Volda University College
Volda University College (Norwegian: Høgskulen i Volda or HVO) is one of the no-tuition state institutions in the system of higher education in Norway. It is located in the town of Volda, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[1]
History
[edit]HVO was established on 1 August 1994, when the Møre og Romsdal regional college and the Volda Teachers College were merged. HVO has a long tradition in Volda dating back to a teachers' training college which was first established here in 1895. The current rector is Odd Helge Mjellem Tonheim (2025), in 2024 the university has approximately 4 600 students and 350 employees (2020).
HVO is divided into four faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Education, the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, the Faculty of Social Sciences and History, and the Faculty of Media and Journalism. There are a total of 6 Master's degree programmes, 30 undergraduate study programmes, and about 300 courses offered.
HVO is host of the annual Norwegian Documentary Film Festival (since 1997, a.k.a. DOKFILM),[2] the Animation Volda Festival (since 2007),[3] and a social environment centered on the campus' large Rokken concert venue and the Rokken Café (both opened 2005).[4]
In the 2010 feature film Trollhunter, the main characters are said to be students at HVO.
References
[edit]- ^ Info Norden (2015). Joint Degrees and the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 137. ISBN 978-92-893-4066-3. Retrieved 2018-10-05 – via Google Books.
- ^ "About DOKFILM". DOKFILM. 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Animation Volda Festival: About Us". Animation Volda Festival. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "Studenthuset Rokken". Student Association in Volda. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
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