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University of Nordland

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Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

1994-08-01 00:00:00.0 Founding by complex reorganization

Name
Bodø University College

Short name
HBO

Affiliations
Other public administration body

Hierarchical level
Highest level

COFOG
09 Education

Superior body
Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs

Belongs to group
University Colleges

Main affiliation category
Body part of group subordinated ministry

Located
1804 Bodø

Procedure and documents for this change
Related units:

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2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Agency with special extended authority

Hierarchical level
Highest level

Procedure and documents for this change

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2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 * No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Education and Research

2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Maintenance by reorganization

Related units:
  • * National Centre for Arts and Culture

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2010-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Maintenance by reorganization

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2011-01-01 00:00:00.0 Change of name

Name
University of Nordland

Short name
UiN

2011-01-01 00:00:00.0 Unit moving into, or out of, integrated organizations

(The unit moves into, or out of, an integrated organization or a group organization; the unit becomes part of a larger service / group of organizations.)

Superior body
Ministry of Education and Research

Main affiliation category
National single organization (without subordinated units)

University College in Bodø changed on 1. January 2011 its institutional status to university; Nordland University.

Brief History
The application for accreditation of University College Bodø University was sent to the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) 7 September 2009. On 27 to 28. April 2010 the Academic Committee of NOKUT completed interviews and surveys with impaired Party at University College in Bodø. On 30 June 2010 NOKUT made it publicly known that the University College in Bodø satisfy the criteria to be accredited as a university. On 16 September 2010, the Board in NOKUT decided that the University College in Bodø was accredited university. On 27. September, Bodø University College sent its application for change of institutional status to the Ministry of Education.


University of Nordland has four accredited Phd courses:
* PhD in business economics at the Graduate School, Bodø (HHB)
* PhD in sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSV)
* PhD in professional practice at the School of Professional Studies (PHS)
* PhD in aquaculture at the Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA)

2015-12-31 00:00:00.0 Ending by merger

Procedure and documents for this change
Merged into:

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