Nesna University College

Nesna University College
Høgskolen i Nesna
View of the old building
Former names
Nesna lærerhøgskole
TypeUniversity college
Established1918/1994
RectorSven Erik Forfang
Students1,200
Location, ,
66°11′51″N 13°01′44″E / 66.197516°N 13.028877°E / 66.197516; 13.028877
Websitehttp://www.hinesna.no

Nesna University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Nesna or HiNe) was a university college, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, until it became part of Nord University in 2016.[1] Its campus was in the village of Nesna in Nesna Municipality. In April 2019, the university board of directors proposed a measure to close this campus by 2022[2] and in May 2019, the campus was closed by order of the health and safety representative effective immediately.[3] This led to large student protests and demonstrations primarily directed against the closure, but also as a broader protest against the municipal and region mergers put into effect by the Solberg Cabinet.[4][5]

  1. ^ Universiteter og høyskoler slår seg sammen, Government of Norway
  2. ^ Adrian Dahl Johansen (2019-04-24). "Nord universitet vil legge ned på Nesna og i Sandnessjøen" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  3. ^ Susanne Skjåstad Lysvold (2019-05-23). "Arbeidsrettsekspert: – Stengingen av studiestedet er ulovlig" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  4. ^ Hilde Mangset Lorentsen (2019-08-27). "Nesna-studentene snudde ryggen til rektor" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  5. ^ "Nesna: Protester mot nedleggelse av universitet" (in Norwegian). Tjen Folket Media. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-09-06.