In 2017 Unn Irene Aasdalen initiated the Nansen East-West Dialogue Academy NEWDAY,[2] together with Geir Helgesen (University of Copenhagen), Daniel A.
NEWDAY was motivated in a strong belief that global and cross-cultural conversation and collaboration are urgent and necessary peace promoting activities.
Unn Irene Aasdalen founded, together with Professor Marianne Pade at the University of Aarhus, Nordisk Netværk for Renæssancestudier (NNRS), the Nordic Network for Renaissance Studies in 2010.
From 1986 to 1994 she was affiliated with the Norwegian daily newspaper Dagbladet, as a journalist, writing feature stories and articles on culture and foreign politics.
1988-1989 Unn Irene Aasdalen was politically wise chairman of European Youth (Europæisk Ungdom) in Denmark, and represented the organization in JEF, Jeunesse Européens Fédéralistes.