Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL) 

IAU-007674

IAU Member

Norway

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box 7030

City:Bergen

Post Code:5020

WWW:https://www.hvl.no

Other Sites

Campuses also in Førde, Haugesund, Sogndal and Stord

Institution Funding

Public

History

Formed through a merger between Bergen University College, Sogn og Fjordane University College and Stord/Haugesund University College on January 1 2017

Academic Year

August to June

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (examen artium); Bergen test (Norwegian language)

Language(s)

Norwegian

Accrediting Agency

Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet); Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen – NOKUT)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Gunnar Yttri

Job title:Rector

Years of office:2021-


Senior Administrative Officer : Tage Båtsvik

Job title:Organizational Director


International Relations Officer : Elin Kvale

Job title:Deputy Director, Department of Research, Internationalization and Innovation

top Divisions

Faculty : Business Administration and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Educational Administration, Health Administration, History, Marine Transport, Nautical Science, Real Estate, Sociology, Tourism


Faculty : Education, Arts and Sport

Fields of study:Art Education, Dietetics, Educational Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Handicrafts, Leisure Studies, Modern Languages, Music, Music Education, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Public Health, Secondary Education, Sports, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation


Faculty : Engineering and Science

Fields of study:Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Development Studies, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Marine Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Safety Engineering


Faculty : Health and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Child Care and Development, Ergotherapy, Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Social Work

top Degrees

Bachelor

Fields of study:Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Nursing, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social Sciences, Social Work, Technology


Master

Fields of study:Architecture, Art Education, Business Administration, Education, Energy Engineering, Music Education, Nursing, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Social Work, Software Engineering, Teacher Training


Doktorgrad

Fields of study:Educational Sciences, Environmental Studies, Nautical Science, Software Engineering

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Full Time Total:1619

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:458

Students

Statistics Year:2020-2021

Total:17000

Updated on 29-09-2020