University of South-Eastern Norway Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge (USN) 

IAU-007675

Norway

top General Information

Address

Street:PO Box 235

City:Kongsberg

Post Code:3603

WWW:https://www.usn.no

Other Sites

Also campuses in Bø, Drammen, Kongsberg, Notodden, Porsgrunn, Rauland, Ringerike, and Vestfold

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded as Høgskolen i Buskerud og Vestfold (Buskerud and Vestfold University College) in 2014 after the merger of Buskerud University College (Høgskolen i Buskerud) and Vestfold University College (Høgskolen i Vestfold). Became Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge (University College of Southeast Norway) in 2016 after a further merger with Høgskolen i Telemark (Telemark University College). Acquired current title and status in 2018

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate: Certificate of English language proficiency; Admissions qualifications specific to programme requirements

Language(s)

Norwegian;English

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 : Pia Cecilie Bing-Jonsson

Job title:Rector

Years of office:2024-


Senior Administrative Officer : Per Eirik Lund

Job title:Director of Administrative Shared Services


Senior Administrative Officer : Reidun Mangrud

Job title:Communications and Marketing Director


International Relations Officer : Stephan Hamberg

Job title:Vice-Rector for Education, Diversity and Internationalisation

top Divisions

Faculty : Health and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Nursing, Optometry, Radiology, Social Welfare


Faculty : Humanities, Sports and Educational Science

Fields of study:Art Education, Arts and Humanities, Cultural Studies, Education, Educational Sciences, Fine Arts, Literature, Mathematics Education, Music, Physical Education, Science Education, Social Studies, Sports


Faculty : Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences

Fields of study:Electrical Engineering, Environmental Studies, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marine Transport, Microelectronics, Natural Sciences, Technology


School : Business

Fields of study:Business Administration, Commercial Law, Marketing, Political Sciences

top Degrees

Bachelor

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Sports, Technology


Master

Fields of study:Cultural Studies, Ecology, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Human Rights, Marine Transport, Microelectronics, Optometry


Doktorgrad

Fields of study:Cultural Studies, Ecology, Educational Sciences, Electronics and Automation, Health Administration, Marine Transport, Marketing, Microelectronics

Updated on 29-09-2020