Norway (2005);
- Practical Pedagogical Education (PPU) (teacher training), University of Tromsø (2006).

INTERPRETING QUALIFICATIONS
Registered in the Norwegian National Register of Interpreters (Nasjonalt tolkeregister):
- Russian (Category B – Bachelor’s degree in Public Sector Interpreting, OsloMet);
- Bulgarian (Category D – Introductory course in Interpreting/ grunnemne i tolking, OsloMet);
- English (Category E – Bilingual proficiency test/ tospråktesten, OsloMet);
- Macedonian (Category E – Bilingual proficiency test/ tospråktesten, OsloMet).