Gjøvik and Lillehammer UC – planning to merge in Joint international office from Oct Presence and service on both campuses. Cooperation on management, strategies, agreements, activites for int. students, etc. Regional university ambitions; Gjøvik/Lillehammer + Hedmark
Facts about Lillehammer University College One of 25 state university colleges in Norway Established in 1994 as part of the national reorganization of higher education Is localized at Storhove – 5 km north of the town centre 2800 students 250 teaching and administrative staff
Faculties at Lillehammer UC Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Health and Social Work Faculty of Television Production and Film Studies The Norwegian Film School
Faculty of Social Sciences Bachelor programmes: Business Administration Social Sciences Organisation and Management Travel and Tourism Master programme: Education
Faculty of Health and Social Work Bachelor programmes: Social Work Child Care and Welfare Social Education Psychology Master programmes: Social Policy Social Administration Health and Social Work with Children and Youth
Faculty of Television Production and Film Studies Bachelor programmes: Directing for Television Professional Broadcasting Visual Culture Culture Management Master programme: Film/TV Science
The Norwegian Film School The Film School offers a 3-year professional training programme. Areas of specialisation: Cinematography Directing Editing Producing Screenwriting Sound design and technique
Facts about Lillehammer inhabitants Situated at the northern end of Lake Mjøsa, Norway’s biggest lake 180 km north of Oslo Hosted the 1994 winter olympics Stable climate – warm summers and cold winters Excellent possibilities for outdoor activities, in summer as well as in winter
Gjøvik University College 1600 students, 200 staff members Bachelor programmes in nursing, radiography, engineering (electrical, civil, mechanical), geomatics, technology design, computer science, information security, media technology, media management, media design. Two international master programmes (from 2006): Information Security Media Technology
Facts about Norway 4,4 million inhabitants km2 19 counties and 435 municipalities The Norwegian coastline mesures 2650 km Monarchy King Harald 5th Parliamentary democracy ”Stortinget” Member of the EEA and Schengen, but not the European Union
The land of mountains, fjords and the midnight sun
Norway - the cradle of skiing The downhill slopes at Hafjell and Kvitfjell are known to the world as olympic arenas (Lillehammer Winter Olympics 1994). The Norwegian national sport is crosscountry skiing. In Lillehammer there are many marked ski trails