University of Agder
Universitetet i Agder
Established:	1994/2007
Rector:	Torunn Lauvdal (2007)
Staff:	900
Students:	8,500
Undergraduates:	7,500
Postgraduates:	1,000
Doctoral students:	50
Location:	Arendal, Grimstad and Kristiansand, Norway
Website:	http://www.uia.no

Campus Gimlemoen, located in Kristiansand. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Grimstad is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. (formerly "Christianssand" is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway and of the geographical A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages (formerly "Christianssand" is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway and of the geographical

University of Agder (Universitetet i Agder), previously Agder University College, has 8500 students and 900 members of faculty and staff. UiA is one of the larger institutions for higher education in Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Agder University College was instituted in 1994 after 6 colleges in Kristiansand, Grimstad and Arendal merged. (formerly "Christianssand" is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway and of the geographical Grimstad is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. The university college became Norway's 7th university on September 1, 2007, after the government had granted it status as university on August 10, 2007. The term " university college " is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide Tertiary education but do not have full or independent Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

As of today, the university is split between three campuses; Arendal, Grimstad and Kristiansand, with the latter being the largest. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Grimstad is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. (formerly "Christianssand" is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway and of the geographical

The University of Agder has five faculties, with the teacher training programmes organized interdisiplinarily. Currently the university offers 175 study programmes, including 20 Master programmes and 7 PhD programmes, in a wide variety of subjects, such as business administration, social sciences, language, culture and litterature, engineering, music and health related courses, as well as several other study programmes. All engineering programmes are currently located in Grimstad, nursing and healthcare programmes are taught both in Arendal and Kristiansand. The remainder of the programmes and courses are taught in Kristiansand. The university is involved in significant international cooperation, and has signed agreements with 170 universities on student and teacher exchange in all parts of the world. The university closely collaborates with business, the public sector and NGOs in the Agder-region. UiA contributes considerably to the economic, social and cultural development of the region.

UiA has a shared leadership. The rector is elected by the students and members of staff and faculty. She is the head of the university board, and is responsible for the academic programmes and activities. The university director is the head of administration, and is responsible for all economic and administrativ affairs.

Agder University College was from the establishment of the college situated in 8 different places in Kristiansand, Grimstad and Arendal, causing inconvenience to both students and staff. In 2001 the activities in Kristiansand were concentrated in new buildings erected on the former Gimlemoen military camp, with the exception of the former music conservatory which is still housed in the centre of Kristiansand. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. By 2010 also this part of the university will be located on the Gimlemoen campus. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. In 2005 the university board decided to merge the campuses in Arendal and Grimstad, and to locate the new campus in Grimstad, effective from 2010. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. The university will thus have two campuses, Campus Kristiansand (approx 6. 000 students) and Campus Grimstad (approx 2. 500 students) in 2010.

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