User:Evolelov/Bergen University College
| Type | Statlig høgskole |
|---|---|
| Rector | Ole Gunnar Søgnen |
| Students | 7700 |
| Location | 60°22′09″N 5°20′58″E / 60.3691°N 5.3495°E |
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  Location in Norway | |
Bergen University College (HiB) was established 1. of August 1994 and had 7700 students and 750 employees. It became a part of the new Western Norway University College of Applied Sciences as of 1. of January 2017.
The University College offered courses and professional educations in health, social sciences, engineering, music science, business- and administrative education as well as teacher training. These courses were available as single courses, Bachelor- and Master-programmes, and some PhD-programmes. It was also possible to apply for continuing education programmes.
Bergen University College aimed to be the most important school within professional education. It was, and still is, localised in Campus Kronstad and in Møllendalsveien, Bergen.
In May 2011 the midwife education celebrated 150 years.
History
[edit]The University College was one of 24 governmental university colleges in Norway and became the result of six university colleges merging together in 1994, after the University College’s reform.
1th of January 2005 the Norwegian diving School also got transferred to Bergen University College. In 2016, the University College of Haugsund/Stord, the University College of Sogn og Fjordane and Bergen University College merged to Western Norway University College of Applied Sciences. It was established 1th of January 2017.
Principals
[edit]- 1994–2000 Kari Blom
- 2000–2003 Karl Olav Nummedal
- 2003–2011 Eli Bergsvik
- 2011–2016 Ole-Gunnar Søgnen
Organization
[edit]Bergen University College consisted of three departments and several underlying institutes.
Department for Health and Social Sciences
[edit]- Institute for occupational therapy, physiotherapy and radiography
- Institute for nursing
- Institute for social sciences and social education
Department for engineering and business
[edit]- Institute for building trades
- Institute for computing and science
- Institute for electricial science
- Institute for bio- and chemical engineering
- Institute for machine and marine science
- Institute for business and administration
Department for teacher training
[edit]- Program for primary and lower secondary education 1.-7. grade
- Program for primary and lower secondary education 5.–10. grade
- Program for kindergarten teacher training
- Program for bachelor studies and post graduate teacher training in pedagogy
- Program for master studies
Professional centres
[edit]- The Norwegian National Centre for Food, Health and Physical Activity
- Centre for Evidence-Based Practice
[citation needed] - Centre for Arts, Culture, and Communication
- The Mohn Centre of Innovation and Regional Development
- Centre for New Media
- Centre for Care Research, Western Norway
- Centre for Educational Research
Main campus at Kronstad
[edit]In the fall of 2014 Bergen University College moved into a new building in Inndalsveien 28 at Kronstad, Campus Kronstad. The school had planned the new building since 1994. Because of lack of space, the tuitions were spread among different buildings around Bergen. Campus Kronstad is located at the former railway workshop belonging to railway company NSB. Many parts of the old building were preserved and are now to be seen at the campus building. The new buildings' size is 51.000 square meter. Around 200 employees and students holds in Møllendalsveien, another building that the Western Norway University College of Applied Sciences is renting. At campus Kronstad there will in 2020 be a new building, K2, located right next to the 2014 building. Bergen University College also included a school for professional diving, which is located in Slålevikveien in Loddefjord, in addition to studies in underwater technology at Straume, Sotra, in Florø and in Kristiansund. Both of these study programs are today still a part of HVL. [2]
See also
[edit]- Western Norway University College of Applied Sciences
Referanser
[edit]Eksterne lenker
[edit]- Høgskolen i Bergen
- Fotoblogg fra byggingen av det nye høgskolebygget
- Landsverneplan for Kunnskapsdepartementet – HiB, Haugeveien 28
- Jordmorfaglige utdanninger i 2011 – jubileumsseminar
- Bergen byleksikon på nett, om Høgskolen i Bergen
[[Category:Education in Bergen]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1994]] [[Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2016]]