Overview

Høyskolen for yrkesfag is a small-scale higher education institution in Norway with about 110 students. It is located in Gjøvík, a city in the Gudbrandska Valley in Norway. It is located in Kaløde in the city center, adjacent to the Inland Vocational School and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and also has a campus in Porsgrunn.

History and establishment time

The school was established in December 2015.

School strength

Teaching staff: As a small institution, although the specific number of teachers and detailed backgrounds are not clear, from its education model of close cooperation with the industry, the teaching team should have rich practical experience and professional knowledge, and be able to integrate cases and experience from actual work into teaching, helping students better understand and apply what they have learned.

Teaching resources: The school focuses on practical teaching, and the teaching facilities should be equipped to match the practical needs of majors such as architecture and engineering, such as architectural model making laboratories, engineering design studios, etc., which provide students with a good practical operation environment and help cultivate students' hands-on ability and ability to solve practical problems.

Institutional nature

Høyskolen for yrkesfag is a public higher education institution.

Educational philosophy

The school's educational philosophy emphasizes the combination of practical experience and theoretical knowledge, focusing on cultivating students' professional skills and practical ability in the professional field, and is committed to providing students with education closely related to workplace needs, so that they can smoothly enter related industries and have good career development potential, and create a higher education institution closely integrated with the workplace, rather than a traditional purely academic education institution.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: The school's current key discipline is building site management, and in the future it will also provide more collection-based part-time and full-time bachelor's degree programs, such as technology and management of sustainable building facilities. These disciplines are closely related to the fields of architecture and engineering, aiming to cultivate students' professional qualities in construction project management, technology application and sustainable development, so as to meet the construction industry's demand for high-quality talents.

Key laboratories: Although no specific key laboratories are explicitly mentioned, from the perspective of subject settings, the school may be equipped with laboratories or practical teaching places related to construction engineering, such as building materials laboratories, engineering mechanics laboratories, etc., to support students' practical teaching and scientific research activities, help students gain an in-depth understanding of the performance of building materials, the mechanical principles of engineering structures, etc., and improve students' practical operation ability and scientific research level.

Department Settings

The school does not clearly divide the departments in the traditional sense, but from the perspective of professional settings, it is mainly concentrated in related fields such as construction and engineering management. These majors together constitute the school's teaching and research system, providing students with systematic professional education and comprehensive quality training.

Ranking

The specific ranking of the college in the international or domestic authoritative university rankings has not been found, but it has a certain degree of professionalism and influence in the field of vocational education in Norway. Its unique education model and close integration with the workplace provide strong support for students' career development.

Expenses

The school's clear tuition standards have not been found, but the tuition fees of public universities in Norway are relatively reasonable, and all majors of the school can apply for loans or scholarships.

Campus

Geographic location: The school is located in Kaleud, the center of Gjøvik, Norway. The surrounding transportation is convenient and the living facilities are complete, which is convenient for students' daily life and study travel. At the same time, it is adjacent to inland vocational schools and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, which is conducive to resource sharing and academic exchanges between schools.

Campus environment: Although the campus is small in size, it has a beautiful environment and a compact layout, providing students with a comfortable and pleasant learning atmosphere. The campus is fully equipped with teaching and living facilities, which can meet the students' learning and living needs and create good learning and living conditions for students.