Type Public university Rector Frank Reichert Students 11879 Phone +47 38 14 10 00 Undergraduates 8,400 | Established 2007 (1994, 1839) Administrative staff 1100 Total enrollment 8,760 (2009) Founded 1994 | |
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Location Kristiansand & Grimstad, Norway Address Campus Kristiansand, Gimlemoen 25, 4630 Kristiansand S, Norway Notable alumni Mette‑Marit - Crown Princess, Marius Johnsen, Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, Anders Nordberg, Ashatu Kijaji Similar University of Stavanger, University of Oslo, University of Bergen, Oslo and Akershus University, Norwegian University of Scienc | ||
University of agder school of business
The University of Agder (Norwegian: Universitetet i Agder), formerly known as Agder College and Agder University College, is a public university with campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad, Norway. The institution was established as a university college (høgskole) in 1994 through the merger of Agder College and five other colleges, including a technical college and a nursing school, and became one of Norway's new universities in 2007. It is among the youngest and smallest of Norway's eight universities.
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- University of agder school of business
- Study at the university of agder in south norway www uia no en
- History
- Organisation and administration
- Faculties and Academia
- Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Faculty of Humanities and Education
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Teacher Education
- Research Centres
- Library
- References
Study at the university of agder in south norway www uia no en
History
The idea of a university in the Agder region is not completely new. In his short period as ruler of the union of Denmark–Norway, Johann Friedrich Struensee planned on reforming the University of Copenhagen. He gave Bishop Johann Ernst Gunnerus of Trondheim the task of developing more detailed plans. Gunnerus presented a proposal in 1771 in which he suggested establishing a new university in Norway, and placing it in Kristiansand.
The motives for suggesting Kristiansand as a university town have been debated. Regardless, the idea was soon discarded as planning began for the first Norwegian university. In 1811, a resolution was passed to establish Norway's first university in Christiania (Oslo).
Even without a university in the region, and as the need for better educated employees rose, several smaller colleges were established throughout the Agder region. The first, Kristiansand Teacher Training College was founded at Holt, Aust-Agder in 1839, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Norway. It was followed by Arendal College of Nursing (1920), Agder Music Conservatory (1965), Agder Regional College of Technology (1967), Agder Regional College (1969) and Kristiansand College of Nursing (1976).
Agder University College was established by a merger in 1994, when the six public regional colleges in the Agder counties became one institution. The University College received full university accreditation and became the University of Agder on 1 September 2007. In 2015, the University of Agder has approximately 12,000 students and 1,100 employees.
Organisation and administration
UiA has a shared leadership. The dean is elected by the students and members of staff and faculty, who becomes the head of the university board, and is responsible for the academic programmes and activities. The university director is the head of administration, and is responsible for all economic and administrative affairs.
Faculties and Academia
The University of Agder has six faculties as well as an own unit fior teacher education.
Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Faculty of Fine Arts
Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty of Engineering and Science
Teacher Education
The teacher training programmes are organized in an interdisciplinary fashion.[20]
Research Centres
Library
Agder University Research Archive (AURA) is a full text digital archive of scientific papers, theses and dissertations from the academic staff and students at the University of Agder. The University Library administrates AURA.