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The University of Stavanger (

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: ''Universitetet i Stavanger,'' UiS) is a

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located in Stavanger,

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. UiS was established in 2005 when the former Stavanger University College (''Høgskolen i Stavanger''; HiS) received university status. It had about 11,000 students and 1,370 employees including academics, administrative and service staff in 2017.

History and focus

The university has its roots in Rogaland Regional College, established in 1969. In 1986 Rogaland Regional College merged with the Rogaland Polytechnic to form Rogaland College Center. Stavanger University College was formed in 1994 when Rogaland College Center merged with Stavanger Nursing College, Stavanger Social Work College, the Norwegian Hospitality College, Stavanger Teachers' College, Rogaland Music Conservatory and the Congregational College. Stavanger University College was granted the status of a university by the government in 2005. It is organised in six faculties: Educational Sciences and Humanities, Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Performing Arts, Health Sciences and the Norwegian School of Management at UiS. There are also two national centres of expertise and the Museum of Archaeology. The university campus is located in the neighborhood of Ullandhaug. The University of Stavanger is currently the third highest ranked in Norway in terms of number of research publications per member of scientific staff. The university became a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) in October 2012. The university offers doctorates in: Literacy; Risk Management and Societal Safety; Educational Sciences; Health and Medicine; Management, Economics and Tourism; Sociology, Social Work and Culture & Society; Chemistry and Biological Science; Offshore Technology; Petroleum Technology; Risk Management and Societal Safety- Technical/Scientific Approach; and Information Technology, Mathematics, and Physics.

Faculties and departments

Faculty of Arts and Education

*Department of Education and Sports Science *Department of Early Childhood Education ** Filiorum Center: High Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care *Department of Cultural Studies and Languages

Faculty of Social Sciences

*Department of Media and Social Sciences *Department of Social Studies *The Norwegian School of Hotel Management

Faculty of Science and Technology

*Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ** Stavanger AI lab *Department of Mathematics and Physics ** Quark-Lab: Centre for fundamental physics research (SFF)Quark-Lab: Centre for fundamental physics research (SFF)
/ref> *Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science *Department of Safety, Economics and Planning *Department of Chemistry, Biosciences and Environmental engineering *Department of Energy Resources *Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering

Faculty of Health Sciences

* Department of Public Health * Department of Quality and Health Technology * Department of Caring and Ethics

Faculty of Performing Arts

* Department of Classical Music * Department of Jazz, Dance, PPU (Educational Theory and Practice), and Music Production

UiS Business School

The UiS Business School (''In'' ''Norwegian'': Handelshøyskolen ved UiS) is a business school and a faculty under UiS. The school offers a wide variety of educational programmes, and is one of the largest institutions in Norway educating students at the masters level in business administration.

Notable people

Faculty

Ellen Nisbeth Ellen Nisbeth (born 1987) is a Swedish violist. She performed on Britta Byström’s CD, “Invisible Cities” and on Ensemble Ernst’s CD, “...BUT...” As part of the European Concert Hall Organisation's "Rising Star" program, Nisbeth perf ...

, violist *

Kjersti Engan Kjersti Engan (born 1971) is a Norwegian researcher in signal and image processing who works as a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Stavanger. Engan was born in 1971 in Bergen. She earned a bachelor's d ...

, scientist *

Jan Egeland Jan Egeland (born 12 September 1957) is a Norwegian diplomat, political scientist, humanitarian leader and former Labour Party politician who has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since 2013. He served as State Secretary ...

, diplomat, political scientist and humanitarian leader * Wencke Mühleisen, gender and media researcher * Hande Eslen-Ziya, sociologist

Alumni

Hadia Tajik Hadia Tajik (born 18 July 1983) is a Pakistani-Norwegian jurist, journalist and politician from the Labour Party. She served as Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2021 to 2022. She previously served as Minister of Culture from 2012 ...

, politician * Geir Bergkastet, director * Helge Eide, oil & gas executive *

Ingrid Fiskaa Ingrid Fiskaa (born 16 April 1977) is a Norwegian activist and politician for the Socialist Left Party. Political career Early career She was the leader of the Socialist Youth from 2002 to 2004, and also a central committee member of the Soci ...

, politician *

Leif Johan Sevland Leif Johan Sevland (born 13 September 1961 in Avaldsnes) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1985–1989 and 1993–1997 ...

, politician * Bodil Arnesen, opera singer

References

External links

Official website
University of Stavanger Universities and colleges in Norway Education in Rogaland Business schools in Norway University of Stavanger Educational institutions established in 2005 Organisations based in Stavanger 2005 establishments in Norway {{Norway-university-stub