University College of Southeast Norway

University College of Southeast Norway
Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge
Type	University college
Established	2016
Students	17,152
Location	Bø, Telemark, Porsgrunn, Notodden, Rauland, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsberg, Horten, Norway
Website	usn.no

The University College of Southeast Norway (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge, abbreviated HSN) is a Norwegian state university college, which was established by the King-in-Council on 9 October 2015. It has campuses in Bø, Telemark, Porsgrunn, Notodden, Rauland, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsberg and Horten. It was established in 2016 by the merger of the former Telemark University College and Buskerud and Vestfold University College, and is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Norway. The purpose of the merger is to become a full university.^[1] It has 1,360 employees and 17,152 students.

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Universities and colleges in Norway

State universities	Agder Bergen Life Sciences Nordland Oslo NTNU Stavanger Tromsø

State specialised universities	Architecture and Design Business Music Sport Sciences

Private specialised universities	BI MF Logistics

State university colleges	Bergen Hedmark KHiB KHiO Lillehammer Oslo and Akershus Police Sámi Sogn og Fjordane Stord/Haugesund Southeast Norway Volda Østfold

Private university colleges	American DMMH NITH Rogaland Rudolf Steiner

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