Willy Østreng (born 4 May 1941) is a Norwegian political scientist.
degree, Østreng was employed as a researcher at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in 1971.
[1] Østreng was also an adjunct professor at the University of Trondheim from 1994, and senior researcher in Ocean Futures from 2010.
In 2008 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research.
[1] Østreng was decorated as a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 1994.