Harstad University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Harstad or HiH) was a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the city of Harstad which is located in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway.[1]
Høgskolen i Harstad (HiH) | |
 Harstad University College | |
| Type | University college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1 August 1994 |
| Rector | Bodil Olsvik |
Academic staff | 120 |
| Students | 1,300 |
| Location | , 68°48′13″N 16°32′48″E / 68.80361°N 16.54667°E |
| Affiliations | UArctic |
| Website | www.hih.no |
It was originally established on 28 October 1983 but was enlarged on 1 August 1994 as a result of the merging of three regional høgskoler. Harstad University College had about 1300 students and 120 employees in 2012.[2] Harstad University College was at that time organised in two departments, the Business Administration and Social Sciences Department, and the Health and Social Care Department.[3]
Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences consisted of two sections:
- Leadership, Management, and Organization
- Services
Department of Health and Social Care consisted of four sections:
- Social Education
- Nursing
- Child Welfare Education
- Continuing Education
End of separate existence
editHowever, on 1 January 2016 the college was merged with the University of Tromsø and the location became one of that university's several regional campuses.
References
edit- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Høgskolen i Harstad" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ "Norges første flerfaglige høgskole" (in Norwegian). Høgskolen i Harstad. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ "Organisation Structure". Høgskolen i Harstad. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
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