Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Coordinates: 60°22′09″N 5°20′58″E / 60.3691°N 5.3495°E / 60.3691; 5.3495

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Høgskulen på Vestlandet
Type University College
Established 2017 (1839)
Rector Berit Rokne
Administrative staff
 1400
Students 16,000
Location Bergen, Norway
Website www.hvl.no

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norwegian: Høgskulen på Vestlandet or HVL) is a Norwegian public institution of higher education, established in January 2017 through the merging of formerly independent colleges across five campuses: Bergen, Førde, Haugesund, Sogndal and Stord. Its oldest programs - teacher education in Stord - can be traced to 1839. The total number of students is about 16000, and there are 1400 academic and administrative staff.[1] Its main campus is in the Kronstad neighborhood of Bergen, Norway.

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences provides professional education within health and social sciences, engineering, economic and administrative science, music and teaching. It offers education on the Bachelor and Master levels, continuing education, and on the Doctoral (PhD) level.

In June, 2016, after more than one year of negotiations, the executive leadership of three west Norwegian higher education institutions – Bergen University College, Stord/Haugesund University College, and Sogn og Fjordane University College – officially announced their decision to merge, becoming one of Norway's largest state higher education institutions. From 2017, the English name is Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.[2][3]

Faculties

The college is organised in three faculties:[4]

Centres

HiB emphasizes professional studies, but also offers postgraduate programs through the doctoral level in some fields, and currently has six research centers [4] to support its specialized postgraduate programs, providing opportunities for PhD research:

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.hvl.no/en/about/
  2. ↑ Mathiesen, Forfattar Marianne (2016-05-27). "Går for Høgskulen på Vestlandet". Fusjonsinfo. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  3. ↑ "Bergen University College is merging". hib.no. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  4. 1 2 http://www.hib.no/en/english/english/faculties/
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