Nord-Trøndelag University College

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Nord-Trøndelag University College
Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag
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Established: 1994
Type: State College
Rector: Knut Arne Hovland
Staff: 390
Students: ca. 5,500 (2008)
Undergraduates: ca. 5,300
Location: Levanger
Namsos
Steinkjer
Stjørdal
, Norway
Website: www.hist.no

Nord-Trøndelag University College (Norwegian:Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag) or HiNT is a Norwegian university college located throughout the county of Nord-Trøndelag. HiNT has about 5,500 students and 440 employees

The school offers higher education within nursing, teaching, business administration, public administration, pharmacy, agriculture, engineering and information technology. Master degrees are offered within gymnastics (since 1971), interdisciplinary health studies and knowledge management, while a Master of Science in public administration is offered in cooperation with Trondheim Business School and Copenhagen Business School. Campuses are located in Levanger, Namsos, Steinkjer and Stjørdal, with the administration in Steinkjer.

The college was created in 1994 as a merger between a number of independent colleges in the county. HiNT had a revenue of NOK 330 million in 2008. Associated with the university college is the research institution Trøndelag R&D Institute; they are also their primary owner.

[edit] Faculties

  • Faculty of health studies, located in Namsos and Levanger. Dean Øyvind Eikrem.
  • Faculty of society and nature, located in Steinkjer
  • Faculty of business, located in Steinkjer
  • Faculty of teacher education, located in Levanger
  • Faculty of traffic teacher education, located in Stjørdal

This structure was implemented with the reform of 2007.