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THE NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES VISION STATEMENT

• The Norwegian University of Life Sciences will be an internationally renowned and innovative university for life sciences, environment and sustainable development.

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GOALS 2010-2013

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The Norwegian University of Life Sciences is already a hub of expertise within the life sciences, environmental sciences and in the arena of sustainable development. It will continue to develop and expand areas of competence established over the course of its 150-year history. The University has socially committed, innovative and competitive academic communities collaborating towards sustainable development in the following fields:

Basic and applied life sciences

Bioproduction, including aquaculture

Use and conservation of natural resources

Environment, climate change and renewable energy

Development studies and globalisation

Landscape architecture and spatial planning

Food production and food safety

Technology

Economics and social sciences

Teacher training in natural sciences and natural resource management

Animal and human health

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THE NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES

• Established in 1859 as the Norwegian Agricultural Postgraduate College

• 4420 students (2012) − 1645 Bachelor

− 2545 Master

− 230 Other

• 447 PhD and post-graduate students

• 1160 staff − of which 670 scientific

• Offers 2-, 3- and 5-year academic studies − (Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD)

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DEPARTMENTS

• Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, IHA

• Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, IKBM

• Ecology and Natural Resource Management, INA

• UMB School of Economics and Business, HH-UMB

• Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning, ILP

• Mathematical Sciences and Technology, IMT

• Plant and Environmental Sciences, IPM

• International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric

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SERVICE UNITS

• Centre for Continuing Education, SEVU

• Animal Production Experimental Centre, SHF

• Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate, SKP

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RESEARCH CENTRES

• Centre for Environmental Radioactivity (CERAD CoE)

• Centre for Integrative Genetics, Cigene (Functional Genomics in Norway)

• Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research (Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research)

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STUDYING AT UMB

• 17 Bachelor’s and 43 Master’s programmes, of which 13 Master’s and 1 Bachelor’s programme taught in English

• 3-year doctoral education (PhD)

• Theoretical and applied scientific education with practical experience

Additional programmes:

• Practical pedagogical education

• Continuing education (tailor-made courses)

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STUDY PROGRAMMES • Animal Science • Biology • Biotechnology • Business Administration • Chemistry • Ecology and Natural Resource Management • Economics • Energy and Environmental Physics • Engineering • Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Environment and Natural Resources • Environmental Physics • Equine Science • Food Science and Nutrition • Forest Sciences • Geomatics

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STUDY PROGRAMMES • Industrial Economics and Technology Management • Land Management • Landscape Architecture • Landscape Construction and Management • Management of Natural Resources • Mechanics and Process Technology • Microbiology • Nature-based Tourism • Public Health Science • Real Estate Development • Renewable Energy • Structural Engineering and Architecture • Teacher Education in Natural Sciences • Urban and Regional Planning • Water and Environmental Technology

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ENGLISH MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES • Agroecology

• Animal Breeding and Genetics

• Aquaculture

• Aquatic Food production – Safety and Quality

• Economics

• Ecology

• Environment and Natural Resources

• Feed Manufacturing Technology

• International Development Studies

• International Environmental Studies

• International Relations

• Plant Sciences

• Radioecology

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• The Norwegian University of Life Sciences will conduct high-quality research that benefits society.

• The university will be a research-intensive university that promotes autonomous, independent research.

• The university will be an open institution oriented towards collaboration with commerce and industry, public authorities and society in general.

• The university will continue to develop its strong internal research culture.

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RESEARCH AT UMB

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• Animal and human health

• Basic and applied life sciences

• Bioproduction, including aquaculture

• Development studies and globalization

• Economics and social sciences

• Environment, climate change and renewable energy

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RESEARCH FIELDS AT UMB

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• Food production and food safety

• Landscape architecture and spatial planning

• Teacher training in natural sciences and natural resource management

• Technology

• Use and conservation of natural resources

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RESEARCH FIELDS AT UMB

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CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCIENCE 2010

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1 scientific article with only researchers from UMB Contributed to 3 others: 2 within basic and applied life sciences 1 within economics and social sciences

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NEW AVENUES TOWARD MORE EFFICIENT ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF BIOMASS

• Efficient enzymatic conversion of crystalline polysaccharides is crucial for an economically and environmentally sustainable bioeconomy

M.S., Ph.D., Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad Researcher (left) Group leader, PEP (Protein Engineering og Proteomics), Prof. Vincent G.H. Eijsink, (right) Photo: Håkon Sparre

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MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF BRAIN FUNCTION

• Computational Neuroscience

− A cross-disciplinary research group at UMB.

− Various problems related to the function of nerve cells and networks of nerve cells.

Professor Gaute T. Einevoll Dept. of Mathematical Sciences and Technology

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THE CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE GENETICS (CIGENE)

• A core facility under the Norwegian Functional Genomics Programme (FUGE) and part of the Norwegian Genotyping and Sequencing Consortium (NGSC)

• CIGENE aims to contribute to a deep causal understanding of complex genetic characters in fish, plants and animals for scientific and commercial exploitation based on a conceptual and methodological integration of nonlinear system dynamics, mathematical statistics, biological theory, biological physics, and genomic and phenotypic data.

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CAUSATION IN SCIENCE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF CAUSAL PROCESSES

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• CauSci is a 4-year interdisciplinary research project, funded by the Norwegian Research Council (NFR) and hosted by UMB School of Economics and Business.

• The project aims to test the existing dispositional theory of causation against four key sciences in which the issues of causation, emergentism and reduction are central: physics, biology, psychology and the social sciences.

• National and international experts in these four fields have been recruited as collaborators to the project.

Associate Professor and Project Manager Rani Lill Anjum

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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

• 640 publications per year

• The top three departments:

1. Ecology and Natural Resource Management: Ecology and Forestry

2. Animal and Aquacultural Sciences: Farm Animal Genetics and Ethology

3. Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science: Microbiology and Protein Chemistry

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INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS

• Approx. 20% of students are non-Norwegian

• 87 Nationalities

• 20% of students spend time studying abroad

• 43% of topics are offered in English

• Collaboration with approx. 140 universities abroad

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NATIONALITIES AT UMB (spring 2011)

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OUTGOING UMB STUDENTS 2007-2010

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ERASMUS EXCHANGE

• UMB have Erasmus Exchange agreements with more than 80 universities in 33 European countries.

• Most in Germany, France and Spain.

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UNIQUE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

• Easy to meet other students

• Clearly structured student environment

• Student Union

• 80 different associations and clubs

• University football- and sports field

• University indoor sports centre and large choice

of sports

• Ski track

• National rowing facility

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www.umb.no Photo: NLH, Håkon Sparre

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THE GROUNDS

• UMB is located in scenic surroundings

• UMB’s property consists of 600 hectares, of which 10% is covered by the park

• The neoclassic park has national cultural-historic value

• 1,400 different plant species are found on the grounds

• Of special interest:

> Daffodils in April/May

> Magnolia blooms in May > Rhododendron blooms in June

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FINANCIAL FIGURES

Total budget (2011): 1.039 million NOK

Of which:

• 781 million from the Ministry of Education

• 145 million from the Norwegian Research Council

• 53 million from the public sector

• 33 million from the private sector

• 21 million from other sources, Nordic institutions and the municipal sector

• 6 million from EU

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CAMPUS AAS – A SCIENCE CLUSTER

“Campus Aas” consists of UMB and other local institutes:

• Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima)

• Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute

• Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute (NILF)

• Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk)

• Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research

• Information Technology Services (specialized) (ITAS)

• Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA)

• The University Foundation for Student Life in Aas (SiÅs)

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