Harstad University College ( or ) is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the city of Harstad

Harstad

is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...

, 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...

. It was established August 1, 1994, as a result of the restructuring of an existing høgskole in Harstad, a 1983 establishment, and has about 1100 students and 110 employees.

Harstad University College is divided into two departments, the Business Administration and Social Sciences Department, and the Health and Social Work Department.