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Norway is country located in Northern Europe, west of Sweden. Its climate is temperate along the coast and colder in the interiors. It is a Constitutional Monarchy and its monetary unit is the Norwegian Krone. The economy in Norway is a prosperous bastion of welfare capitalism, featuring a combination of free-market economy and government intervention. The level of literacy in Norway is 100%.
Norwegian university offers Bachelor (3 years), Master (2 years) and Doctor/PhD (4 years) degrees program. All the universities in Norway are state run, specifically, by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.
The widest range of university undergraduate and graduate programs are offered by the Universities in Norway can be found in Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim. There are 7 higher education institutions in Norway that are classified as universities. Education is provided in areas such as Architecture and Design, Economics and Business Administration, Sport Science, Music and Veterinary Science.
The university sector includes the universities and the university colleges. These institutions carry out research and offer university level instruction at undergraduate and graduate levels. There are four universities in Norway. The University of Oslo, is Norway's oldest and largest university. The remaining three universities are the University of Bergen, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and the University of Tromsø. There are six university colleges, offering at university-level specialized professional degree program in agriculture, veterinary medicine, economics and business administration, sport and physical education, music, and architecture.
Some of the Universities and the courses offered by them are mentioned below:
1. Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
UMB, as the university is more commonly known, is the only Postgraduate College in Norway to offer advanced level courses in agriculture. Check out the following list of courses offered by the university:
| International Environment and Development Studies |
Agroecology |
Animal Breeding and Genetics |
Aquaculture |
Bioinformatics and Applied Statistics |
| Development and Natural Resource Economics |
Ecology |
Economics |
Environment and Natural Resources |
Feed Manufacturing Technology |
| International Relations |
Mathematical Sciences |
Plant Science |
International Development Studies |
Radioecology |
Contact address:
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
Address: P.O. Box 5003,NO-1432 Aas
Norway
Phone: + 47 64 96 50 00
Fax: + 47 64 96 50 01
Website: www.umb.no/
2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
NTNU is the second largest amongst the universities of Norway. The university is the premier one in offering higher education in engineering and technology. Following is a list of some of the degree courses offered by NTNU:
| Chemical Engineering |
Condensed Matter Physics |
Development Studies - Specializing in Geography |
Electric Power Engineering |
English Linguistics and Language Acquisition |
| Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
Exercise Physiology/Sports Sciences |
Geotechnics and Geohazards |
Hydropower Development |
Biomolecular and Physical Sciences |
| Industrial Ecology |
Information Systems |
Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering |
Light Metals Production |
Globalization - Global Politics and Culture |
| Linguistics |
Marine Coastal Development |
Marine Technology (MSc) |
Maritime Engineering |
Computer Science and Informatics |
| Mathematics |
Medical Technology |
Molecular Medicine |
Neuroscience |
Natural Resources Management |
Contact address:
NTNU
Address: NO-7491 Trondheim
Norway
Phone: +47-73 59 50 00
Fax: +47-73 59 53 10
Website: www.ntnu.no/
3. University of Agder (UiA)
University of Agder (UiA) is a public university and it offers the following courses:
| Development Studies |
Economics and Business Administration |
Information Systems |
Political Science and Management |
Sociology and Social Work |
Contact Address:
University of Agder (UiA)
Address: Service Box 422, NO-4604
Kristiansand,
Norway
Phone: +47 38 14 10 00
Fax: + 47 38 14 10 01
Website: www.uia.no/
Given below is the complete list of Universities in Norway. Please click on the University of your choice and get all the information that you want. |
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Last Updated On:30/09/2011
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