The University of Nordland, (Abbreviation: UiN; ) previously Bodø University College, was a
public university
A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...
located in
Bodø,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. In January 2016, the university was merged with
Nesna University College
Nesna University College ( or ) was a university college, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, until it became part of Nord University in 2016. Its campus was in the village of Nesna in Nesna Municipality. In April 2019, the unive ...
and
Nord-Trøndelag University College
Nord-Trøndelag University College () was a Norwegian university college located throughout the county of Nord-Trøndelag. HiNT had about 5,500 students and 440 employees in 2013. In January 2016, the university was merged with Nesna University ...
, becoming
Nord University
Nord University (; ; ) is a state university in Nordland and Trøndelag counties of Norway. As of 2024, it is the second-largest research and educational institution in Northern Norway with more than 11,000 students at study locations in Northe ...
.
It offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields such as arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technology, education, health, and business.
UIN has also established several research centers, including the Centre for Sami Studies, the Centre for Rural Research, and the Centre for Age-related Medicine.
Academics
Programmes taught in English:
* Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies
* Bachelor of English
* Bachelor of Science in Biology
* Master in Social Work
* Master of Science in Marine Ecology
* Master of Science in Aquaculture
* Master of Science in Business
* Master of Science in Energy Management
* Master of Science in Sustainable Management
Faculties
*Biosciences and Aquaculture
*Graduate School of Business
*School of Professional Studies
*Social Sciences
See also
*
Centre for High North Logistics
Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL, ) is a Norwegian foundation which works to investigate ways to develop logistics solutions in the Arctic region.
Among the aims of the centre is that of collecting information to facilitate an opening up o ...
, a business foundation associated with the university.
References
External links
The ''University of Nordland'' website
Universities and colleges in Norway
Education in Nordland
Buildings and structures in Bodø
Organisations based in Bodø
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