The University of Bergen was established in 1946 but the academic and institutional roots of the university date back to the foundation of Bergen Museum as research institution in 1825. As part of the university's early history, you find renowned Norwegian scientists and pioneers like the polar explorer and oceanographer Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, the inventor of modern metereology Dr. Vilhelm Bjerknes, and Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen who discovered the leprosy bacterium.
Today the University of Bergen is a medium-sized European university with 20,000 students and 4,000 staff, spread across 7 Faculties and 90 Departments and Centres.
International
- 1500 international students representing more than 70 different countries.
- Approx. 230 doctorates conferred every year of which 40 % are international PhD candidates.
- International staff from 90 different countries.
- Partnerships with many of the most prestigious universities in the world.
- Member of renowned international networks and centres abroad.
Education
- 60 bachelor degree programs
- 80 master and professional study programs
- Doctoral programs at all 7 Faculties
Centres of Excellence
- 4 research centres of excellence (cancer biomarkers - maternal and child health - geobiology - space science)
- 1 centre of excellence in biology education
Please note: Only students with official north2north funding will be considered for admission as exchange students at UiB.
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