Academic environment and resources

Gjøvik University College focuses its research, development and studies in the disciplines health, technology, IT, media and economics and and business management/administration. Gjøvik University College currently employs 270 people, and has an enrollment of about 2400 students. Our vision is to be the leading center of competence in the inland region within the lines health, community care and technology.

Gjøvik University College is an academic instituition with ability to adapt and manouver, and takes signals from government, market and students quickly and efficiently.

Clear goals

The university college has clear goals of significantly expanding its profile of competence and expertise in its scientific staff. At present date, the school employs 182 academic staff members, distributed as 14 professors, 9 associated professors and 52 primary positions. Encouragement arrangements have been put in place to spur qualification of primary lector/assiastant professor, and it is expected that in the close future more people will be evaluated to primary assistant professor level. Futher, the school has an extensive program of Ph.D candidate scholarships. A total of 20 scholars/interns contribute to an increased research and development activity, a solid research foundation of the education and a broad reqruitment base for medium-to-higher level academic positions.

Focus areas

• IT
• Health
• Media
• Technology
• Economy and management

Research centers

• Center of care research
• The simulation center
• Norwegian Color Research Laboratory
• Norwegian Information Security laboratory

Research at GUC

• RnD organization
• Skriftserien
• Scholarship
• Scientific publication

Direct to

• Vacancies
• ClassFronter
• StudentWeb