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Contents3 TheUniversityofAgder-introduction4 RegionalDevelopment6 Internationalisation8 ResearchandCentres10 Studyprogrammes14 FacultyofEconomicsandSocialSciences16 FacultyofEngineeringandScience18 FacultyofHealthandSportSciences20 FacultyofHumanitiesandEducation22 FacultyofFineArts24 TeacherEducationUnit26 Location27 SouthernNorway30 Grimstad34 Kristiansand38 Facilities40 Map

UNIvERSITyoFAGDERKristiansand•GrimstadPostbox422|No-4604Kristiansand|NorwayTel.+4738141000|post@uia.no|www.uia.no

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TheUniversityofAgderisapublicinstitutionmandatedtoprovidehighereducation,conductresearchanddevelopment,disseminateknowledge,andcontributetothedevelopmentofsociety.ResearchisthefoundationofallactivitiesatUiA.Researchprojectsareconnectedtothefacultiesandcoveravarietyofdisciplines.Closeto300oftheuniversity’sacademicstaffareprofessorsorassociateprofessors.

TheprofilereflectsimportantcharacteristicsofnewEuropeanuniversitiesthatareregionallyembedded,engagedininnovativeactivitiesandgroundbreakingintheiruseofpedagogicaltoolsandmethods.Theuniversityisfocusedonregional,nationalandinternationalcooperation.

UiAoffers10PhDprogrammes,22master’sprogrammesandabout45bachelor’s

programmes.Semesterandone-yearprogrammes,aswellaslifelonglearningcourses,arealsoavailable.

TherearefivefacultiesandoneTeacherEducationUnit:

>FacultyofEconomicsandSocialSciences>FacultyofHumanitiesandEducation>FacultyofEngineeringandScience>FacultyofHealthandSportSciences>FacultyofFineArts>TeacherEducationUnit(organisedinter-disciplinarily)

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TheUniversityofAgder(UiA)issituatedonthesoutherntipofNorwayandhaslocationsontwocampuses,KristiansandandGrimstad.Theuniversityhasapproximately9000studentsand1000academicandadministrativestaffmembers.ItisthemostrecentlyestablisheduniversityinNorway,butitshistorygoesbackto1839.

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REGIoNALDEvELoPMENT

regionaL deveLoPmentAcentralambitionoftheUniversityofAgderistotakeactivepartinthedevelopmentofthepublicandprivatesectorsoftheregion.

Theuniversityownssharesinatechnologicalresearchinstitute,Teknova,andAgderResearch,aninterdisciplinarysocialscienceresearchinstitute.Researchersfromtheuniversityanditspartnerinstitutesareinvolvedinawiderangeofresearchprojectsinregionalandurbanmanagementanddevelopment,inkindergartensandschools,inthemunicipalhealthcaresystemandinjointprojectswithresearchersfromtheregionalhospital.

TheregionofAgderhasleadingcompaniesinworldnichemarkets.Therearethreemajorsectorsallexhibitingasignificant

degreeoflocalclustering:oilandgas,materialproductionandmetalprocessing,andinformationandcommunicationtechnologies.Thereisanemergingindustrialclusterinrenewableenergyfocusedonoffshorewindandphotovoltaicenergy.StudentsonalllevelsfrequentlytakepartinR&Dprojectswiththeseindustries.

>>>Theregionisfastbecomingaleaderinrenewableenergy,andUiA´sstudyprogrammesareevolvingtoreflectthis.

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internationaLisation

TheuniversityhasfulfilledtherequirementsoftheBolognaProcessbyadoptingtheBolognadegreestructure,implementingtheEuropeanCreditTransferandAccumulationSystem(ECTS),increasinginternationalisation,andestablishingacomprehensivequalityassurancesystem.

UiAistheonlyhighereducationinstitutioninNorwaytohavebeenawardedboththeECTSandDSlabelsbytheEuropeanCommission.TheECTSlabelisawardedtoEuropeanuniversitiesanduniversitycollegeswhichorganisetheirstudentexchangesinaccordancewithasetofqualityassuredrequirementsandhavepresentedtheircompletecoursecataloguesinEnglish.TheDSlabelis

earnedbyinstitutionswhichissueaDiplomaSupplementtoallgraduatesbasedonasetofformalrequirementsandasetmodeldevelopedbytheEuropeanCommission,CouncilofEuropeandUNESCo/CEPES.

Internationalisationisreflectedinstudentlifeoncampus,inmeetingswithinternationalstudentsandprofessors,andasanintegratedtopicinseveralcourses.

InternationalisationisafocusareaatUiA.Inadditiontoresearchcollaborationtheuniversitycooperateswithover175partnerinstitutionsthroughstudent,facultyandstaffexchange.

>>>Eachyear,UiAreceivesabout250studentsfromabroadandsendsabout350Norwegianstudentstodestinationsallovertheworld.

CentresThefollowingcentreshavebeenestablishedattheUniversityofAgder:>CenSe-CentreforSustainableEnergy>CentreforeHealthandHealthCareTechnology>CentreforInternationalEconomicsandShipping>CentreforNorwegianStudiesAbroad>CentreforDidactics>AchievingAccountabilityinSchoolPractice>CentreforEuropeanStudies>CentreforDevelopmentStudies>CentreforEntrepreneurship>CentreforCulturalStudies>CentreforInnovationandWorkLifeStudies>CentreforRealEstate>CentreforBusinessSystems>CentreforGenderEquality>CentreforResearchinCareoftheIllandElderly>Praxis-Sør>MetochiStudyCentre,Lesvos,Greece>EducationalDevelopmentCentre(PULS)

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Themostvisibleresearchareasareassociatedwiththeuniversity’sPhDprogrammesandfundedbyblockgrantsfromthegovernment.ExternalfundingofresearchcomesprimarilyfromtheResearchCouncilofNorwaybutUiAalsoparticipatesactivelyintheEU’sSeventhFrameworkProgrammeandotherEUand

EEAresearchprogrammes.otherfinancialsourcesforresearchactivitiesincluderegionalfunds,centralministriesanddirectorates,privateorganisations,andotherpartners.Thenumberofscientificpublicationsissteadilyincreasing.”Teft”isthenameofUiA’sresearchmagazine,publishedtwiceayear.

researChongoingresearchformsabasisofmostpedagogicactivityattheuniversity.

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UiAoffers10PhDprogrammes,22master’sprogrammesandabout45bachelor’sprogrammes.ThelanguageofinstructionofmostprogrammesisNorwegian,butUiAalsooffersprogrammesinEnglish.

Phd Programmes:>PhDProgrammeinInformationandCommunicationTechnology>PhDProgrammeinInformationSystems>PhDProgrammeinInternationalManagement>PhDProgrammeinMathematicsEducation>PhDProgrammeinPublicAdministration>PhDProgrammeinMechatronics>PhDProgrammeinReligion,EthicsandSociety>PhDProgrammeinPopularMusicPerformance>PhDProgrammeinLiterature>PhDProgrammeinLinguistics

Programmes taught in english

master´s Programmes:>Master’sProgrammeinInformationandCommunicationTechnology>Master’sProgrammeinBusinessAdministration,InternationalManagement>Master’sProgrammeinMusicPerformance,African-AmericanMusic>Master’sProgrammeinMusicPerformance,WesternClassicalMusic>Master’sProgrammeinDevelopmentManagement>Master’sProgrammeinMathematicsEducation>JointNordicMaster’sProgrammeinMathematicsEducation>Master’sProgrammeinEnglish

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one-semester Programmes (30 eCts):>EuropeanIntegration,summersemester>outdoorEducationandNatureGuiding>ComparativeEducationalStudies>NoRSEC-NorwegianSociety,EducationandCulture>CoursePackageinHumanitiesandEducation

Courses taught in engLish:in addition, courses in english are offered for exchange students in: >BusinessAdministration>InformationSystems>PoliticalScience>SocialSciences(Welfarestudies,Developmentstudies)>English>History>Religion>Mathematics>Engineering>MusicPerformance>Sport>Education

an updated overview is available atwww.uia.no/studyprogrammes

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the faculty is organised into five departments and one centre:

>Sociology,SocialWorkandWelfareStudies>WorkingLifeandInnovation>InformationSystems>EconomicsandBusinessAdministration>PoliticalScienceandManagement>CentreforDevelopmentStudies

Thefacultyeducatestomorrow’sleadersinbusinessadministration,internationalmanagement,informationsystems,developmentstudies,politics,publicadministration,economics,socialworkandwelfarestudies.Researchandteachingfocusesoncentralsocietalchallenges,includingcommercialdevelopment,internationalisation,globalisation,thepublicsector,ICTuse,EuropeandtheEUanddevelopingcountries.Thefaculty’sinternationalprofileisreflectedinallactivities,instruction,studentandstaffexchangeandresearchcooperation.Thefacultyisinvolvedinarangeofbilateralandmultilateralexchangeprogramsforstudentsandstaffatuniversitiesacrosstheworld.

TheFacultyofEconomicsandSocialScienceshasabout150academicandadministrativestaffmembersandapproximately2600students.

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the faculty is organised into four departments:

>NaturalSciences>MathematicalSciences>EngineeringSciences>InformationandCommunicationTechnology

Thereisstrongemphasisonresearchineachofthedepartments,whichareorganisedintothefollowingresearchgroups:mechatronics,renewableenergyandelectricalpower,aeronauticalengineering,civilengineering,industrialeconomyandmanagement,multimedia,mobilecommunications,informationsystems,systemsandsecurity,functionalecology,bio-technology,naturalscienceinteachereducation,mathematicsdidactics,puremathematicsandmathematicsinteachereducation.UiAistheseatoftheNordicGraduateSchoolinMathematicsandoffersajointNordicMaster’sProgrammeinMathematicsEducation.Thefieldofengineeringscienceisgrowingintermsofstudentinflux,researcheffortsandprogrammesoffered.Thefacultyhasastronginternationalfocusandworkscloselywiththepublicsectorandindustryintheregion.

TheFacultyofEngineeringandSciencehasabout200academicandadministrativestaffmembersandapproximately1700students.

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TheFacultyofHealthandSportScienceshasabout115academicandadministrativestaffmembersandapproximately1700students.

the faculty is organised into three departments:

>DepartmentofPublicHealth,SportandNutrition>DepartmentofHealthandNursingScience>DepartmentofPsychosocialHealthThefacultyoffersstudiesinnursing,socialeducation,sport,physicaleducation,outdooractivities,publichealth,nutrition,foodandculture(domesticscience),communitymentalhealth,healthscienceandhealthinformatics.Mostprogrammesatthefacultyofferinternationalstudentexchange.AtpresentthefacultyhasexchangeagreementsthroughoutScandinaviaandEurope,aswellasAustralia,NewZealandandseveralAfricancountries.Throughteaching,researchanddisseminationthefacultyaimstopromoteknowledgeinitsareasofexpertise.Candidateseducatedatthefacultyworkashealthpersonnelandteachers,aswellasinotherpositionsinthepublicsector.Publichealthandhealthcare-relatedtechnologiesareimportant,strategicfocusareasforthefaculty.Thefacultycooperatescloselywithvarioussportsorganisations,theschoolsectorandhealthandsocialservicesintheAgderregion.

Severaloftheprogrammesinvolvedifferentformsofpracticalplacements,varyingfromshortobservationalpractice,practicalcoursesandlaboratorypractice,tosupervisedclinicalplacementsinvariousareasofthepublichealthsystem.Thefacultyalsooffersstudyprogrammesoffcampus.Thishasgiventhefacultyexcitingchallengesindevelopingarangeofpart-timeanddecentralisedprogrammes.

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TheFacultyofHumanitiesandEducationhasabout170academicandadministrativestaffmembersandapproximately1800students.

the faculty is organised into four departments and two centres:

>ModernLanguagesandTranslation>NordicandMediaStudies>Education>Religion,PhilosophyandHistory>CentreforGenderEquality>CentreforNorwegianStudiesAbroad(SNU)

ThefacultyoffersstudiesinNordiclanguageandliterature,English,French,German,Spanish,education,religion,history,translation,media,andphilosophy.Throughthesestudies,thefacultypromotestheunderstandingofhumansandsocietyinthepastandinthepresent,andstrengthensthestudents’abilitytoreflectuponthemselvesandcontributetocriticalandvalue-orientedthoughtandaction.

Throughstudiesofdisseminationandeducationalprocessesofthepastandpresent,thefacultyalsoaimstoincreaseinsightandpracticalskillsinknowledgedevelopment.Thefacultyemphasizesinternationalcooperationthroughstudentexchange,internationalisationathome,teachingNorwegianabroadandmulti-culturalcurriculumdevelopment.

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TheFacultyofFineArtshasabout80academicandadministrativestaffandapproximately450students.

the faculty is organised into two departments:

>Music>visualArtsandDrama

Thefacultyisresponsibleforeducationandresearchinthefieldsofdrama,musicandartsandcrafts.PerformanceprogrammesinwesternclassicalmusicandAfrican-Americanmusicareacorepartofthefaculty´sactivity.otherstudyofferingsincludebachelor’sprogrammesinmusiceducation,dramaeducation,artsandcraftsandmusic.Shorterprogrammesandcoursesarealsoofferedaselectivesubjectsintheuniversity’steachereducationprogrammes.

Theprogrammesonofferqualifystudentstoworkinnurseryschools,kindergartens,schools,cultureschools,communityculturalservicesortheperformingarts,invariouscapacities.Inadditiontoprovidingeducation,theFacultyofFineArtsstressestheimportanceofcreativeartisticwork.InternationalcooperationprojectsincludeNoRAD-supportedprogrammesinTanzaniaandNepal,andPeaceCorpsexchangesinNepal,PalestineandZanzibar.

>>>Norway´sfirst”ProfessorofRock,”BjørnoleRasch,applieshisexperienceasaperformertohisteachingattheFacultyofFineArts.

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teaCher eduCation unitTeachereducationhasthelongesthistoryofanydisciplineattheUniversityofAgder,reachingbackmorethan170years.

TheTeacherEducationUnitisorganizedinter-disciplinarilywithactivitiesinKristiansand,Grimstadanddecentralisedprogrammesthroughouttheregion.

1100 students are enrolled in programmes in:

>GeneralTeacherEducation>Pre-schoolEducation>SpecialistEducationinMusic,DanceandDrama>IntegratedMasterinMathematicsEducation>PostgraduateCertificateinEducation

TheDeanoftheTeacherEducationUnitistheprofessionalandadministrativeheadofthedifferentteachereducationprogrammes,withacademicprogrammecoordinatorsforeachstudyprogramme.ThefivefacultiesattheUniversityofAgderareresponsiblefortheactualdeliveryofthecoursesandsubjectswhichformpartoftheprogrammes.

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Withhundredsofyearsofexperienceininternationaltradeandshipping,Agderhasasolidtrackrecordofbeingoneofthemostinternationally-orientedpartsofNorway.StillastrongholdforNorwegianexportersandship-owners,Agderhasalsoturneditsinternationalattentionelsewhere.Fromtheinternationalisationoftheuniversity,toinvestmentintelecomtechnology,renewableenergyandthedevelopmentofalargepetroleumtechnologycluster,Agderisadaptingtoaglobalisedworld.

Thelocalcommunitiesalsostrivetocatertoaninternationalworkforce,notablythroughthecreationofinternationalschoolsinbothArendalandKristiansand.Sørlandet isatopholiday

resortforNorwegians,andalsowelcomesmanytouristseveryyear.

Whilehundredsofthousandsofnativesareenticedbythebeautifulcoastline,withsmallislandsandsummersunshine,foreigntouristshavediscoveredotherpartsofAgder.TheuniquelowlandwoodedhillscoveringmostofinlandAgderdrawhugenumbersofforeignhikers,trekkersandcampers.Although,arguably,atitspeakofbeautyinsummer,Agderiswellsituatedforwintertourismaswell.High-standardskiresortsandcross-countryfacilitiescanbefoundnearby,andduringwintertimesnowcanalmostalwaysbefoundjustashortdrivefromcampus.

27WhenNorwegiansthinkofsunandbeautifulscenery,Sørlandetoftencomestomind.LocatedatthesouthernmosttipofNorway,includingthetwocountiesofvest-AgderandAust-Agder,theregionrepresentsthewarmestandmostinvitingpartofthecountry.Notjustasummerhaven,Agderalsohasareputationforinnovation,internationalisationandadaptability.

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Small,whitewoodenhouses,narrowcobbledstreets,tinycafesandbakeriesarescatteredaroundthecentreofidyllicGrimstad.

Askanyoneofthe20,000nativesinGrimstadtoboastabouttheirtown,andtheywillprobablytellyouaboutthebeautifulcoastlinecoveredwithislands,skerriesandsmalltuckedawaybeaches.ThenthenativesusuallygoontoproudlydeclareGrimstad’srecordofmostsunnydaysinNorway.TheymightevenadheretothetowncouncilmarketingstrategyandcallGrimstadthe‘townofpoets’.

Today,however,fewpoetsoccupythesmall,whitewoodenhouses,butGrimstadhasaproudhistory.Atitanof19thcenturytheatre,HenrikIbsenstartedwritingplayswhileanapprenticeinGrimstad.KnutHamsunresidedinGrimstadforthebetterpartofhislife,maintainingthebeautifulfarm‘Nørholmen’.Grimstad,onlyhalfanhour´sdrivefromKristiansand,is

traditionallyamaritimetown,hometosomeofthemostsuccessfulship-ownersinNorway.

Inadditiontotheshippingindustry,Grimstadisacentreforoffshoreandtelecommunicationstechnology.TelecomgiantsTelenorandEricssonhavebothinvestedheavilyinGrimstad,andcooperatewiththeUniversityofAgder.

Recently,GrimstadhasexperiencedarevivalofitsculturalpastwiththeEnjoymentFestival,theNorwegianShortFilmFestival,andthemicrobreweryNøgneØwinningtheWorldBeerChampionship.Grimstadalsoboaststhebeautifulopen-airtheatreFjæreheiaandthenewcampusoftheUniversityofAgder.

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35Theheartofvest-Agderisafastgrowing,moderncitywithalonghistoryoftrade.ManyNorwegiansspendtheirholidaysinthissunnyandpicturesquearea.

Kristiansandistheadministrative,commercialandculturalcapitaloftheAgderregion-thesouthernmostregioninNorway.Kristiansandgrewintoamajorportduringthe18thcenturyandisstilltodayanimportantregionaltransportationhub.Kristiansandisoftenreferredtoas’thecoolestRiviera’bythemediaandisamoderncitywithacosmopolitanhistory.ManyNorwegiansenjoytheirsummerholidaysinthispartofNorwayandtourismisanimportanteconomicactivity.

TheregionisamongthefastestgrowinginNorway.Withapopulationofmorethan125,000,greaterKristiansandalsoincludesthesurroundingmunicipalitiesofSøgne,Songdalen,Iveland,vennesla,BirkenesandLillesand.Surroundedbypicturesquescenery–from

tinyrockyislandsinthefjordstosnow-coveredmountainsinland–theregioncanofferarichvarietyofrecreationalactivities.

Kristiansandisalsoknownforitsculturallife.Anewculturehouseisbeingbuilt,andthetownhostsseveralfestivals.PerformancesbytheKristiansandSymphonyorchestraandregionaltheatreareverypopular.Thecinemahostsavarietyoffestivalsthroughouttheyear.

FlourishingbusinessesaroundKristiansandattractengineersandprofessionalsfromaroundtheworld.Someofthelargestcompaniesareenergy-based,supplyingtheoilandgasindustry,globalmetalmarketsortheemergingenergysector,forexample,thesolarpowerindustry.

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>>>ThecampusinKristiansandiswithinwalkingdistanceofthecitycentre.

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faCiLitiesModerndesignonconsolidatedcampusesinKristiansandandGrimstadprovidesanexcellentenvironmentforlearning.

TheKristiansandcampusopenedin2001,andhasasleek,contemporarydesign.Thestate-of-the-artGrimstadcampus(openedin2010)isthenewestandoneofthemostinnovativecampusesinNorway.Classroomandauditoriumfacilitiesonthecampusesaredesignedforusebylargeandsmallgroupsofstudents,resultinginaversatileenvironmentandintimatestudyatmosphere.

Thecomputerlabsofferup-to-date,andoftenevenstate-of-the-art,equipment.Thelibraryhasanextensivecollectionofbooks,includesawideselectionofdigitalinformationresources,andislinkedtoa

nationalandinternationallibrarynetwork.

Bothcampuseshaveattractiveday-carecentresforthechildrenofstudentsanduniversitystaff.Thecafeteriaisrankedasthemostpopularstudentcafeteriainthenation.Studenthousingisofhighqualityandmanyofthebuildingsareonorclosetothecampuses.

TheStudentAssociationofAgder(SiA)alsorunsbookshops,pubsandtrainingstudios.Bothcampusesarewithinwalkingdistanceofthecitycentres,yetclosetorecreationalareassuchasparks,beachesandforestsforclimbing,biking,hikingandotheractivities.

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