Vestfold University

Vestfold University
activity	1994 - January 1, 2016
Sponsorship	state
place	Horten , Tonsberg , Norway
Students	4,200
Employee	400
Website	www.hive.no

The Vestfold University of Applied Sciences ( Norwegian : Høgskolen i Vestfold , abbr .: HiVe) was a state university in the province of Vestfold og Telemark ( Norway ) with around 3000 students, 300 employees (2006) and based in the cities of Borre and Tønsberg .

It was founded in 1994 through the merger of Eik lærerhøyskole , University Center Vestfold and Vestfold sykepleierhøgskole as part of the university reform . In 2014 HiVe merged with the Buskerud University to form the University of Buskerud and Vestfold , which in turn merged two years later with the Telemark University to form the University of Southeast Norway . On May 4, 2018, it finally became the University of Southeast Norway .

The HiVe was divided into four faculties:

• Faculty of Health Science
• Faculty of Humanities and Education
• Faculty of Technology and Maritime Subjects
• Faculty of Economics and Social Science

Web links

• Official website of Vestfold University of Applied Sciences

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge blir universitet regjeringen.no, accessed on June 6, 2020 (Norwegian)

Coordinates: 59 ° 22 ′ 7 ″  N , 10 ° 26 ′ 27.5 ″  E