Volda is the place you will never forget. We are situated on the north west coast of Norway, surrounded by spectacular fjords and mountains. 

Volda University College has approximately 3000 students, 150 academic staff, and about 60 technical and administrative staff. The college has long and proud traditions of higher education dating back to its foundation as a teachers’ training college established in 1895, now expanded to 4 faculties, 5 Master's Programmes, more than 30 undergraduate study programmes, and about 300 study courses offered.

Today Volda University College offers study programmes and courses in a wide variety of academic fields, administered by the Faculty of Education & Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences &  History, the Faculty of Fine &  Performing Arts and the Faculty of Media & Journalism. Volda University College is widely renowned for its outstanding academic studies in animation, broadcast journalism and documentary film production.

VUC is known also for its lively academic and social environment. Annual festivals at Volda University College have become nationally recognized, with the Documentary Film Festival in April as the main event.

Volda University College offers a great combination of a highly trained academic staff, with a small and inclusive learning environment. Below-average class sizes enable students to frequently interact with faculty members and administrative staff. In addition, Volda University College campus is compact with all school buildings in five minutes' walking distance from each other. At present, students from around 30 different countries are enrolled at Volda University College. We are preparing an alumni/network system that will enable you to keep in touch with student friends and the university college all your life.

Our home is Volda, but our perspective is international. Recognising that globalisation of communications, commerce and education is rapidly gathering pace, we are aiming to meet this challenge and exploring the potential of learning without frontiers. Life long studies are therefore one of our main objectives, and we are working hard on making our courses more accessible, flexible and convenient. At the same time our strategy is not to become a very large academic institution, but to remain one of the best university colleges in the northern hemisphere. 

Welcome to Volda!

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