Høgskolen i Nesna | |
Former names | Nesna lærerhøgskole |
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Type | University college |
Established | 1918/1994 |
Rector | Sven Erik Forfang |
Students | 1,200 |
Location | , , 66°11′51″N 13°01′44″E / 66.197516°N 13.028877°E |
Website | http://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]