Vestfold University College

Vestfold University College
Høgskolen i Vestfold
Type	State university college
Established	1994^[1]
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) was a university college 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 co-located at Campus Bakkenteigen in Horten. It was established 1 August 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. The college merged with Buskerud University College on 1 January 2014 to create Buskerud and Vestfold University College.

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.

References

↑ Maritime, Nautical, Shipping & Logistics Education

Universities and colleges in Norway

State universities	Agder Bergen Life Sciences Nordland Oslo NTNU Stavanger Tromsø

State specialised universities	Architecture and Design Business Music Sport Sciences

Private specialised universities	BI MF Logistics

State university colleges	Bergen Hedmark KHiB KHiO Lillehammer Oslo and Akershus Police Sámi Sogn og Fjordane Stord/Haugesund Southeast Norway Volda Østfold

Private university colleges	American DMMH NITH Rogaland Rudolf Steiner

Coordinates: 59°22′07″N 10°26′30″E / 59.36861°N 10.44167°E / 59.36861; 10.44167

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