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UNIVERSITY of BERGEN

BASIC INFORMATION:

BRIEF HISTORY:

  • Located in Bergen, Norway

  • The motto of the University of Bergen is: “Thinking forward“

  • The amount of students is approximately 19,641    

  • Student-faculty ratio is 1:5

  • Established in 1946 by the Norwegian parliament

  • It is the second-oldest university in Norway and one of the most important research institutions

  • The University of Bergen consists of old buildings such as the Natural and Cultural History Building or Bergen Cathedral School, together with The University Aula

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES AND COURSES IN ENGLISH:
    • University of Bergen offers around 25 master´s programmes in various fields
    • It also gives students the opportunity to visit the university through the Erasmus+ program (400 available      courses)

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ALUMNI:

SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:

  • Erna Solberg (politician)

  • Karl Ove Knausgard (author)

  • Selda Ekiz (physicist)

  • Lars Gule (philosopher)

  • Carl-Gustaf Rossby (meteorologist)

CAMPUS INFO:

  • Two campuses: Main Campus, with most of the faculties, and Årstadvollen Campus, dedicated to medicine and dentistry

  • The university´s library has over 1.3 million books and 220 000 e-books, included

  • Campuses offer student housing, cafeterias, health services, sports facilities, and many different services

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