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Stavanger is Norway's fourth largest city with a population of 103.000. Stavanger's history is one of shipping, the canning industry and trade. Today the most important industry is oil. Stavanger is undoubtedly the oil capital of Norway. All the major oil companies in the world are represented here with their Norwegian headquarters. The influence of oil in the region is clearly evident, but the town has succeeded in mixing the old and the new into a atmosphere of its own: continental yet provincial, modern yet traditional.
Today Stavanger is also an exciting town with many qualities which have impressed both foreigners and the locals. Some foreigners have even suggested that Stavanger is a cultural metropolis. Look and listen and you will find inspiration in visiting the Concert Hall, the jazz and rock clubs, Rogaland Theatre, the modern cinema centre, the museums and the art galleries. The landscape around Stavanger is breath-taking, and the sports activities and conditions are among the very best in Norway. No doubt students will have a great time in a mild and pleasant climate.
ROGALAND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
Rogaland University Centre
was established on 1 January 1986. The new institution was
the result of a merger between Stavanger College of
Engineering and Rogaland Regional College. A major element,
however, was the founding of the new school of
engineering.
The aim of Rogaland University Centre is to offer higher education, conduct research and development activities and publish the results of the research.
Research and educational activities are organized in four faculties: Arts, Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration and Science and Technology.
National and local cultural life and industry have found an active cooperation partner in Rogaland University Centre. The students meet guest lecturers and course supervisors with a varied background. Most lectures are open to the public.
The Research Library at Rogaland University Centre comprises a collection of more than 100 000 books and magazines, and the reading room is an important place of work for the students.
Rogaland University Centre is one of six parties in the new Stavanger University Centre. The five other parties are: Stavanger College of Education, Rogaland Conservatory of Music, the Norwegian College of Hotel Management, Stavanger College of Nursing and Stavanger College of Social Work.
THE FACULTY OF ARTS
The Faculty of Arts offers
courses and conducts research in history, languages,
literature and cultural subjects. The aim of the Faculty is
to acquire and disseminate knowledge about philosophy, human
cognition and perception, history, languages, literature and
cultures (past and present). The Faculty offers basic
courses (one-year programmes in History, Norwegian, English,
German and French and additional programmes (half-year
programmes on top of a basic course) in Norwegian, English,
French and History. The Faculty works closely with Stavanger
College of Education in providing courses in English and
Norwegian language and literature.
Studies in Nordic language and
literature
The Nordic department in
the Faculty of Arts offers basic courses, grunnfag
(two-semester programmes) and mellomfag (one semester on top
of the grunnfag programme) in Nordic languages and
literature. Both courses can be parts of a cand.mag. or
cand.philol. degree.
In addition the Nordic department at RUC organizes several courses in Norwegian language and literature for students of journalism and media, and students in the Faculties of Economics/Business Administration and Science/Technology. The Nordic department cooperates with members of the staff at Stavanger College of Education.
In addition to the permanent positions in Nordic languages and literature, the Nordic department currently has a doctoral student in Nordic linguistics.
The Nordic department has a large collection of language material from the south-western part of Norway including a substantial collection of place-names suitable for research projects.
LOCATION AND BUILDINGS
Rogaland University Centre
is located in the University Area of Stavanger. The area was
reserved for educational and research purposes in the early
seventies by the City of Stavanger. Major establishments in
this area are, in addition to Rogaland University Centre,
Rogaland Research, Stavanger College of Education, the
Norwegian College of Hotel Management, the Norwegian
Petroleum Directorate, Stavanger Botanical Garden and the
Iron Age Farm owned by Stavanger Archeological Museum.
Together these institutions offer courses in a wide range of
academic fields constituting a sound basis for future
development in research and education. The buildings of
Rogaland University Centre covers a total floor space of
40,000 sq. metres, including laboratories, auditoriums,
student facilities and offices.
RESEARCH
The academic staff of
Rogaland University Centre totals 125. Rogaland University
Centre publishes a Research Report every other year. The
Research Report provides a list of all projects and
publications, and its primary objective is to make the
research activity known. In addition, publications are
issued in the series "Working papers from Rogaland
University Centre".
Rogaland Research Academy
Rogaland Research Academy
is a joint venture between Rogaland Research and Rogaland
University Centre. Its main purpose is to take advantage of
the combined human resources and facilities of the two
institutions in developing doctorate programmes.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
In 1990 an agreement on
PhD-studies was signed by the Aalborg University Centre in
Denmark and Rogaland University Centre. Students from
Rogaland University Centre holding M.Sc.-degrees may be
awarded a doctoral degree from Aalborg University Centre
under Danish law, while conducting their studies in
Stavanger.
A similar agreement between Rogaland University Centre and Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen was signed in 1992. In 1993 the first defense of a doctoral thesis in cooperation with a Norwegian university, the University of Bergen, was arranged at Rogaland University Centre in Stavanger.
THE STUDIES
Studies at Rogaland
University Centre are independent programmes leading to the
degree of "høgskolekandidat" after two years of
study. The graduate level in Science leads to the degree of
Master of Science after five years of study. Rogaland
University Centre offers education to students with a
Norwegian "examen artium" or its equivalent (i.e. G.C.E. "A"
level in Great Britain or senior high school plus one year
in college in the USA).
CONTACT PERSON FOR THE BERGEN
NETWORK
Anders M. Andersen
Høgskolen i Stavanger
Box 2557, Ullandhaug
N-4004 STAVANGER
Tel.: + 47 51 83 13 00
Fax: + 47 51 83 13 50