ARTICLE 1

The University of Bergen

 

http://www.youtube.com/UniBergen

This video shows a presentation of the University of Bergen. Some students explain where they come from, why they study on the University of Bergen and what we can do on the campus. Moreover they present “fantoft” that is to say the university residence where live international students. Students talk also about courses and about the Norwegian “way of life”. Thus Norwegians are famous to be friendly and helpful, in particular with international students. So Norway and more particularly Bergen is a nice place to improve English. Norway has a high-quality education system and foreign students are important, because they enrich the social environment at the University.

This map of the campus of the University of Bergen shows an extensive campus.


Photo by Florentine Viot-Rabineau

The city of Bergen is the administrative and educational centre of western Norway. The University of Bergen is a university young and modern, because it was formally established in 1946. It’s a university in link with geography, history and culture of Bergen. There are approximately 25 000 students in Bergen that is to say 10% of the city population, and 14 500 students study at the University of Bergen. Thus with 14 5000 students and more 3000 staff members, the University of Bergen is a medium-sized European university. A lot of disciplines exist in this University, in fact there are 50 study programmes and more than 3000 different modules. The University of Bergen is “divided” between two great campuses which are Årstadvollen and Nygårdshøyden. 1° Årstadvollen is the medical campus with dentistry, medicine and health-care. 2° the main campus is Nygårdshøyden. In Nygårdshøyden there are courses for examples on natural and social sciences, psychology, arts, law. Moreover at Nygårdshøyden, students can find a lot of houses, shops, academic departments and faculties.

 

The University of Bergen is a university in link with international, because international students come in this university. Thus this university is open on the international and has a reputation as the “international university in Norway”. The University of Bergen on a European scale is record like a university with remarkable international activities. Over 1300 international students study at the University of Bergen, and the University sends students to more than 50 countries. In fact the University of Bergen has build relationships with universities in Europe, north America, eastern and southern Africa and Asia. Thus 65% of the students at the University of Bergen come from the western part of Norway and almost 8% come from abroad ( above all students on exchange programmes). Furthermore the University of Bergen also co-operate with developing countries. As a result this University has established programmes with universities in Third World Countries.

The University of Bergen suggest many counselling and advising services, which are academic and non academic. Thus international students can access to a computer with facility and rapidity, and it’s easy to international students to find some information, when they need information (on courses, scholarships, library…). However students have to be registered like student at the university to obtain a user account, for access to a computer. In the list of services for international students, we find equally a tutorial system, for students who need help for their courses. Besides, international students can ask for help at the University office when they need some papers for example.  Some “welfare services” are equally organized. For example SiB* which is free for exchange students. SiB is responsible for housing, nurseries, cafeterias, sports facilities for students and advices services. SiB pays out refunds medical acts, and is a health fund help for students who have high expenses cause to physiotherapy, chiropractor or dentist.

 Next to the University of Bergen students can find many activities share into 160 organizations, societies, clubs and associations. Moreover students are responsible for these activities.

http://www.uib.no/education

http://students.uib.no/

http://www.uib.no/about/artikler/2009/02/the-university

https://www.uib.no/about/organisation/about-uib

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Bergen

http://www.uib.no/about

http://www.uib.no/