Ivar is the Acting Co-Director of Admissions and Student Recruitment at the University of St Andrews, where he has worked for sixteen years. Before his current role, he worked at the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) in London and spent three years teaching English in Japan as part of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Ivar graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2003 with an MA Honours in Ancient History.
In his current role, Ivar co-leads the Admissions and Student Recruitment Unit, providing strategic and tactical advice to the University’s senior leadership on student recruitment and Admissions. He collaborates with academic and professional service staff at all levels to ensure the recruitment strategy aligns with the University’s academic mission.