University of Stavanger | Norway

The University of Stavanger, Norway, has about 8000 students and 1000 administration, faculty and service staff. The University is organized in three Faculties and also includes two national centres of expertise. Many cars have stopped on the way to the University of Stavanger campus, Ullandhaug, located about 4 kilometres outside Stavanger centre, simply to enjoy the view. To the east there is Ryfylke, with its snow-covered mountains towering above a shimmering, blue fjord, and to the west there is the historical bay of Hafrsfjord where Norway was unified in 872 AD. Ullandhaug was chosen as the location for the future University of Stavanger in the beginning of the 1960s. No less than 300 acres were reserved for the University campus of the future - a testimony to the far-sightedness that characterises the University culture today. The three faculties are located at Ullandhaug (main University of Stavanger campus) with the exception of the Department of Music and Dance, which is located in idyllic surroundings in the city centre, near the Stavanger Concert Hall in Bjergsted Park.