Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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| Established | 1859 |
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| Rector | Knut Hove |
| Students | 2,800 |
| Location | Ås, Norway |
| Website | http://www.umb.no |
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap, UMB) is a university in Norway, established as an agricultural school in 1859. It became a scientific college (vitenskapelig høgskole) in 1897 and received university status in 2005.
It is located at Ås in Akershus, near Oslo, and has around 3,000 students.
[edit] Organization
The university it organized into eight departments:
- Dept. of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA)
- Dept. of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (IKBM)
- Dept. of Ecology and Natural Resource Management (INA)
- Dept. of Economics and Resource Management (IØR)
- Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning (ILP)
- Dept. of Mathematical Sciences and Technology (IMT)
- Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences (IPM)
- Dept. of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric)
It also includes five centers:
- Aquaculture Protein Centre (APC)
- Animal Production Experimental Centre (SHF)
- Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate (SKP)
- Centre for Continuing Education (SEVU)
- Centre for Integrative Genetics (Cigene)
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