Norwegian Sport University

Norwegian Sport University
founding	1870
Sponsorship	state
place	Oslo , Norway
professor	Sigmund Loland
Students	1446
Employee	216
Website	www.nih.no

The Norwegian Sport University (NIH, Norwegian Norges idrettshøgskole ) is a public university near Sognsvann in the Nordre Aker district in Oslo , Norway . It is the national college for education and sport-related sciences. Bachelor, master and doctoral degrees can be achieved at the university.

history

In 1870 the government established a school of gymnastics, athletics and weapons. The name was changed to State Gymnastics School in 1915. On June 1, 1968, it received its current name and received university status . The first masters student was retired in 1973 and the first doctoral degree was awarded in 1990.

Web links

• Official website at nih.no
• Norges idrettshøgskole on snl.no in the store Norske Leksikon (Norwegian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Registered students , on dbh.nsd.uib.no (Norwegian)
2. ↑ Tilsatte (staff) , on dbh.nsd.uib.no (Norwegian)

Coordinates: 59 ° 58 '0.5 "  N , 10 ° 43' 57.2"  E