Buskerud University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education established August 1, 1994 and situated in the county of Buskerud

Buskerud

is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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The campuses are located in three different cities around Oslo: Kongsberg

Kongsberg

is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....

 (Technology and Engineering), Drammen

Drammen

Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...

 (Political Science, Health Science, Teacher Education, and Design) and Hønefoss

Hønefoss

Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...

(Business Administration and Management).

The institution has approximately 4500 students and 250 employees, and offers a broad range of different bachelor and master programmes.

Courses in English

Besides the courses in Norwegian, the following departments also offer courses taught in English:

• Business Administration and Management
• Engineering
• Political Science
• Tourism
• Visual Communication
• Norwegian Language and Culture

Master degrees in English are offered in Systems Engineering, Human Rights and Optometry/Visual science.