University of Bergen

1750

The university today serves approximately 17,000 students, and is one of the ten universities in Norway. == History == Although the university was founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place in Bergen since the founding of Bergen Cathedral School in 1153, the Seminarium Fredericianum in 1750 and the establishment of the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in 1817.

1817

The university today serves approximately 17,000 students, and is one of the ten universities in Norway. == History == Although the university was founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place in Bergen since the founding of Bergen Cathedral School in 1153, the Seminarium Fredericianum in 1750 and the establishment of the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in 1817.

1825

Academia and higher education would also be significantly advanced in the city with the establishment of Bergen Museum, later renamed University Museum of Bergen, in 1825.

1917

Founded by Wilhelm Frimann Christie and Jacob Neumann, the museum became a venue for both research and education specialized on natural science, and featured prominent researcher like Michael Sars, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen and Fridtjof Nansen. Bergen would eventually become a city with several arenas for higher education and research with the Geophysical Institute being established in 1917, the Chr.

1946

The university today serves approximately 17,000 students, and is one of the ten universities in Norway. == History == Although the university was founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place in Bergen since the founding of Bergen Cathedral School in 1153, the Seminarium Fredericianum in 1750 and the establishment of the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in 1817.

2017

The university has 7 faculties, the newest being The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design which was established in 2017.




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