Volda University College
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Volda University College ({{langx|no|Høgskulen i Volda}} or HVO) is one of the no-tuition state institutions in the system of higher education in Norway. It is located in Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.{{cite book |author=Info Norden |title=Joint Degrees and the Nordic Countries |publisher=Nordic Council of Ministers |year=2015 |isbn=978-92-893-4066-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4DVCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA137 |access-date=2018-10-05 |page=137 |via=Google Books}}
History
HVO was established on 1 August 1994, when the Møre og Romsdal regional college and the Volda Teachers College were merged. HVO has a long tradition in Volda dating back to a teachers' training college which was first established here in 1895. The current rector is Odd Helge Mjellem Tonheim (2025), in 2024 the university has approximately 4 600 [https://www.hivolda.no/om students] and 350 employees (2020).
HVO is divided into four faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Education, the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, the Faculty of Social Sciences and History, and the Faculty of Media and Journalism. There are a total of 6 Master's degree programmes, 30 undergraduate study programmes, and about 300 courses offered.
HVO is host of the annual Norwegian Documentary Film Festival (since 1997, {{aka}} DOKFILM),{{cite web |title=About DOKFILM |work=DOKFILM |date=2020-12-26 |url=http://www.dokfilm.no/english/ |access-date=2020-12-26}} the Animation Volda Festival (since 2007),{{cite web |title=Animation Volda Festival: About Us |work=Animation Volda Festival |url=https://www.animationvolda.no/kopi-av-news |access-date=2020-12-26}} and a social environment centered on the campus' large Rokken concert venue and the Rokken Café (both opened 2005).{{cite web |title=Studenthuset Rokken |work=Student Association in Volda |url=https://www.sivolda.no/rokken/category990.html |access-date=2020-12-26}}
In the 2010 feature film Trollhunter, the main characters are said to be students at HVO.
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External links
- [http://www.hivolda.no/index.php?lang=eng Volda University College]
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Category:Universities and colleges in Norway
Category:Education in Møre og Romsdal