Nord University

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Nord University

Nord universitet
Nord University Bodø campus
Former names	University of Nordland
Type	State university
Established	2016 (1994, 1892)
Rector	Hanne Solheim Hansen
Administrative staff	1,300
Students	11,000
Location	Bodø , Nordland , Norway 67°17′15″N 14°33′30″E / 67.28750°N 14.55833°E / 67.28750; 14.55833
Campus	Main capuses in Bodø and Levanger.
Website	nord.no

Nord University (Norwegian: Nord universitet; Southern Sami: Noerhte universitete; Lule Sami: Nuortta universitiehtta)^[1] is a state university in the Nordland and Trøndelag counties of Norway. The university has 11,000 students at study locations in Northern and Central Norway, with main campuses in Bodø, the capital of the county of Nordland, and Levanger, a university town located on the south shore of the Trondheim Fjord. Further campuses are located in Mo i Rana, Namsos, Nesna, Sandnessjøen, Steinkjer, Stjørdal, and Vesterålen.

The university is committed to a broad scope of educational and research programmes, with a focus on blue and green growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as welfare, health and education. Nord University offers 180 programmes within both academic and professional studies, including aquaculture, sociology, business education, nurse education, and teacher education.

The university is named after the Norwegian word for North, Nord, in order to emphasise its devotion to northern regions. A member of the University of the Arctic, Nord University is a hub in the international network of universities offering circumpolar studies.