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NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
The NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
• Aims to be a leading international centre of higher education and
research within natural sciences, technology, social sciences and
related interdisciplinary fields.
• Aims to contribute to finding solutions to the challenges of today
and tomorrow within agricultural production, environment- and
land use management and business development.
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NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
The NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
• Established in 1859 as the Norwegian agricultural postgraduate college
• 3150 students (2008)
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850 Bachelor
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1850 Master
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350 Other
• 380 PhD and post-graduate students
• 940 staff
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of which 495 scientific
• Offers 2-, 3- and 5-year academic studies
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(Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD)
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DEPARTMENTS
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Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, IHA
Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, IKBM
Ecology and Natural Resource Management, INA
Economics and Resource Management, IØR
Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning, ILP
Mathematical Sciences and Technology, IMT
Plant and Environmental Sciences, IPM
International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric
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CENTRES
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Centre for Continuing Education, SEVU
Aquaculture Protein Centre, APC
Animal Production Experimental Centre, SHF
Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate, SKP
Centre for Integrative Genetics, Cigene
Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research
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STUDYING AT UMB
• 17 Bachelor’s and 43 Master’s programmes, of which 12
Master’s and 1 Bachelor’s programme taught in English
• 3-year doctoral education (PhD)
• Theoretical and applied scientific education with practical
experience
Additional programmes:
• Practical pedagogical education
• Continuing education (tailor-made courses)
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STUDY PROGRAMMES
• Ecology and Natural Resource
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Animal Science
Aquaculture
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Geomatics
Applied Informatics and
Environmental Modeling
• Applied Mathematics and
Statistics
Spatial Planning
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• Environment and Natural
Resources
• Plant Science
• Water and Environmental
Technology
Management
Food Science
Forest, Environment and Industry
Property and Land Law
Natural Science
Environmental Physics
Industrial Economics and
Technology Management
• Landscape Architecture
• Economics and Resource
Management
• Development Studies
• Teacher education in Natural
Science
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ENGLISH MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
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Agroecology
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Feed Manufacturing Technology
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Aquaculture
Computational Biology
Development and Natural Resource Economics
Development Studies
Ecology
- Specialisation General Ecology
- Specialisation Tropical Ecology and Management of Natural Resources
International Environmental Studies
Plant Science
Radioecology
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INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS
• Approx. 16% of students are non-Norwegian,
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Europe 33%
Africa 30%
Asia 24%
North America 4%
South America 1%
Oherrs 8%
• 20% of students spend time studying abroad
• 38% of topics are offered in English
• Collaboration with approx. 93 universities abroad
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TRENDS IN DEVELOPING AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS
Number of foreign students
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2008: 514
2007: 395
2006: 377
2004: 264
2002: 236
Courses in English
• 2008: 38%
• 2005: 32%
• 2004: 31%
Scientific papers with international co-authorship
• 2006: 41 %
• 2005: 36 %
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THE INTERNATIONALISATION PROCESS AT UMB
• Establisment of a centre for International Environment and
Development Studies, Noragric (1986)
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English Master programme MNRSA as a ”flag ship”
• Teaching in English
• International Strategy for the university (2005)
• Language Policy for the university (2007)
The main principle for developing linguistic diversity at UMB is "parallel
lingualism", defined as a form of bilingualism that systematically gives equal
status to Norwegian and a/several foreign language/s in academic work.
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Language courses offered in French, Norwegian, Spanish, Swahili, Urdu
• Institutionalising of networks in institutional agreements
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NATIONALITIES AT UMB (AUTUMN 2007)
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OUTGOING UMB STUDENTS 2005-2007
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UNIQUE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
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Easy to meet other students
Clearly structured student environment
All students offered housing in first study year
Student Union
70 different associations and clubs
University football- and sports field
University indoor sports centre and large choice
of sports
• Ski track
• National rowing facility
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THE GROUNDS
• UMB is located in scenic surroundings
• UMB’s property consists of 600 hectares, of which 10% is
covered by the park
• The neoclassic park has national cultural-historic value
• 1,400 different plant species are found on the grounds
• Of special interest:
> Magnolia blooms in May
> Rhododendron blooms in June
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CAMPUS AAS – A SCIENCE CLUSTER
“Campus Aas” consists of UMB and other local institutes:
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Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima Mat)
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Information Technology services (specialized) (ITAS)
Institute of Aquaculture Research (Nofima Marin)
Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute (NILF)
Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research
(Bioforsk)
Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA)
Research park at Aas (Bioparken)
The University Foundation for Student Life in Aas (SiÅs)
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FINANCIAL FIGURES
Total budget (2008): 882 million NOK
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653 million from the Ministry of Education
113 million from the Norwegian Research Council
50 million from the public sector
48 million from the private sector
12 million from other sources, Nordic institutions and the
municipal sector
6 million from EU
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