University of Stavanger



The University of Stavanger (Norwegian: Universitetet i Stavanger, UiS) is a public research university located in Stavanger, Norway. It was established in 2005 when the Stavanger University College received university status.

The university is organised in six faculties. In 2022 it had 12,506 students and 2,200 employees including academics, administrative and service staff. In 2024 it had a budget of just under two billion NOK, which corresponds to roughly $190 million.

History
The university has its roots in Rogaland Regional College, established in 1969. In 1986, Rogaland Regional College merged with the Rogaland Polytechnic to form Rogaland College Center.

In 1994, the Stavanger University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Stavanger; HiS) was formed, when Rogaland College Center merged with Stavanger Nursing College, Stavanger Social Work College, the Norwegian Hospitality College, Stavanger Teachers' College, Rogaland Music Conservatory and the Congregational College.

In January 2005, the college was granted university status by the government. Officially rebranding as the University of Stavanger. It was the first university to form as the result of a merger

In 2009, the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger was transferred from Stavanger Museum to UiS.

The University of Stavanger was in 2018 the third highest ranked in Norway in terms of number of research publications per member of scientific staff and fifth overall. The university became a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) in October 2012.

Organisation and administration
The university board consists of the leader, 3 representatives chosen by the scientific staff, 3 from representatives from outside the university, 2 chosen by the student parliament, 1 representative chosen by temporary staff, and 1 representative chosen by technical and administrative staff. The rector is secretary of the board.

It is organised in six faculties: Arts and Education, Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Performing Arts, Health Sciences and the UiS Business School. There are also two national centres of expertise and the Museum of Archaeology. The university has two campuses: one at Ullandhaug and another at Bjergsted; both in Stavanger. The latter campus hosts the Faculty of Performing Arts.

Faculty of Arts and Education

 * Department of Education and Sports Science
 * Department of Early Childhood Education
 * Filiorum Center: High Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care
 * Department of Cultural Studies and Languages

Faculty of Social Sciences

 * Department of Media and Social Sciences
 * Department of Social Studies
 * The Norwegian School of Hotel Management

Faculty of Science and Technology

 * Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
 * Stavanger AI lab
 * Department of Mathematics and Physics
 * Quark-Lab: Centre for fundamental physics research (SFF)
 * Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science
 * Department of Safety, Economics and Planning
 * Department of Chemistry, Biosciences and Environmental engineering
 * Department of Energy Resources
 * Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering

Faculty of Health Sciences

 * Department of Public Health
 * Department of Quality and Health Technology
 * Department of Caring and Ethics

Faculty of Performing Arts

 * Department of Classical Music
 * Department of Jazz, Dance, PPU (Educational Theory and Practice), and Music Production

UiS Business School
The University of Stavanger Business School (Norwegian: Handelshøyskolen ved UiS) is a business school and a faculty under UiS. The school offers a wide variety of educational programmes, and is one of the largest institutions in Norway educating students at the master's level in business administration.

Faculty

 * Ellen Nisbeth, violist
 * Kjersti Engan, scientist
 * Jan Egeland, diplomat, political scientist and humanitarian leader
 * Wencke Mühleisen, gender and media researcher
 * Hande Eslen-Ziya, sociologist

Alumni

 * Hadia Tajik, politician
 * Geir Bergkastet, director
 * Helge Eide, oil & gas executive
 * Ingrid Fiskaa, politician
 * Leif Johan Sevland, politician
 * Bodil Arnesen, opera singer