University of South-Eastern Norway

The University of South-Eastern Norway (Norwegian: Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge), commonly known as USN, is a Norwegian state university. It has campuses in Bø, Telemark, Porsgrunn, Notodden, Rauland, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsberg and Horten. USN is a continuation of the three former university colleges, Telemark University College, Buskerud University College and Vestfold University College, which merged between 2014 and 2016 to form the University College of Southeast Norway. The institution was granted the status of a full university by the King-in-Council on 4 May 2018.[1] It has 1,360 employees and 17,152 students.

University of South-Eastern Norway
Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
TypePublic university
Established4 May 2018
Vice-ChancellorPetter Aasen
Students17,152
Location
Bø, Telemark, Porsgrunn, Notodden, Rauland, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsberg, Horten
,
Norway
Websiteusn.no

USN has 88 undergraduate programs, 44 master's programs and 8 PhD programs. Measured in the number of students, USN is among the largest in higher education in Norway. The university is exclusively offering several courses in Norway, such as optics education in Kongsberg and the writer's study in Bø.

References
  1. Klare for sørøst-fusjon, Khrono, 4 June 2015

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