Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences


The Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norwegian: Høgskolen i Innlandet, is a state university college in Norway, established in 2017 from the merger of Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College. It has six campuses.

History

INN University was formed on 1 January 2017 from a merger of Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College. These two institutions date to 1994 and 1971 respectively. The rector is Kathrine Skretting, a professor of media studies who was the rector of Lillehammer University College prior to the merge.

Locations

It has campuses in Blæstad, Elverum, Evenstad, Hamar, Lillehammer and Rena. There are six faculties spread across these sites. There are approximately 13,000 students and 950 employees.

Education

The university offers 35 one-year study programs and 52 Bachelor degree programs. Several of these are taught in English. There are also 31 Master programs and a choice of 4 PhDs. There also teacher education and further education programs.
The main teaching and research areas are ecology and agricultural sciences, psychology, sports, law, music, health sciences, the social sciences, teacher education, language and literature, biotechnology, film, tv and culture, tourism, animation and game sciences, economics, and leadership and innovation.

Research

The merged university has the following priority research areas:
An Olympic Studies Centre was opened in 2018, and the Centre for Excellence in Film and Interactive Media Arts in the same year.