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UMB IN A NUTSHELL. INSERT TILTLE HERE. The NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES. Aims to be a leading international centre of higher education and research within natural sciences, technology, social sciences and related interdisciplinary fields. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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UMB IN A NUTSHELL
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The NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
• Aims to be a leading international centre of higher education and research within natural sciences, technology, social sciences and related interdisciplinary fields.
• Aims to contribute to finding solutions to the challenges of today and tomorrow within agricultural production, environment- and land use management and business development.
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The NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES
• Established in 1859 as the Norwegian agricultural post-graduate college
• 3150 students (2008)− 850 Bachelor
− 1850 Master
− 350 Other
• 380 PhD and post-graduate students
• 940 staff − of which 495 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
• Economics and Resource Management, IØR
• 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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CENTRES
• Centre for Continuing Education, SEVU
• Aquaculture Protein Centre, APC
• Animal Production Experimental Centre, SHF
• Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate, SKP
• Centre for Integrative Genetics, Cigene
• Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research
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STUDYING AT UMB
• 17 Bachelor’s and 43 Master’s programmes, of which 12 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
• Aquaculture
• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Geomatics
• Applied Informatics and Environmental Modeling
• Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• Spatial Planning
• Environment and Natural Resources
• Plant Science
• Water and Environmental Technology
• Ecology and Natural Resource Management
• Food Science
• Forest, Environment and Industry
• Property and Land Law
• Natural Science
• Environmental Physics
• Industrial Economics and Technology Management
• Landscape Architecture
• Economics and Resource Management
• Development Studies
• Teacher education in Natural Science
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ENGLISH MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
• Agroecology
• Animal Breeding and Genetics
• Aquaculture
• Computational Biology
• Development and Natural Resource Economics
• Development Studies
• Ecology- Specialisation General Ecology- Specialisation Tropical Ecology and Management of Natural Resources
• Feed Manufacturing Technology
• International Environmental Studies
• Plant Science
• Radioecology
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INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS
• Approx. 16% of students are non-Norwegian,
94 nationalities: Europe 33% Africa 30% Asia 24% North America 4% South America 1% Oherrs 8%
• 20% of students spend time studying abroad
• 38% of topics are offered in English
• Collaboration with approx. 93 universities abroad
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TRENDS IN DEVELOPING AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS
Number of foreign students
• 2008: 514
• 2007: 395
• 2006: 377
• 2004: 264
• 2002: 236
Courses in English• 2008: 38%
• 2005: 32%
• 2004: 31%
Scientific papers with international co-authorship
• 2006: 41 %
• 2005: 36 %
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THE INTERNATIONALISATION PROCESS AT UMB
• Establisment of a centre for International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric (1986)− English Master programme MNRSA as a ”flag ship”
• Teaching in English
• International Strategy for the university (2005)
• Language Policy for the university (2007)
The main principle for developing linguistic diversity at UMB is "parallel lingualism", defined as a form of bilingualism that systematically gives equal status to Norwegian and a/several foreign language/s in academic work.
− Language courses offered in French, Norwegian, Spanish, Swahili, Urdu
• Institutionalising of networks in institutional agreements
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NATIONALITIES AT UMB (AUTUMN 2007)
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OUTGOING UMB STUDENTS 2005-2007
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UNIQUE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
• Easy to meet other students
• Clearly structured student environment
• All students offered housing in first study year
• Student Union
• 70 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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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:> Magnolia blooms in May> Rhododendron blooms in June
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CAMPUS AAS – A SCIENCE CLUSTER
“Campus Aas” consists of UMB and other local institutes:
• Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima Mat)
• Institute of Aquaculture Research (Nofima Marin)
• Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
• Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute (NILF)
• Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk)
• Information Technology services (specialized) (ITAS)
• Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA)
• Research park at Aas (Bioparken)
• The University Foundation for Student Life in Aas (SiÅs)
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FINANCIAL FIGURES
Total budget (2008): 882 million NOK
Of which:
• 653 million from the Ministry of Education
• 113 million from the Norwegian Research Council
• 50 million from the public sector
• 48 million from the private sector
• 12 million from other sources, Nordic institutions and the municipal sector
• 6 million from EU
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