Østfold University College

Østfold University College
Høgskolen i Østfold
TypeUniversity College
Established1994 (1955, 1963, 1965 and 1980)
RectorHans Blom
Students7,000
Location
Halden and Fredrikstad
,
NO
CampusUrban
Websitewww.hiof.no

Østfold University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Østfold, HiØ) is a university college in Østfold county, Norway.[1] It has campuses in Fredrikstad and Halden, and has around 7000 students (as of 2017) and 550 employees (as of 2017). The university college is one of the public university colleges in Norway, and is a result of five public colleges in Halden, Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad which were joined together as a part of the University College Reform (Norwegian: Høgskolereformen) of 1994.

The school offers over 60 fields of study, ranging from Associate degrees, Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees, and some Doctorates.

Faculties

Østfold University College incorporates the following faculties:

  • Faculty of Business, Social Sciences and Foreign Languages
  • Faculty of Computer Sciences
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Health and Social Studies
  • Norwegian Theatre Academy

Campus

The new addition to the Fredrikstad Campus, "Smia" is home to the Faculty of Engineering

HiØ is split between two campuses, one located in Halden, for business, social sciences, foreign language, computer science and education. The other in Fredrikstad, for engineering, health and social studies, and theatre.

The Halden Campus is home to the Faculty of Business, Faculty of Computer Science and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Foreign Languages[2]

The Halden campus, designed by architect firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, was opened in 2006. The building was nominated by the Norwegian Association of Architects for the Mies van der Rohe-prize.[3]

The Fredrikstad campus is home to approximately 1,600 students and 150 staff. Its newest addition, called "Smia" ("the forge"), was opened for the school's Faculty of Engineering in 2010.

Academics

Østfold University College was ranked 5th in Norway, and 900th in the World in the 2010 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.[4] The European Commission awarded the Diploma Supplement Label from 2009 to 2013 to Østfold University College (Høgskolen i Østfold).[5] Of the 26 Norwegian higher education institutions that applied, Østfold University College was one of five that received this distinction of quality.[6]

Theatre

Norwegian Theatre Academy offers undergraduate courses in theatre. Training is based on a combination of conceptual visual art and the techniques and methods of classical and contemporary theatre. Particular focus is placed on physical theatre, devised performance, and multi-disciplinary work.[citation needed]

Industrial Design Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering offers a 3-year Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, that combines the science of engineering with the applied art of design to educate industrial design engineers. Students in this program go on to work as product, interface and transportation designers. The combined degree allows students to identify themselves as both engineers and designers.

NTNU in Trondheim offers a similar 5-year Master's Degree that students can transfer to after graduation and get a 2-year Master's Degree in Industrial Design Engineering. Students will then be able to use the title sivilingeniør, "Master of Engineering".

References

  1. ^ Ministers, N.C. (2015). Joint Degrees and the Nordic Countries: Nordic Master Programme – Legal and administrative obstacles. TemaNord. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 138. ISBN 978-92-893-4066-3. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Faculty of Computer Sciences". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Nominert til arkitektpris". Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Rank of Universities of Norway". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Internasjonalt kvalitetsstempel til HiØ". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  6. ^ "European universities awarded for excellence in supporting mobile students". Archived from the original on 22 June 2009.

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