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University of Bergen

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Public university in Bergen, Norway

The University of Bergen (Norwegian: Universitetet i Bergen) is a public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several scientific institutions that dated as far back as 1825.2 It is part of Ministry of Education and Research of Norway.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1946Founded1
  • Industrytertiary education1
  • HeadquartersBergen1
  • Websiteuib.no

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Bergen museum Norway 2009 2
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The University of Bergen (Norwegian: Universitetet i Bergen) is a public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several scientific institutions that dated as far back as 1825. It is Norway's second-oldest university, and is considered to be one of the nation's four so-called "established universities." It has faculties and programmes in all the academic fields typical of a classical university, as well as such degree programmes as medicine and law that, traditionally, only the "established universities" are authorized by law to offer. It is also one of Norway's leading universities in many of the natural sciences, including marine research and climate research. It has consistently been ranked in the top 200 or top one percent of universities in the world, and as one of the best 10 or best 50 universities worldwide in some fields, such as earth and marine sciences. It is part of the Coimbra Group and of the U5 group of Norway's oldest and highest-ranked universities.2

Corporate structure

University of Bergen sits at the top of its group. 8 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • University of Bergen Bergen
    • NORCE Research AS Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • Department of Biological Sciences Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies Subsidiary · Oslo Municipality, Norway
    • University of Bergen Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • University of Bergen Department of Mathematics Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • University of Bergen Faculty of Humanities Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute Subsidiary · Norway

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The university traces its roots to several earlier scientific and scholarly institutions founded in Bergen. Academic activity had taken place in Bergen since the founding of Bergen Cathedral School in 1153, the Seminarium Fredericianum in 1750 and the establishment of the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in 1817. Academia and higher education would also be significantly advanced in the city with the establishment of Bergen Museum, later renamed University Museum of Bergen, in 1825. Founded by Wilhelm Frimann Christie and Jacob Neumann, the museum became a venue for both research and education specialized on natural science, and featured prominent researcher like Michael Sars, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen and Fridtjof Nansen.

Bergen eventually became a city with several arenas for higher education and research with the Geophysical Institute being established in 1917, the Chr. Michelsen Institute in 1930, the Norwegian School of Economics in 1936 and finally the university in 1946. The University of Bergen was established by an act of parliament in 1946, as Norway's second university.

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Education and Research of Norway

Subsidiaries

  • Department of Biological Sciences
  • NORCE Research AS
  • Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
  • University of Bergen Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies
  • University of Bergen Department of Mathematics
  • University of Bergen Faculty of Humanities
  • University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2019Acquired Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies1
  2. Succeeded Bergen National Academy of the Arts1

Employees over time

  • 20194,2151

Timeline

  1. 1946Founded Founded1

Sources

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