Vestfold University College
| Vestfold University College |
| Høgskolen i Vestfold |
| Established |
1994 |
| Type |
State university college |
| Rector |
Professor Petter Aasen (2007-) |
| Students |
4,000 |
| Location |
Horten, Norway |
| Website |
www.hive.no |
Vestfold University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Vestfold, abbreviated as HiVe) is a university college, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the county of Vestfold, Norway. The university college's campuses were formerly located in Borre and Eik. From 2010 the whole university college was colocated at Campus Bakkenteigen in Horten. It was established August 1, 1994 by the merger of three previous university colleges, and has approximately 4000 students and 450 employees. The university college has four faculties: Humanities and Education, Health Sciences, Business and Social Sciences, and Technology and Maritime Sciences.
Study programmes in English
As of 2007, one 30 ECTS course is offered in English, "A Norwegian Cultural Journey". From 2010 a PhD program in applied micro- and nanosystem technologies is offered in English.
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