Hedmark University College Research strategy

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Hedmark University College - Research strategy

• Erik Mønness, Vice President
• Oct 2000, UNISKA conference

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Facts 2000

• 3787 regular students in 47 programs
• 10 new programs in 1999
• 57 Associate (or full) professors
• 180 Assistant professors
• 105 Staff, including library and computer
  services
• About 1000 part time students involved in off
  campus programs
• 6 campuses

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Research production

• Number of scientific works, year and school

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School of education, Hamar and Elverum

• Norsk i lærerutdanningen. (Norwegian in schools
  of education. National responsibility). Norwegian
  in 13-16 age level
• Computer based music didactics.
• Pedagogic of migration.

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School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences

• biotechnology
• sustainable (ecological) agricultural engineering
• formation of values, innovation in enterprises
  based on agriculture

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School of Nursing

• psychiatric nursing

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School of Business Administration, Social
Sciences and Computer Science

• Information, public relations
• Local society development, formation of values,
  innovations
• formation of values, innovation in enterprises
  based on agriculture

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School of Forestry and Wilderness Management

• wilderness management. Management of large
  predators, moose
• formation of values, innovation in enterprises
  based on agriculture
• International reputable wolf and moose research

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Why Research

• Establish and implement new knowledge support
  national and regional development and added
  value
• Support the education, and support the
  qualifications of the faculty.
• To be able to be nationally accredited for
  certain study programs

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Research for its own sake

• Concentration of efforts
• Internal competition, emphasis on relevance.

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Research as a measure to support education and
faculty

• Every field of every education shall have a
  certain level of scientific activity.
• Important to maintain faculty and the ability to
  be accredited for existing and future education
  programs (A coming regime i Norway).

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External activities, courses and assignments

• The very important task of regional development