Vestfold University College

University college in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway

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Vestfold University College

Høgskolen i Vestfold

Type| State university college
Established| 1994[1]
Rector| 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 (Eik Normal School, Vestfold College Center, and Vestfold Nursing College),[2] and has approximately 4,000 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

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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

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1. ^ Maritime, Nautical, Shipping & Logistics Education
2. ^ "Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 11, 2019.

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