University of Inland Norway

The University of Inland Norway (Universitetet i Innlandet, usually shortened to INN University) is a state university in Innlandet county. Its campuses are spread across the region: Blæstad, Elverum, Evenstad, Hamar, Lillehammer and Rena, with faculties at all six sites. Lillehammer is the biggest campus, housed at the television and radio centre built for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. The register lists the institution under postcode 2418 and the owner as the Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet).

The university was formed on 1 January 2017 from a merger of Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College, first as the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. An application for university status in 2018 was rejected by NOKUT in January 2020. A second application in 2024 was granted, and the institution became the University of Inland Norway. The Norwegian Film School is a faculty, founded in 1997 in the media centre from the Olympics and given new facilities in 2004.

Teaching covers a broad set of fields. The main areas are ecology and agricultural sciences, psychology, sports, law, music, health sciences, social sciences, teacher education, language and literature, biotechnology, film, television and culture, tourism, animation and game sciences, economics, and leadership and innovation. The university offers 46 bachelor's programmes, 32 master's programmes and six PhDs, including applied ecology and biotechnology, health and welfare, and teaching and teacher education.

The Study in Norway list (HK-dir) shows 6 English-taught degree programmes here: 2 at bachelor's level and 4 at master's level. Subjects on the list include humanities and theology, game development, biomedical science, ecology, social sciences and psychology, and business administration. NOKUT's institutional category is university.

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.