Western Norway University of Applied Sciences () or HVL is a Norwegian public institution of higher education, established in January 2017 through the merging of formerly independent colleges across five campuses:

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. Its oldest programs - teacher education in

- can be traced to 1839. The total number of students at HVL is about 16000, and there are 1800 academic and administrative staff. Its main campus is in the Kronstad neighborhood of

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. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences provides professional education within health and social sciences, engineering, economic and administrative science, music and teaching. It offers education on the Bachelor and Master levels, continuing education, and on the Doctoral (PhD) level. Around 2700 students graduate with degrees from HVL every year. In June, 2016, after more than one year of negotiations, the executive leadership of three west Norwegian higher education institutions – Bergen University College, Stord/Haugesund University College, and

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– officially announced their decision to merge. From 2017, the English name is Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (abbreviated according to the Norwegian name: HVL). The founding Rector (President) was professor Berit Rokne, and in 2021 Gunnar Yttri, a historian, was appointed the institution’s Rector for the period 2021-2024.

Faculties

The college is organised in four faculties: *Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports *Faculty of Engineering and Science *Faculty of Health and Social Sciences *Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences

Centres

HVL emphasizes professional studies, but also offers postgraduate programs through the doctoral level in some fields, and currently has ten research centers to support its specialized postgraduate programs, providing opportunities for PhD research: * Centre for Evidence-Based Practice * Centre for Arts, Culture, and Communication * The Mohn Centre of Innovation and Regional Development * Centre for Care Research, Western Norway * Centre for Educational Research *KINDknow - Kindergarten Knowledge Centre for Systemic Research on Diversity and Sustainable Futures *The Centre for Health Research *The Norwegian National Centre for Food, Health and Physical Activity *Centre for Creativities, Arts and Science in Education *Maritime Research Centre There is also a Centre for New Media.

Norwegian diver school

The Norwegian diver school ( no, Statens dykkerskole) was a public diving school for professional divers located in Gravdal,

. Established in 1980, it was merged and became part of Bergen University College (now part of the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences) in 2005.http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/data/en/forvaltning/enhet/21799 NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data The diving school is a part of the Faculty of Engineering and Science, and is located in Skålevik, approximately 15 kilometers from Bergen city centre.

References

External links

HiB in EnglishResearch at HVL (in English)HVL in English
{{Authority control Education in Bergen Educational institutions established in 1994 1994 establishments in Norway Schools in Bergen Underwater diving training organizations 1980 establishments in Norway 2005 disestablishments in Norway

Faculties

Centres

Norwegian diver school

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