Nesna University College ( no, Høgskolen i Nesna or ) was a

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, a

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state institution of higher education, until it became part of

Nord University Nord University ( no, Nord universitet; sma, Noerhte universitete; smj, Nuortta universitiehtta) is a state university in the Nordland and Trøndelag counties of Norway. The university has 11,000 students at study locations in Northern and Cent ...

in 2016. Its campus was in the village of Nesna in

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. In April 2019, the university board of directors proposed a measure to close this campus by 2022 and in May 2019, the campus was closed by order of the health and safety representative effective immediately. This led to large student protests and demonstrations primarily directed against the closure, but also as a broader protest against the municipal and region mergers put into effect by the

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History

It was established in 1918 as Nesna Teachers' College, and was reorganised as a state university college on 1 August 1994 following the university college reform. Until 2016, it was one of the 24 Norwegian state university colleges. The university college had approximately 1200 students and 130 employees. The original teachers' college was established in 1918 by the local priest, Ivar Hjellvik, making it the second oldest institution of higher education in

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. This university college had permanent satellite campuses in the neighboring towns of

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and

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. Nesna University College hosts the

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Nesna University College (English)
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