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University of Bergen

October 03, 2023

The University of Bergen (Norwegian: Universitetet i Bergen, Urban East Norwegian: [ʉnɪvæʂɪˈtèːtə ɪ ˈbæ̀rɡn̩]) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university has over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students.[1] It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 based on several older scientific institutions dating back to 1825, and is Norway's second-oldest university. It is considered one of Norway's four "established universities" and has faculties and programmes in all the fields of a classical university including fields that are traditionally reserved by law for established universities, including medicine and law.[2] It is also one of Norway's leading universities in many natural sciences, including marine research and climate research. It is consistently ranked in the top one percentage among the world's universities, usually among the best 200 universities[3] and among the best 10 or 50 universities worldwide in some fields such as earth and marine sciences.[4][5] It is part of the Coimbra Group and of the U5 group of Norway's oldest and highest ranked universities.

University of Bergen
Universitetet i Bergen
Latin: Universitas Bergensis
TypePublic University
Established1946 (1825)
RectorMargareth Hagen
Administrative staff
4,215 (2021)
Students19,641 (2021)
Location
Bergen
,
Norway
AffiliationsARQUS Alliance
EUA
WUN
Coimbra Group
Utrecht Network
Websitewww.uib.no

History Edit

 
University Museum of Bergen

The university traces its roots to several earlier scientific and scholarly institutions founded in Bergen. Academic activity had taken place in Bergen since the founding of Bergen Cathedral School in 1153, the Seminarium Fredericianum in 1750 and the establishment of the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in 1817. Academia and higher education would also be significantly advanced in the city with the establishment of Bergen Museum, later renamed University Museum of Bergen, in 1825. Founded by Wilhelm Frimann Christie and Jacob Neumann, the museum became a venue for both research and education specialized on natural science, and featured prominent researcher like Michael Sars, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen and Fridtjof Nansen.[6]

Bergen would eventually become a city with several arenas for higher education and research with the Geophysical Institute being established in 1917, the Chr. Michelsen Institute in 1930, the Norwegian School of Economics in 1936 and finally the university in 1946.[7] The University of Bergen was established by an act of parliament in 1946, as Norway's second university.

Priority areas Edit

The University of Bergen has three strategic areas

Within these areas, UiB will contribute to society with excellent research, education, interdisciplinary cooperation and dissemination of knowledge and innovation.

Organization Edit

 
Office of the Rector of the University of Bergen

The University of Bergen has an elected rector. The current rector is Margareth Hagen, who was elected rector for a four-year term starting August 1, 2021 after serving as interim rector from January 7, 2021.[8] The university has 7 faculties, the newest being The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design which was established in 2017.[9] The University of Bergen Library and the University Museum of Bergen have a faculty-like status. Most of the university campus and administration is located in the Nygård neighbourhood, which has resulted in the campus area often being referred to as Nygårdshøyden or simply Høyden, meaning "the hill".

Ranking Edit

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[10]201-300
QS World[11]164

In 2010 the university was ranked as number 135 worldwide by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings,[12] and 181st worldwide by the 2015/16 QS World University Rankings.[13] UiB was also ranked number 148 worldwide in the July 2010 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.[14] The URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) has ranked UiB for 2014/2015 as the 219th worldwide.[15]

Tuition Edit

The University of Bergen, in common with other Norwegian universities, does not charge tuition fees,[16] which also applies to international students. Students are however required to be members of the student welfare organisation. As of 2022, this fee (semesteravgift) is NOK 590 (approx. 70 USD) per semester, and provides access to several services, including cultural activities, childcare, refunds for many medical expenses and subsidized accommodation. 40kr of the fee is a donation to the SAIH, a student charity, but this is optional. However most of the students give the donation.

Faculties and academia at the University of Bergen Edit

 
Sydneshaugen skole, campus of the Faculty of Humanities

Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design Edit

The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design was established on 1 January 2017. It is composed of the earlier Grieg Academy – Department of Music, and the Bergen Academy of Art and Design.

  • The Art Academy – Department of Contemporary Art
  • The Grieg Academy - Department of Music
  • Department of Design

Faculty of Humanities[17] Edit

  • Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities
  • Centre for Women and Gender Research
  • Department of Archeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion (AHKR)
  • Department of Foreign Languages (Arabic, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, German and single courses in Chinese (IF) [18]
  • Department of Linguistics, Literary and Aesthetical studies (LLE) (Nordic, Comparative Literature, Theatre Studies, Digital Culture, Linguistics, Art History, Classics)
  • Department of Philosophy and First Semester Studies (see Examen philosophicum and Examen facultatum) (FOF)
  • The Grieg Academy – Department of Music

The faculty revised its structure and names in August 2007.

Faculty of Law Edit

 
The Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen, seen from Magnus Lagabøtes plass.

The Faculty of Law was established as a separate faculty in 1980, with legal studies and research having been conducted at the university since 1969. The faculty is one of three Norwegian institutions which offer legal studies, the other two being the law faculties at the University of Oslo and the University of Tromsø. The faculty offers a five-year programme leading to a Master's degree in law and a three-year PhD programme, and currently has approximately 1900 students.

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Edit

 
The Natural Science Building
 
The Geophysical Institute

As of January 1, 2018, the faculty is organised into the following seven departments:

  • Department of Biological Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Earth Science
  • Department of Informatics
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics and Technology
  • Geophysical Institute

The Faculty is tied to a number of centres:

Centres of Excellence in Research:

  • Birkeland Centre for Space Science
  • Centre for Geobiology

Centres of Research-based Innovation:

  • Sea Lice Research Centre

Centres of Excellence in Education:

  • BioCEED

Other important units and centres:

Faculty of Medicine Edit

 
Haukeland University Hospital

Since January 2013 the faculty is organised in the following departments and units:

  • Department of Biomedicine
  • Department of Clinical Medicine
  • Department of Clinical Science
  • Department of Clinical Dentistry
  • Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
  • Centre for International Health
  • Laboratory Animal Facility

Faculty of Psychology Edit

 
The Faculty of Psychology

The University of Bergen is the only institution in the Nordic countries where the study of psychology has been assigned to its own faculty. Established in 1980, it educates psychologists and is responsible[citation needed] for the university's pedagogic education.

  • Department of Psychosocial Science
  • Department of Health Promotion and Development
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Clinical Psychology
  • Department of Biological and Medical Psychology
  • Centre for Crisis Psychology
  • SLATE: Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology
  • Norwegian Competence Center for Gambling and Gaming Research

Faculty of Social Sciences Edit

 
The Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Department of Administration and Organization Theory
  • Department of Comparative Politics
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Geography
  • Department of Information Science and Media Studies
  • Department of Social Anthropology
  • Department of Sociology
  • Centre for Development Studies
  • Centre for Gender Studies
  • Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

Notable people Edit

Faculty Edit

Alumni Edit

Other notes Edit

The university also has an Arboretum and Botanical Garden.[19]

References Edit

  1. ^ "Om UiB". Universitetet i Bergen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. ^ "– Det er ikke sikkert at vi får god kvalitet med fullt frislipp og jussutdanning på hvert nes". from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. ^ Svendsen, Njord V. (2019-09-01). "Ride, ride ranking på Harvards fang". Khrono.
  4. ^ "QS world university rankings 2018: earth and marine sciences". The Guardian. from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Universitetet i Bergen blant de 10 beste på hav". Khrono. 7 June 2021. from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Et tradisjonsrikt universitet". Universitetet i Bergen (in Norwegian Bokmål). from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  7. ^ "Universitetet i Bergen er 70 år". Universitetet i Bergen (in Norwegian Bokmål). from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  8. ^ "Margareth Hagen is the winner of the rectorial election at UiB". www.academicgates.com. from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  9. ^ "Nytt fakultet for kunst, musikk og design fra 1. januar 2017". Universitetet i Bergen (in Norwegian Bokmål). from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  10. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017". from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  11. ^ "Top Universities and Colleges in Norway". mastersportal.com. from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  12. ^ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2015-04-13. from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  13. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  15. ^ . www.urapcenter.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  16. ^ "How to finance your studies | Education | UiB". Uib.no. 2021-11-25. from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  17. ^ "Faculty of Humanities". University of Bergen. from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  18. ^ "Institutt for fremmedspråk | Universitetet i Bergen" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Uib.no. from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  19. ^ "Plantsearch". irisbg.com. from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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The University of Bergen Norwegian Universitetet i Bergen Urban East Norwegian ʉnɪvaeʂɪˈteːte ɪ ˈbae rɡn is a research intensive state university located in Bergen Norway As of 2021 the university has over 4 000 employees and 19 000 students 1 It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 based on several older scientific institutions dating back to 1825 and is Norway s second oldest university It is considered one of Norway s four established universities and has faculties and programmes in all the fields of a classical university including fields that are traditionally reserved by law for established universities including medicine and law 2 It is also one of Norway s leading universities in many natural sciences including marine research and climate research It is consistently ranked in the top one percentage among the world s universities usually among the best 200 universities 3 and among the best 10 or 50 universities worldwide in some fields such as earth and marine sciences 4 5 It is part of the Coimbra Group and of the U5 group of Norway s oldest and highest ranked universities University of BergenUniversitetet i BergenLatin Universitas BergensisTypePublic UniversityEstablished1946 1825 RectorMargareth HagenAdministrative staff4 215 2021 Students19 641 2021 LocationBergen NorwayAffiliationsARQUS AllianceEUAWUN Coimbra Group Utrecht NetworkWebsitewww uib no Contents 1 History 2 Priority areas 3 Organization 3 1 Ranking 3 2 Tuition 4 Faculties and academia at the University of Bergen 4 1 Faculty of Fine Art Music and Design 4 2 Faculty of Humanities 17 4 3 Faculty of Law 4 4 Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 4 5 Faculty of Medicine 4 6 Faculty of Psychology 4 7 Faculty of Social Sciences 5 Notable people 5 1 Faculty 5 2 Alumni 6 Other notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit nbsp University Museum of BergenThe university traces its roots to several earlier scientific and scholarly institutions founded in Bergen Academic activity had taken place in Bergen since the founding of Bergen Cathedral School in 1153 the Seminarium Fredericianum in 1750 and the establishment of the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in 1817 Academia and higher education would also be significantly advanced in the city with the establishment of Bergen Museum later renamed University Museum of Bergen in 1825 Founded by Wilhelm Frimann Christie and Jacob Neumann the museum became a venue for both research and education specialized on natural science and featured prominent researcher like Michael Sars Daniel Cornelius Danielssen and Fridtjof Nansen 6 Bergen would eventually become a city with several arenas for higher education and research with the Geophysical Institute being established in 1917 the Chr Michelsen Institute in 1930 the Norwegian School of Economics in 1936 and finally the university in 1946 7 The University of Bergen was established by an act of parliament in 1946 as Norway s second university Priority areas EditThe University of Bergen has three strategic areas Marine research Climate and energy transition Global challengesWithin these areas UiB will contribute to society with excellent research education interdisciplinary cooperation and dissemination of knowledge and innovation Organization Edit nbsp Office of the Rector of the University of BergenThe University of Bergen has an elected rector The current rector is Margareth Hagen who was elected rector for a four year term starting August 1 2021 after serving as interim rector from January 7 2021 8 The university has 7 faculties the newest being The Faculty of Fine Art Music and Design which was established in 2017 9 The University of Bergen Library and the University Museum of Bergen have a faculty like status Most of the university campus and administration is located in the Nygard neighbourhood which has resulted in the campus area often being referred to as Nygardshoyden or simply Hoyden meaning the hill Ranking Edit University rankingsGlobal OverallARWU World 10 201 300QS World 11 164In 2010 the university was ranked as number 135 worldwide by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 12 and 181st worldwide by the 2015 16 QS World University Rankings 13 UiB was also ranked number 148 worldwide in the July 2010 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 14 The URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance has ranked UiB for 2014 2015 as the 219th worldwide 15 Tuition Edit The University of Bergen in common with other Norwegian universities does not charge tuition fees 16 which also applies to international students Students are however required to be members of the student welfare organisation As of 2022 this fee semesteravgift is NOK 590 approx 70 USD per semester and provides access to several services including cultural activities childcare refunds for many medical expenses and subsidized accommodation 40kr of the fee is a donation to the SAIH a student charity but this is optional However most of the students give the donation Faculties and academia at the University of Bergen Edit nbsp Sydneshaugen skole campus of the Faculty of HumanitiesFaculty of Fine Art Music and Design Edit The Faculty of Fine Art Music and Design was established on 1 January 2017 It is composed of the earlier Grieg Academy Department of Music and the Bergen Academy of Art and Design The Art Academy Department of Contemporary Art The Grieg Academy Department of Music Department of DesignFaculty of Humanities 17 Edit Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities Centre for Women and Gender Research Department of Archeology History Cultural Studies and Religion AHKR Department of Foreign Languages Arabic English French Italian Japanese Russian Spanish German and single courses in Chinese IF 18 Department of Linguistics Literary and Aesthetical studies LLE Nordic Comparative Literature Theatre Studies Digital Culture Linguistics Art History Classics Department of Philosophy and First Semester Studies see Examen philosophicum and Examen facultatum FOF The Grieg Academy Department of MusicThe faculty revised its structure and names in August 2007 Faculty of Law Edit nbsp The Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen seen from Magnus Lagabotes plass The Faculty of Law was established as a separate faculty in 1980 with legal studies and research having been conducted at the university since 1969 The faculty is one of three Norwegian institutions which offer legal studies the other two being the law faculties at the University of Oslo and the University of Tromso The faculty offers a five year programme leading to a Master s degree in law and a three year PhD programme and currently has approximately 1900 students Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Edit nbsp The Natural Science Building nbsp The Geophysical InstituteAs of January 1 2018 the faculty is organised into the following seven departments Department of Biological Sciences Department of Chemistry Department of Earth Science Department of Informatics Department of Mathematics Department of Physics and Technology Geophysical InstituteThe Faculty is tied to a number of centres Centres of Excellence in Research Birkeland Centre for Space Science Centre for GeobiologyCentres of Research based Innovation Sea Lice Research CentreCentres of Excellence in Education BioCEEDOther important units and centres Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology K G Jebsen Centre for Deep Sea Research Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research CBU Computational Biology Unit Norwegian Ocean Observation Laboratory Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture Innovations CSAI Bergen Offshore Wind Centre BOW Faculty of Medicine Edit nbsp Haukeland University HospitalSince January 2013 the faculty is organised in the following departments and units Department of Biomedicine Department of Clinical Medicine Department of Clinical Science Department of Clinical Dentistry Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care Centre for International Health Laboratory Animal FacilityFaculty of Psychology Edit nbsp The Faculty of PsychologyThe University of Bergen is the only institution in the Nordic countries where the study of psychology has been assigned to its own faculty Established in 1980 it educates psychologists and is responsible citation needed for the university s pedagogic education Department of Psychosocial Science Department of Health Promotion and Development Department of Education Department of Clinical Psychology Department of Biological and Medical Psychology Centre for Crisis Psychology SLATE Centre for the Science of Learning amp Technology Norwegian Competence Center for Gambling and Gaming ResearchFaculty of Social Sciences Edit nbsp The Faculty of Social SciencesDepartment of Administration and Organization Theory Department of Comparative Politics Department of Economics Department of Geography Department of Information Science and Media Studies Department of Social Anthropology Department of Sociology Centre for Development Studies Centre for Gender Studies Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic StudiesNotable people EditFaculty Edit Fredrik Barth social anthropology Jan Fridthjof Bernt law Margunn Bjornholt sociology Julia Brannen sociology Tom Colbjornsen sociology Per Fugelli medicine Knut Faegri botany Gabriel Gustafson archeology Gudmund Hernes sociology Helga Hernes sociology political science Georg Johannesen rhetoric Stein Kuhnle sociology political science Johan Olsen political science Stein Rokkan sociology political science Gunnar Skirbekk philosophy Harald Sverdrup oceanographer and meteorologist Sigve Tjotta mathematics Frank Aarebrot comparative politics Michael Fellows computer science Pinar Heggernes computer scienceAlumni Edit Knut Olav Amas journalist Erna Solberg Prime Minister of Norway Karl Ove Knausgard author Torbjorn Mork Director of the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision Monica Maeland Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Leif Ove Andsnes Pianist and chamber musician Jon Fosse Author and dramatist Hans Wilhelm Steinfeld journalist and writer Mukhisa Kituyi Secretary General UNCTAD Lars Gule philosopher and social commentator Sveinung Rotevatn Norwegian Minister of Climate and the Environment Iselin Nybo Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Freda Nkirote Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa BIEA and President of the Pan African Archaeological Association Other notes EditThe university also has an Arboretum and Botanical Garden 19 References Edit Om UiB Universitetet i Bergen in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 2023 05 27 Det er ikke sikkert at vi far god kvalitet med fullt frislipp og jussutdanning pa hvert nes Archived from the original on 2021 06 12 Retrieved 2021 06 12 Svendsen Njord V 2019 09 01 Ride ride ranking pa Harvards fang Khrono QS world university rankings 2018 earth and marine sciences The Guardian Archived from the original on 13 July 2021 Retrieved 13 July 2021 Universitetet i Bergen blant de 10 beste pa hav Khrono 7 June 2021 Archived from the original on 2 August 2021 Retrieved 2 August 2021 Et tradisjonsrikt universitet Universitetet i Bergen in Norwegian Bokmal Archived from the original on 2017 10 27 Retrieved 2017 10 27 Universitetet i Bergen er 70 ar Universitetet i Bergen in Norwegian Bokmal Archived from the original on 2017 11 13 Retrieved 2017 11 13 Margareth Hagen is the winner of the rectorial election at UiB www academicgates com Archived from the original on 2022 02 07 Retrieved 2022 02 07 Nytt fakultet for kunst musikk og design fra 1 januar 2017 Universitetet i Bergen in Norwegian Bokmal Archived from the original on 2017 10 28 Retrieved 2017 10 28 Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017 Archived from the original on 2019 01 19 Retrieved 2017 11 05 Top Universities and Colleges in Norway mastersportal com Archived from the original on 2018 10 16 Retrieved 2018 10 16 World University Rankings Times Higher Education THE 2015 04 13 Archived from the original on 2015 10 15 Retrieved 2021 03 29 QS World University Rankings Topuniversities Archived from the original on 2012 12 27 Retrieved 2012 12 02 Ranking Web of World universities Top World Ranking Archived from the original on 2012 02 10 Retrieved 2012 02 19 URAP University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance www urapcenter org Archived from the original on 2018 12 14 Retrieved 2021 03 29 How to finance your studies Education UiB Uib no 2021 11 25 Archived from the original on 2013 12 17 Retrieved 2022 04 30 Faculty of Humanities University of Bergen Archived from the original on 2020 08 04 Retrieved 2020 08 10 Institutt for fremmedsprak Universitetet i Bergen in Norwegian Bokmal Uib no Archived from the original on 2022 03 03 Retrieved 2022 04 30 Plantsearch irisbg com Archived from the original on 12 November 2016 Retrieved 7 August 2015 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Universitetet i Bergen Official website nbsp All academic units List over 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