UNIVERSITY OF AGDER

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UNIVERSITY OF AGDER

• Kristiansand NORWAY

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University of Agder, Kristiansand, NORWAY
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HISTORY

• The origin a teachers college from 1839
• The Christiansands Teachers Seminary
• A merger of six regional colleges into
• Agder University College in 1994.
• University of Agder 2007.

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UNIVERSITY OF AGDER

• Norways fifth largest university
• 8158 students
• 810 employees
• 5 PhD programs.
• 20 Master programs.
• Approximately 100 Bachelor programs

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Five Faculties

• Faculty of Health and Sport (incl. Nursing)
• Faculty of Fine Arts
• Faculty of Humanities and Education
• Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Engineering and Science

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The Kristiansand Campus UiA at Gimlemoen
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The Kristiansand campus in Winter

• CAMPUS GIMLEMOEN
• Located in Kristiansand and hosting
• Administration
• Five faculties
• Teacher education
• - 6.500 students
• - 600 employees

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Grimstad Campus

• CAMPUS GRIMSTAD
• Located in Grimstad and hosting
• Faculty of engineering and science.
• Part of Faculty of Economics and Social Science
• 1.400 students
• 170 employees

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Arendal Campus

• CAMPUS ARENDAL
• Located in Arendal and hosting
• - Faculty of Health and Sports
• 700 students
• 50 employees

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UiA RESEARCH - PhD programs

• Offer research opportunities within all fields of
  our course programmes, especially in the areas of
  our PhD programs
• Nordic Language and Literature
• International Management
• Mobile Communication Systems
• Mathematics Education
• Religion, Ethics and Society

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Faculty of Economics and Social Science

• 2200 students bachelor/master/PhD
• 150 faculty members, 75 have a PhD or equivalent
• Research and teaching in the areas of
• Economics and Business Administration
• Political Science Public Administration
• Information Systems
• Sociology, Social Work, Welfare Studies
• Working Life and Innovation
• Development Management

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Faculty of Economics and Social
Sciences Department of Economics and
Business Administration

• Bachelor in Business Administration (3 years) -
  selected 3rd year courses are open for exchange
  students in English.
• MSc (2 years) Several majors, of which
  International Management is taught in English.
  Many courses are open for graduate exchange
  students in English
• PhD (3 years) International Management taught in
  English. Next class will enter 2008 (closed)
  then in 2010. Doctoral seminars are open to
  visitors.

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Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Department of Economics and Business
Administration cont.

• Main areas of research
• Accounting/auditing Corporate governance
• Culture and ethics
  Development issues
• Economics, economic history Finance
• Innovation and entrepreneurship International
  management
• Micro finance Real estate analysis
• Research methods Strategy, emerging markets

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Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences Center
for Development Studies

• Bachelor in Development Studies (3 years)
• MSc in Development Management (2 years) in
  English with cooperating universities in Africa,
  South America and South East Asia

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Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Department of Information Systems

• Bachelor in IT and Information Systems (3 years)
• MSc in Information Systems (2 years)
• PhD in Information Systems (3 years, planned for
  2009)
• Most of the courses are taught in Norwegian.
  Selected courses are offered in English and are
  open to Exchange students.

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Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Department of Political Science

• 3 year Bachelor programs in
• Political Science
• Social Change Communication
• Tourism
• 2 year MSc in Public Policy and Management
• 3 year PhD in Public Administration planned for
  2009
• Most of the courses are taught in Norwegian.
  Selected courses are offered in English and are
  open to Exchange students.
• Graduate Summer program on European Integration
  in English (30 ects)

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Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Department of Sociology, Social Work and Welfare
Studies

• Bachelors (3 years) in Social Work and Welfare
  Administration
• MSc (2 years) Welfare Systems and Social Change
  planned for 2009
• Most of the courses are taught in Norwegian. A
  few courses are offered in English and are open
  to Exchange students.

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STUDENT EXCHANGE

• The only university in Norway granted with the
  ECTS label (European Credit Transfer Label).
• University of Agder sends approximately 300
  students to corporative universities each year,
  and receives 150 students each year. These
  numbers are increasing.
• University of Agder has agreements with more than
  175 institutions all over the world.
• Every student at University of Agder has the
  right to take at least one semester abroad as an
  integrated part of the degree.

STUDENT EXCHANGE Student exchange rates since
2001. Numbers increasing every year.
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STUDENT LIFE

• Excellent study facilities library, computers,
  group rooms, cafeterias, student housing etc.
• Buddy system.
• Student clubs in their fields of interest
• Many different students organizations.
• Music, Sports, Religious and Political
• Spicheren Gym
• Integrating activities, especially for
  international students.
• Charming city of Kristiansand (1641)
• Bicycling, swimming, hiking, skiing
• A few hours from Denmark by boat

• SPICHEREN GYM
• Fitness centre
• Swimming
• Aerobic
• Climbing
• Cycling
• And other activities

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UNIVERSITY OF AGDER We welcome your faculty and
your students for mutually beneficial
cooperation!
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