Volda University College ( no, Høgskulen i Volda or HVO) is one of the no-tuition state institutions in the system of

higher education in Norway Higher education in Norway is offered by a range of eight universities, nine specialised universities (focused on a specific program area), 24 university colleges as well as a range of private university colleges. The national higher education sys ...

. It is located in the town of

Volda Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. Other villages in the municipality include Dravlaus, Fyrde, Straumshamn, Leira, Bjørke, and ...

, Møre og Romsdal county,

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History

HVO was established on 1 August 1994, when the Møre og Romsdal regional college and the Volda Teachers College were merged. HVO has a long tradition in Volda dating back to a teachers' training college which was first established here in 1895. The current rector is Johann Roppen and it has approximately 4,500 students and 350 employees (2020). HVO is divided into four faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Education, the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, the Faculty of Social Sciences and History, and the Faculty of Media and Journalism. There are a total of 6

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an 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 practice.

programmes, 30 undergraduate study programmes, and about 300 courses offered. HVO is host of the annual Norwegian Documentary Film Festival (since 1997, DOKFILM), the Animation Volda Festival (since 2007), and a social environment centered on the campus' large Rokken concert venue and the Rokken Café (both opened 2005). In the 2010 feature film ''

Trollhunter ''Trollhunter'' ( no, Trolljegeren}; UK: ''Troll Hunter''; Canada: ''The Troll Hunter'') is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made as a " found footage" mockumentary. Written and directed by André Øvredal and featuring a mixed cast of rel ...

'', the main characters are said to be students at HVO.

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{{authority control Volda Universities and colleges in Norway Education in Møre og Romsdal Educational institutions established in 1994 1994 establishments in Norway