Østfold University College (, HiØ) is a

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in Østfold county,

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. It has campuses in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

and

Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ...

, and has around 7000 students (as of 2017) and 550 employees (as of 2017). The university college is one of the public university colleges in Norway, and is a result of five public colleges in

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsbor ...

and

which were joined together as a part of the University College Reform () of 1994. The school offers over 60 fields of study, ranging from

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, and some

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Faculties

Østfold University College incorporates the following faculties: * Faculty of Business, Social Sciences and Foreign Languages * Faculty of Computer Sciences * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Health and Social Studies *

Norwegian Theatre Academy The Norwegian Theatre Academy is a department of the Østfold University College and is located in Fredrikstad, approximately 80 km from Oslo. The degree programmes in Theatre Arts Norwegian Theatre Academy offers two different study program ...

Campus

HiØ is split between two campuses, one located in

, for

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and

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. The other in

, for

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

, health and social studies, and

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

The Halden campus, designed by

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firm

Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter (RRA) is a Norwegian architecture, landscape architecture, and design firm based in Oslo. Founded by Reiulf Ramstad, the firm has a permanent staff of 16. Reiulf Ramstad is internationally known for their work in Norwa ...

, was opened in 2006. The building was nominated by the Norwegian Association of Architects for the Mies van der Rohe-prize. The Fredrikstad campus is home to approximately 1,600 students and 150 staff. Its newest addition, called "Smia" ("the forge"), was opened for the school's Faculty of Engineering in 2010.

Academics

Østfold University College was ranked 5th in Norway, and 900th in the World in the 2010

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. The

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awarded the Diploma Supplement Label from 2009 to 2013 to Østfold University College (Høgskolen i Østfold). Of the 26 Norwegian higher education institutions that applied, Østfold University College was one of five that received this distinction of quality.

Theatre

Norwegian Theatre Academy offers undergraduate courses in theatre. Training is based on a combination of conceptual visual art and the techniques and methods of classical and contemporary theatre. Particular focus is placed on physical theatre, devised performance, and multi-disciplinary work.

Industrial Design Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering offers a 3-year

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Industrial Design Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical Product (business), products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in adva ...

, that combines the science of engineering with the

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of design to educate industrial design engineers. Students in this program go on to work as product, interface and transportation designers. The combined degree allows students to identify themselves as both engineers and designers. NTNU in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

offers a similar 5-year

Master's Degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

that students can transfer to after graduation and get a 2-year

in Industrial Design Engineering. Students will then be able to use the title ''sivilingeniør'', "Master of Engineering".

Faculties

Campus

Academics

Theatre

Industrial Design Engineering

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