Inland Norway University
of Applied Sciences
Høgskolen i Innlandet
The three letters "I", "N" and "N", weaved together
Logo of the university
Former names
Hedmark University College, Lillehammer University College (merged)
Motto
Sterkere sammen (Bokmål)[1]
Motto in English
"Stronger Together"
TypeUniversity college
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)
RectorPeer Jacob Svenkerud
Academic staff
1,094 (2020)[2]
Students15,985 (2020)[2]
Location
Innlandet
,
Norway
CampusMultiple sites
Colors      Green[3]
Websitewww.inn.no/english/
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences is located in Innlandet
Blæstad
Blæstad
Elverum
Elverum
Evenstad
Evenstad
Hamar
Hamar
Lillehammer
Lillehammer
Rena
Rena
Sites of the university in Innlandet

The Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (also known as INN University, Norwegian: Høgskolen i Innlandet) is a state university college in Innlandet, Norway, established in 2017 from the merger of the Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College. It has six campuses, of which Lillehammer is the biggest, located at the television and radio center built for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.

History

The university was formed on 1 January 2017 from the merger of Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College.[4][5] The rector is Peer Jacob Svenkerud.

Locations

The university has campuses in Blæstad, Elverum, Evenstad, Hamar, Lillehammer and Rena.[4] It has faculties spread across all sites, with approximately 16,000 students and 1,100 employees.

Education

The university offers 46 Bachelor's degree programs, with several taught in English. The university also offers 32 Master's degree programs and a choice of 6 PhDs.

The main teaching and research areas are ecology and agricultural sciences, psychology, sports, law, music, health sciences, social sciences, teacher education, language and literature, biotechnology, film, television and culture, tourism, animation and game sciences, economics, and leadership and innovation.[6]

The Norwegian Film School

The Norwegian Film School is a faculty at INN University, founded as part of the university in 1997 in the facilities that hosted the media center during the 1994 Winter Olympics. The school had new facilities built in 2004.

PhD programmes

The university has the following PhD programmes:[7]

  • Applied Ecology and Biotechnology
  • Artistic Research in film and related audio-visual art forms
  • Child and Youth Competence Development
  • Health and Welfare
  • Innovation in Services in the Public and Private Sectors
  • Teaching and Teacher Education

References

  1. ↑ Innlandet, Peer Jacob Svenkerud, rektor Høgskolen i (2021-08-16). "Et universitet for hele Innlandet". Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "Årsrapport 2020–2021" (PDF). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  3. ↑ "Høgskolen i Innlandet Designmanual" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. 1 2 "Høgskolen i Innlandet". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences". uib.no. NSD - Norsk senter for forskningsdata. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Årsrapport 2017-2018" (PDF). uib.no. NSD - Norsk senter for forskningsdata. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Research". inn.no. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.