Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
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.
Høgskolen i Innlandet | |
 Logo of the university | |
Former names | Hedmark University College, Lillehammer University College (merged) |
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| Motto | |
Motto in English | "Stronger Together" |
| Type | University college |
| Established | January 1, 2017 |
| Rector | Peer Jacob Svenkerud |
Academic staff | 1,094 (2020)[2] |
| Students | 15,985 (2020)[2] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Multiple sites |
| Colors | Green[3] |
| Website | www |
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 35 one-year study programs and 52 Bachelor's degree programs. Several of these are taught in English. There are also 31 Master's degree programs and a choice of 4 PhDs (in addition to one in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology). There also teacher education and further education programs.
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.
Research
The merged university has the following priority research areas:[7]
- Applied Ecology
- Audiovisual Media
- Game Sciences
- Child and Youth Competence Development
- Services Innovation
- Teaching and Teacher Education
An Olympic Studies Centre was opened in 2018,[8] and the Centre for Excellence in Film and Interactive Media Arts (CEFIMA) opened in the same year.[9]
References
- Innlandet, Peer Jacob Svenkerud, rektor Høgskolen i (2021-08-16). "Et universitet for hele Innlandet". Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- "Årsrapport 2020–2021" (PDF). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- "Høgskolen i Innlandet Designmanual" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- "Høgskolen i Innlandet". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences". uib.no. NSD - Norsk senter for forskningsdata. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Årsrapport 2017-2018" (PDF). uib.no. NSD - Norsk senter for forskningsdata. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Research". inn.no. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Lillehammer Olympic Studies Centre has opened". inn.no. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Centre for Excellence in Film and Interactive Media Arts (CEFIMA) to launch at INN University". inn.no. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.