1. Gjøvik and Lillehammer UC – planning to merge in 2007. Joint international office from Oct. 2004. Presence and service on both campuses. Cooperation on management, strategies, agreements, activites for int. students, etc. Regional university ambitions; Gjøvik/Lillehammer + Hedmark

2. 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

3. 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

4. Faculty of Social Sciences Bachelor programmes: Business Administration Social Sciences Organisation and Management Travel and Tourism Master programme: Education

5. 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

6. Faculty of Television Production and Film Studies Bachelor programmes: Directing for Television Professional Broadcasting Visual Culture Culture Management Master programme: Film/TV Science

7. 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

8. Facts about Lillehammer 25 000 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

9. 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

10. Facts about Norway 4,4 million inhabitants 385 000 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

11. The land of mountains, fjords and the midnight sun

12. 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