content 2 1. about guc 2. priority areas and interaction 3. goals

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1. About GuC2. Priority areas and interaction3. Goals

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Health

IT Media Technology

Business & administration

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ABOUT GUC

• One campus• 3400 students• 370 staff• 35 nationalities

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ORGANIZATION GUC

• Faculty of Health Care and Nursing - HOS• Faculty of Technology, Economy and Management -

TØL• Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology

– IMT• Administration

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STUDIES GUC

• Studies within Health, IT, Media, Technology, Economy and management

• 23 bachelor programmes• 11 master programmes• 2 PhD

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RESEARCH CENTRES

• Center of care research • The Simulation Center• Norwegian Color Research

Laboratory • Norwegian Information

Security laboratory• Norwegian Biometrics

laboratory• Digital Forensics laboratory• Norwegian Research Centre

for Universal Design• Centre of Sustainable

Manufacturing• Centre of Light-weight

Materials

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• Sustainable Technology• Information Security/Security• Innvation in Health Care

PRIORITY AREAS

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STRONG-POINT AREAS AT GUC• Information Security• Computer Science• Welfare and Health • Sustainable Production• Media• Universal Design

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GJØVIK

• 30 000 inhabitants • Situated on the western side of Lake Mjøsa, the

biggest lake in Norway• 130 km north of Oslo, 45 km south of Lillehammer• Stable climate - warm summers and cold winters• Excellent possibilities for outdoor activities, in

summer as well as in winter

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MERGER THAT WILL HAVE ABOUT 38 000 STUDENTS AND 6 400 EMPLOYEES FROM 01.01.2016

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From 1 January 2016, Gjøvik University College (GUC) will be merged with NTNU, Sør-Trøndelag University College (HiST) and Ålesund University College (AaUC).

Together, NTNU, HiST, AaUC and GUC will form Norway’s largest university. The aim of the merger is to raise the quality of all four institutions in terms of both education and research.

The merger plans will not have any consequences for this year’s applications and admission. The aim is that students can be admitted to the new university from 2016.

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CONTACT

www.hig.no