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Volda University College (VUC) received the 2026 Bygdepride Award for its long-standing work promoting inclusion, diversity, and support for LGBTQ+ people in the community. The award was presented during Bygdepride, where students and staff from VUC also took an active part in Pride Week and the annual pride parade through the centre of Volda.

How do you build an ironclad brand for a national women's football team in just two days? Twenty international students at Høgskulen i Volda took on the challenge during an intensive Erasmus Exchange workshop.

– The most enjoyable and educational thing we have done in practice was the verdict from the 30 media students who had a unique experience making sports broadcasts during the U19 World Volleyball Championships.

Master in Media Practices students at Volda University College have gained highly relevant practical experience this autumn and are receiving praise for the promotional films they produced for Runde Research.

In competition with all other colleges and universities in Norway, Volda University College has won the award for Erasmus+ Institution of the Year 2025.

He played a key role in blockbuster films like Toy Story and The Incredibles. When Bill Wise shares his expertise in animation and innovation with students in Volda, he views the future of the profession in light of AI with optimism.

Discover how the Master in Media Practices at Volda University College helps media students gain practical experience and industry connections. Learn about the collaboration with Oclin and how student life in Volda becomes a launchpad for creative careers.

Seventeen candidates are running for election as student representatives to the University Board at Volda University College (HVO). Get to know them and vote here! You could win a gift card worth NOK 1,000 by casting your vote.

– Safety, trip planning, laws and regulations, snow and glaciers, skiing and gear repair, experience design. So much exciting stuff! There’s a reason we call our trip an “extended bachelor’s thesis”, say the four students from Volda University College who plan to cross the Greenland Ice Sheet – entirely on their own.