University of Agder

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The University of Agder is a government-owned university, headed by an elected Rector and an appointed University Director. It has six faculties and one teacher unit governed as a whole by the University Board, which consists of a majority of members elected by faculty, staff and students and a minority of external members appointed by the Ministry of Education and Research.
UiA has 12,80...0 students and 1,200 faculty and staff members. It is one of the youngest universities in Norway, and it is still growing and consolidating its position for its high-quality research and study programmes both on the national and international level.
UiA seeks to be an open and inclusive university that is characterized by a culture of cooperation and aims to be on the cutting edge of innovation, education and research.
We prepare our students for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and co-creation of knowledge.
UiA seeks to be an open and inclusive university that is characterized by a culture of cooperation. Knowledge is successfully co-created when staff, students and the larger community challenge each other.
UiA wishes to further develop education and research at a high international level. Knowledge development will take place in a field of tension between close cooperation and critical distance. Together with the larger community, UiA will develop new methods for internal and external cooperation.
Regional, national and global cooperation set up new perspectives and solutions for the society of the future, and UiA is to be a driving force for developing society, culture, and industry and commerce.
The University of Agder shall offer education and disseminate knowledge as well as carry out research and artistic development work at a high international level. Our vision of “co-creation of knowledge” and our priority areas will clarify the university’s profile and provide a direction for practicing our social mission. UiA will widen the scope of its dissemination assignment through new forms of cooperation with the community at large.
The priority area Learning and Education for the Future shows that we have high ambitions for the students’ learning for the working life of the future, ability to critical reflection and personal development. UiA has similar high ambitions for the staff’s commitment to teaching and research-based education as basis for renewal of our study programmes.
The priority area Global Mindset strengthens our position as an attractive partner for cooperation as well as our international profile. UiA shall integrate global issues in study programmes and research, and contribute to solving global challenges. We will encourage cooperation, dialogue and mutual cultural development.
The priority area Community Involvement and Innovation provides a direction for how UiA can help in finding solutions to the complex challenges of the future. We will contribute to the development of society by promoting a culture of innovation, take an active part in public debate and develop new models for co – creation of knowledge.
In research, and in scholarly and artistic development work, we co-create with our students, with the wider community and with our international partners. A culture for excellence in research also means a culture for learning, openness and critical thinking. High-quality, international research is the basis for all the priority areas, but will at the same time itself be developed by a successful implementation of strategy. This entails aiming for long-term research goals, high-quality research management and solid research groups.
Our study programmes will be developed in the span between the uniqueness of the subjects, the challenges of society and changes in working life. In order for our students to succeed in a future labour market, they must acquire new knowledge, have the ability to reflect critically and use their knowledge in new ways. A dynamic learning environment will facilitate competence development and personal formation.
UiA remains committed to high-quality teaching and to providing optimal learning conditions for its students. We will further develop the competence of the scientific employees within teaching, supervision and the use of digital tools through a binding and general programme for competence- raising. A pedagogical merits system will be established and the university will strengthen the Associate Professor – career path.
We will strengthen our involvement in the global south in long-term cooperation with Norwegian and international partners. Through joint educational programmes and R&D both UiA and its partners will increase their competence and their contribution to development.
The University of Agder will make a difference for students, staff and the community. In close cooperation with the region, UiA will meet the complex challenges of the future. UiA will strengthen its relevance and visibility by challenging, supporting and improving society.
UiA will conduct research and artistic development work and provide research based knowledge for developing the society of the future.
UiA will have a clearly defined role as facilitator and contributor for promoting innovation in community, culture and enterprises and strengthen research based innovation in the region and beyond. This will take place in close cooperation and co-creation with local public and private enterprises.
Staff and students at UiA will be active participants in the public debate. The university wishes to ensure a free, critical and open debate and to contribute with analyses for the culture, trade and industry and public life of the future.
UiA will increase its commitment to developing regional culture, commerce and industry and other public and private enterprises. Staff and student will meet in various forums in order to maintain the university’s position as an active participant in discussions of important societal challenges like sustainability, economic development, plurality, gender equality, migration and social justice.