University of Bergen

Universitetet i Bergen ; University of Bergen
founding	1946
Sponsorship	state
place	Bergen , Norway
Rector	Dag rune Olsen
Students	18500
Employee	4000
Networks	Coimbra Group , IAU
Website	www.uib.no

The University of Bergen ( Norwegian : Universitetet i Bergen , Latin : Universitas Bergensis ) in Bergen is the third largest university in Norway with 18,500 students and 4,000 employees (2020) after the universities in Oslo and Trondheim . The Bergen Museum is part of the university campus . The city of Bergen is surrounded by 7 mountains, which are also reflected in the university's coat of arms.

history

It was founded on August 30, 1946 through the law establishing the University of Bergen. This was decided on April 9, 1946 and came into force accordingly on the day it was founded. The University of Bergen is the second university in Norway after the University of Oslo . However, the university's roots go deeper. Prior to that there had been scientific activity and teaching at the Bergen University Museum, which was founded in 1825.

Ranking

In 2010 the university was ranked 135th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and in 2018 ranked 164th in the QS World University Rankings .

Faculties

There are seven faculties with 90 institutes and departments:

Faculty of Art, Music and Design (formerly the Bergen School of Art and Design and the Grieg Academy for Music)
humanistic faculty (historical-philosophical faculty)
Law Faculty
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
medical and dental faculty
psychological faculty
social science faculty

The Faculty of Law buildings
Science Building (Realfagsbygget)

Library

The university library manages the Sophus Tromholt collection , which includes 231 photos on glass photo plates and 189 photos on albumen paper from the years 1882–1883. Most of the pictures were taken during Sophus Tromholt's stay in Kautokeino in Northern Norway, where he was involved in observing the northern lights during the First International Polar Year . The collection was declared World Document Heritage in 2013 .

Web links

Commons : University of Bergen - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website

Individual evidence

^ University of Bergen: The Rectorate. Rector Dag Rune Olsen. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
↑ University of Bergen: About UiB. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
↑ University of Bergen: About UiB. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 9, 2019 .
^ A hundred years of German-Norwegian encounters: 1941–1950. 1946. In: www.oslo.diplo.de. German Embassy Oslo, 2013, archived from the original on September 27, 2013 ; Retrieved September 26, 2013 .
↑ timeshighereducation.co.uk. Retrieved September 26, 2013 .
↑ topuniversities.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
↑ Sophus Tromholt Collection. In: Memory of the World - Register. UNESCO , 2013, accessed June 20, 2013 .

60.388083333333 5.3228611111111Coordinates: 60 ° 23 ′ 17.1 ″ N , 5 ° 19 ′ 22.3 ″ E

[1] University of Bergen: The Rectorate. Rector Dag Rune Olsen. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .

[2] University of Bergen: About UiB. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .

[3] University of Bergen: About UiB. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .

[IAU-4] List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 9, 2019 .

[Botschaft-5] A hundred years of German-Norwegian encounters: 1941–1950. 1946. In: www.oslo.diplo.de. German Embassy Oslo, 2013, archived from the original on September 27, 2013 ; Retrieved September 26, 2013 .

[6] timeshighereducation.co.uk. Retrieved September 26, 2013 .

[7] topuniversities.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .

[8] Sophus Tromholt Collection. In: Memory of the World - Register. UNESCO , 2013, accessed June 20, 2013 .