Norwegian University of Life Sciences

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) is a public university in Ås, in Akershus county. It has around 7,700 students and is organised into seven faculties: Biosciences; Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science; Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management; Landscape and Society; the School of Economics and Business; Science and Technology; and Veterinary Medicine. It is the only educational institution in Norway to provide veterinary education.

The institution was established in 1859 as the Higher Agricultural College. In 1897 it became the Norwegian College of Agriculture, later a university-level college, and it received university status in 2005. In 2014 it merged with the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in Oslo and took its current Norwegian name, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet. The register lists it as a university owned by the Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet).

Teaching runs from bachelor's through master's to doctoral level. Research is mainly focused on environmental sciences, veterinary medicine, food science, biotechnology, aquaculture and business development, and master's and PhD students are often involved in research activities. The university also has exchange agreements with more than 93 universities worldwide, and partnerships with universities in developing countries run mainly through the Department of International Environmental and Development Studies/Noragric.

The Study in Norway list shows 20 English-taught degree programmes at NMBU: one bachelor's degree, International Environment and Development Studies, and 19 master's degrees. These cover agroecology, animal breeding and genetics, aquatic food production, aquaculture, data science, development and natural resource economics, ecology, feed manufacturing technology, international development studies, international environmental studies, international relations and radioecology. The subject range also takes in animal science, economics, fisheries, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, landscape architecture and area studies.

For an international student, applications go through the institution's own system. Students from outside the EU/EEA need a study permit from UDI. EU/EEA and Swiss students are normally exempt from tuition at state institutions, while other degree students pay an institutional fee. Student welfare is handled by the University Foundation for Student Life in Ås (SiÅs), which runs housing, a sports centre, a bookstore and cafeterias, and the International Student Union looks after international students' interests.