Nord University

Nord University
Nord universitet
Nord University Bodø campus
Former names
University of Nordland
TypeState university
Established2016 (1994, 1892)
RectorHanne Solheim Hansen
Administrative staff
1,300
Students11,000
Location, ,
67°17′15″N 14°33′30″E / 67.28750°N 14.55833°E / 67.28750; 14.55833
CampusMain campuses in Bodø and Levanger.
Websitenord.no

Nord University (Norwegian: Nord universitet; Southern Sami: Noerhte universitete; Lule Sami: Nuortta universitiehtta)[1] is a state university in Nordland and Trøndelag counties of Norway. The university has 11,000 students at study locations in Northern and Central Norway, with main campuses in Bodø, the capital of the county of Nordland, and Levanger, a university town on the south shore of the Trondheim Fjord. Other campuses are located in Mo i Rana, Namsos, Nesna, Sandnessjøen, Steinkjer, Stjørdalshalsen, and Vesterålen.

The university is committed to educational and research programmes, with a focus on blue and green growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as welfare, health and education. Nord University offers 180 programmes within both academic and professional studies, including aquaculture, sociology, business education, nurse education, and teacher education.

The university is named after the Norwegian word for North, Nord, to emphasise its devotion to northern regions. As a member of the University of the Arctic Nord University serves as a hub in the international network of universities offering circumpolar studies.

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