Høgskolen i Østfold | |
 Logo of Østfold University College | |
| Type | University College |
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| Established | 1994; 32 years ago (1994) (1955, 1963, 1965 and 1980) |
| Rector | Hans Blom |
| Students | 7000 |
| Location | , 59°07′46″N11°21′11″E / 59.12944°N 11.35306°E /59.12944; 11.35306 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.hiof.no |
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Østfold University College (Norwegian:Høgskolen i Østfold, HiØ) is auniversity college inØstfold county,Norway.[1] It has campuses inFredrikstad andHalden, and has around 7000 students (as of 2017) and 550 employees (as of 2017). The university college is one of the publicuniversity colleges in Norway, and is a result of five public colleges inHalden,Sarpsborg andFredrikstad 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 fromAssociate degrees,Bachelor's degrees,Master's degrees, and someDoctorates.
Østfold University College incorporates the following faculties:
HiØ is split between two campuses, one located inHalden, forbusiness,social sciences, foreign language,computer science andeducation. The other inFredrikstad, forengineering, health and social studies, andtheatre.
The Halden campus, designed byarchitect firmReiulf 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.
Østfold University College was ranked 5th in Norway, and 900th in the World in the 2010Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.[4]TheEuropean 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]
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]
The Faculty of Engineering offers a 3-yearBachelor's Degree inIndustrial Design, that combines the science of engineering with theapplied 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 inTrondheim offers a similar 5-yearMaster's Degree that students can transfer to after graduation and get a 2-yearMaster's Degree in Industrial Design Engineering. Students will then be able to use the titlesivilingeniør, "Master of Engineering".
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