Norway

Details

Category: Countries

Published on Wednesday, 20 May 2015 00:55

Written by Super User

Hits: 5584

1. 

   Norway

   Country in Europe
2. Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums, including the Edvard Munch Museum and the Norsk Folkemuseum, a collection of open-air historic buildings. Preserved 10th-century Viking ships are displayed at the Vikingskipshuset. Norway is also known for fishing, hiking and skiing – notably at Lillehammer’s Olympic resort.

1.  
2. Capital: Oslo
3. Dialing code: +47
4. Currency: Norwegian krone
5. Unemployment rate: 3.9% (Jan 2015) Eurostat
6. Official languages: Norwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål

   This list of universities in Norway presents the country's universities, giving their locations, abbreviated titles (in Norwegian), and years of establishment. Most universities in Norway are public.

   Most of the university colleges were created in 1994, following the university college reform. The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost. Schools with an Asterisk (*) have been created as the result of a merger.

   School	Location(s)	Control	Type	Enrollment	Established	Size
   Ålesund University College	Ålesund	Public	University college	2600	1994*
   Bergen National Academy of the Arts	Bergen	Public	University college	400
   Bergen University College	Bergen	Public	University college	6700	1994*
   Buskerud and Vestfold University College	Drammen, Kongsberg, Hønefoss, Horten	Public	University college		2014*
   Diakonhjemmet University College	Oslo	Public	University college
   Gjøvik University College	Gjøvik	Public	University college	2800	1994*
   Harstad University College	Harstad	Public	University college	1300	1994*
   Hedmark University College	Elverum, Hamar, Åmot, Stor-Elvdal	Public	University college	5250	1994*
   Lillehammer University College	Lillehammer	Public	University college	3000	1994*
   MF Norwegian School of Theology	Oslo	Private	Specialized university	1100	1907
   Molde University College	Molde, Kristiansund	Public	Specialized university		1994*
   Narvik University College	Narvik	Public	University college		1984*
   Nesna University College	Nesna	Public	University college		1994*
   Nord-Trøndelag University College	Steinkjer, Levanger, Namsos	Public	University college		1994*
   Noroff University College	Kristiansand	Private	University College
   Norwegian Academy of Music	Oslo	Public	Specialized university
   Norwegian Air Force Academy	Trondheim	Public (military)	University college
   Norwegian Defence School of Engineering	Lillehammer	Public (military)	University college
   Norwegian Military Academy	Oslo	Public	University college
   Norwegian Naval Academy	Bergen	Public	University college
   Norwegian Police University College	Oslo, Bodø	Public	University college
   Norwegian School of Economics	Bergen	Public	Specialized university		1936
   BI Norwegian Business School	Oslo	Private	Specialized university
   Norwegian School of Sport Sciences	Oslo	Public	Specialized university
   Norwegian Teacher Academy	Bergen	Private	University college
   Norwegian University of Life Sciences	Ås	Public	University		1859[note 1]
   Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Trondheim	Public	University		1996*
   Oslo National Academy of the Arts	Oslo	Public	University college
   Oslo School of Architecture and Design	Oslo	Public	Specialized university
   Oslo and Akershus University College	Oslo, Skedsmo	Public	University college		1994*
   Sámi University College	Kautokeino	Public	University college
   School of Mission and Theology	Stavanger	Private	Specialized university
   Sogn og Fjordane University College	Sogndal	Public	University college		1994*
   Stord/Haugesund University College	Stord, Haugesund	Public	University college		1994*
   Sør-Trøndelag University College	Trondheim	Public	University college		1994*
   Telemark University College	Bø, Porsgrunn, Notodden	Public	University college		1994*
   University of Agder	Kristiansand, Grimstad	Public	University		1994*[note 2]
   University of Bergen	Bergen	Public	University		1948
   University of Nordland	Bodø	Public	University	5800	1994*[note 3]
   University of Oslo	Oslo	Public	University	27628	1811
   University of Stavanger	Stavanger	Public	University	9000	1994*[note 4]
   University of Tromsø	Tromsø	Public	University	9500	1972
   Volda University College	Volda	Public	University college		1994*
   Østfold University College	Halden	Public	University college		1994*

   Private university colleges with accredited programs[edit]

   • Ansgar School of Theology and Mission (Kristiansand)
   • Arkivakademiet (Oslo)
   • Atlantis medisinske høgskole (Oslo)
   • Baptistenes Teologiske Seminar (Stabekk)
   • Barratt Due Institute of Music (Oslo)
   • Bergen Deaconess University College (Bergen)
   • Bergen School of Architecture (Bergen)
   • Betanien Deaconal University College (Bergen)
   • Bjørknes College (Oslo)
   • Campus Kristiania (Oslo)
   • Den norske balletthøyskole (Oslo)
   • Norwegian Eurythmy College (Oslo)
   • Noroff University College (Kristiansand)
   • Norwegian University College for Agriculture and Rural Development || Klepp
   •  
7.  

• < Prev
• Next >