The University of Bergen is the second-oldest public university in Norway, having been established in 1946. Currently, it has 1,272 academic staff members working in six faculties to serve 14,800 students, 59% of whom are female and 11% are international. Natural sciences, social sciences, psychology, humanities, arts, law, and mathematics are taught at Nygrdshyden, while health-related subjects like medicine and dentistry are taught at the rstadvollen campus on the outskirts of the city, close to Haukeland University Hospital. The institution is based on two main campuses in the city of Bergen. The Birkeland Centre for Space Science and the Centre for Geobiology are two of Bergen’s four Norwegian Centres of Excellence, which are supported by the Research Council of Norway. The Hjort Centre, which is a marine cluster that undertakes interdisciplinary study into changes in marine ecosystems, includes Bergen, which is Norway’s largest maritime university. While being one of Europe’s top centres in the area, the university’s Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research is the biggest climate research hub in Scandinavia. Some of Norway’s largest cultural and natural history collections may be found at the University Museum of Bergen, which also houses exhibits on the Viking era, a whale hall, and a section dedicated to Henrik Ibsen and his time working as a theatre director in Bergen. The city itself is a desirable location to study because it is situated on Norway’s southwest coast and is encircled by fjords and mountains. It also has a lot to offer in terms of culture, hosting more than 60 concerts and events annually, including the Bergen International Film Festival.
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