University of Bergen

University of Bergen
Universitetet i Bergen
Seal of the University of Bergen
Latin: Universitas Bergensis
TypePublic University
Established1946 (1825)
RectorMargareth Hagen
Administrative staff
4,215 (2021)
Students19,641 (2021)
Location
Bergen
,
Norway
CampusUrban
AffiliationsARQUS Alliance
EUA
Coimbra Group
Utrecht Network
Websitewww.uib.no

The University of Bergen (Norwegian: Universitetet i Bergen) is a public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students.[1] It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several scientific institutions that dated as far back as 1825. It is Norway's second-oldest university, and is considered to be one of the nation’s four so-called "established universities." It has faculties and programmes in all the academic fields typical of a classical university, as well as such degree programmes as medicine and law that, traditionally, only the “established universities” are authorized by law to offer.[2] It is also one of Norway's leading universities in many of the natural sciences, including marine research and climate research. It has consistently been ranked in the top 200 or top one percent of universities in the world,[3] and as one of the best 10 or best 50 universities worldwide in some fields, such as earth and marine sciences.[4][5] It is part of the Coimbra Group and of the U5 group of Norway's oldest and highest-ranked universities.

  1. ^ "Om UiB". Universitetet i Bergen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. ^ "– Det er ikke sikkert at vi får god kvalitet med fullt frislipp og jussutdanning på hvert nes". Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. ^ Svendsen, Njord V. (2019-09-01). "Ride, ride ranking på Harvards fang". Khrono.
  4. ^ "QS world university rankings 2018: earth and marine sciences". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Universitetet i Bergen blant de 10 beste på hav". Khrono. 7 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.