Master's degree in jurisprudence, whereupon he received permanent employment in Telenor Group.
Varghese joined Telenor as an Alarga scholarship student in 2010.
and Business Administration at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Malik has been linked
to Telenor Norway's business division. In the autumn of 2012 he was an exchange student at the
University of Melbourne in Australia and will therefore be completing his scholarship programme with
Telenor in the spring of 2013.
We provided him with a mentor in Telenor Group and he will be offered a summer job within Telenor
in 2013. Syvertsen already has a Master's degree in jurisprudence from the University of Bergen. He
is now studying for two more Master's degrees one at Institut d'études politiques de Paris (often
referred to as Sciences Po) and the other at the London School of Economics.
In November 2012 we congratulated Alarga Director Dilek Ayhan on being awarded The City of
Oslo's OXLO prize. This is the City of Oslo's award for enterprises and individuals who have made
a special effort towards the creation of a spacious, inclusive and open city, free of prejudice
and racism. Ayhan received the award for her many years of work to enhance the position of
multicultural young people in Norwegian society and business.
From left: Tom Chottayil Varghese (former Alarga scholarship student, now permanently employed by Telenor Group);
Hilde Andresen (Telenor Group); Amira Delnezirovic (former Alarga scholarship student, now permanently employed
by Telenor Shared Services); prize winner and Managing Director of Alarga Dilek Ayhan and Mads Møglestue (head of
Strategic HR & Projects, Telenor Norway).
Photo: Sunniva Halvorsen