Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

The Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN University), Norwegian: Høgskolen i Innlandet, is a state university college in Norway, established in 2017 from the merger of Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College. It has six campuses.

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Høgskolen i Innlandet
Lillehammer campus
Established2017
RectorKathrine Skretting[1]
Academic staff
950
Students12,000
Location
Lillehammer Elverum
,
Norway
Websitehttps://eng.inn.no

History

INN University was formed on 1 January 2017 from a merger of Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College.[2][3] These two institutions date to 1994 and 1971 respectively. The rector is Kathrine Skretting, a professor of media studies who was the rector of Lillehammer University College prior to the merge.[4]

Locations

It has campuses in Blæstad, Elverum, Evenstad, Hamar, Lillehammer and Rena.[2] There are six faculties spread across these sites. There are approximately 13,000 students and 950 employees.

Education

The university offers 35 one-year study programs and 52 Bachelor degree programs. Several of these are taught in English. There are also 31 Master programs and a choice of 4 PhDs (plus one in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology). There also teacher education and further education programs.

The main teaching and research areas are ecology and agricultural sciences, psychology, sports, law, music, health sciences, the social sciences, teacher education, language and literature, biotechnology, film, tv and culture, tourism, animation and game sciences, economics, and leadership and innovation.[5]

Research

The merged university has the following priority research areas:[6]

  • Applied Ecology
  • Audiovisual Media. The Norwegian Film School, the first film school in Norway, was founded in 1997 in the facilities that hosted the media center during the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. The school had new facilities built in 2004. Inside the school there is a cinema and 2 sound stages.
  • Child and Youth Competence Development
  • Services Innovation
  • Teaching and Teacher Education

An Olympic Studies Centre was opened in 2018,[7] and the Centre for Excellence in Film and Interactive Media Arts (CEFIMA) in the same year.[8]

References
  1. "New Year Interview with Rector Kathrine Skretting". inn.no. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. "Høgskolen i Innlandet". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences". uib.no. NSD - Norsk senter for forskningsdata. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "Kathrine Skretting blir ny ansatt rektor i Innlandet". Khrono (in Norwegian). 25 March 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "Årsrapport 2017-2018" (PDF). uib.no. NSD - Norsk senter for forskningsdata. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. "Research". inn.no. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. "Lillehammer Olympic Studies Centre has opened". inn.no. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. "Centre for Excellence in Film and Interactive Media Arts (CEFIMA) to launch at INN University". inn.no. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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