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Viljar Standnes

Portrait of Viljar Standnes

Fifth-year medical student at the University of Southern Denmark, founder of the study platform Kliniq and national leader of ANSA Denmark.

Currently on exchange at the University of Bergen. From Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway.

Founding & leadership

  1. Founder

    Kliniq

    Apr 2026 – present

    Odense, Denmark

    A free study platform for medical students at kliniq.dk. Built together with Christian Y. Wu since September 2026. We share the technical work; Christian leads the business side, and I lead content and medical quality.

    • Turned past exam sets from SDU and the University of Bergen into more than 23,000 interactive questions across 23 modules.
    • Every explanation teaches the principle behind the answer and is checked against the official answer key.
    • Every error report from users is traced to its source before anything is changed.
    • Built preparation material for clinical placements, and host Anki decks for every SDU module (by Masi Saffi).
    • Expanding to more universities through student ambassadors.
  2. National leader, ANSA Denmark

    ANSA – Association of Norwegian Students Abroad

    Mar 2025 – present

    Denmark

    ANSA Denmark is the association’s largest branch, representing more than 1,700 Norwegian students in Denmark.

    • Organise the annual general meeting and events.
    • Advocate for the rights and interests of Norwegian students abroad.
    • Follow up the five local chapters.
  3. Treasurer, ANSA Denmark

    ANSA – Association of Norwegian Students Abroad

    Mar 2024 – Mar 2025

    Denmark

Clinical experience

More than 3,000 hours in Norwegian and Danish healthcare, most of it alongside school and medical studies.

  1. Home care assistant

    Fjaler municipality

    Oct 2020 – present

    Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway

    • A wide range of home-care tasks for elderly people in their own homes, including giving medication, filling dosette boxes, taking blood samples and giving injections.
    • Holiday cover and periods of full-time work.
  2. Nursing substitute

    Vagtordningen, Region of Southern Denmark

    Nov 2023 – Apr 2026

    Denmark

    • Ward shifts and one-to-one patient observation (gangvagt and fastvagt) on departments across the Region of Southern Denmark.
  3. Phlebotomist

    Vagtordningen, Region of Southern Denmark

    Dec 2023 – Nov 2025

    Denmark

    • Venous blood sampling and ECGs in the outpatient clinic and the emergency department (FAM) at Odense University Hospital.
    • Patients from across the hospital, working in a team of medical students.
  4. Nursing home assistant

    Askvoll municipality

    Oct 2022 – Aug 2025

    Norway

    • Holiday cover; residents with dementia.
  5. Ward assistant (gangvakt), Department of Surgery

    Helse Førde

    May 2024 – Jul 2024

    Førde, Norway

Clinical placements

  1. Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Kvinneklinikken)

    Haukeland University Hospital · 3 weeks

    Sep – Oct 2026

    Bergen, Norway

  2. Paediatrics

    Haukeland University Hospital · 3 weeks

    Sep 2026

    Bergen, Norway

  3. Plastic Surgery (Department Z)

    Odense University Hospital · 4 weeks

    May – Jun 2026

    Odense, Denmark

  4. Haematology (Department X)

    Odense University Hospital · 4 weeks

    Apr – May 2026

    Odense, Denmark

  5. Anaesthesia, Department O (orthopaedic and trauma cases)

    Odense University Hospital · 2 weeks

    Apr 2025

    Odense, Denmark

Education

  1. Exchange semester

    University of Bergen

    Autumn 2026

    Bergen, Norway

  2. Master’s in Medicine (cand.med.)

    University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

    Sep 2025 – present

    Odense, Denmark

  3. Bachelor’s in Medicine

    University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

    Jan 2023 – Apr 2025

    Odense, Denmark

  4. Upper secondary school, science track

    Dale vidaregåande skule

    Aug 2019 – Jun 2022

    Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway

Courses

  1. Hygiene for clinicians

    Odense University Hospital (e-learning)

    2025

    Odense, Denmark

  2. Nursing substitute course (SPV)

    Sep – Oct 2023

    Denmark

  3. Cardiac arrest course

    2023

    Norway

Outside medicine

  1. Co-founder and leader

    Pacemakers, running club at SDU

    May 2023 – present

    Odense, Denmark

    • Lead the club together with Adesh Easwaralingam.
    • First SDU RUN in September 2026: a 5 km campus run for SDU students and staff with more than 100 participants.
  2. Sunnfjord Ultra, 53 km and about 2,000 m of climbing

    Jul 2024 and Jul 2025

    Førde, Norway

    8th overall in 2024, completed again in 2025.

    Featured in Firda, July 2025

  3. Substitute teacher

    Dingemoen skule

    Sep 2022 – Jan 2023

    Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway

In the press

  1. 27 Jul 2026

    Norway

    On switching from Norwegian to Danish student support.

Languages

Norwegian (native) · Danish (fluent at work – my medical studies and clinical work in Denmark are in Danish) · English (fluent)