Volda University College


Volda University College, a no-tuition state institution in Norway with over 150 years of history, is a public university of applied sciences. It offers a range of study programs—from bachelor's up to doctoral levels—in fields like Arts, Education, Media, Humanities, and Social Science. It is located in Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
Notable alumni include Sylvi Listhaug, Thomas Numme and Arne Krumsvik.
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History

HVO was established on, when the Møre og Romsdal regional college and the Volda Teachers College were merged. HVO has a long tradition in Volda dating back to a teachers' training college which was first established here in. The rector is Odd Helge Mjellem Tonheim. The university has approximately 4,600 and 350 employees.
HVO is divided into four faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Education, the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, the Faculty of Social Sciences and History, and the Faculty of Media and Journalism. There are a total of 6 Master's degree programmes, 30 undergraduate study programmes, and about 300 courses offered.
HVO is host of the annual Norwegian Documentary Film Festival, the Animation Volda Festival, and a social environment centered on the campus' large Rokken concert venue and the Rokken Café.
In the 2010 feature film Trollhunter, the main characters are said to be students at HVO.