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The Rector and the Pro-Rector of the university college are elected for a four-year period at a time.

Eight students from the Social Work programme at Volda University College is currently undertaking their internship in Mangalore, India. This is the ninth year of cooperation between VUC and the Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work in Mangalore.

Volda University College organizes in November an international research conference, with participants from all over the world. The conference “Media and the Cold War 1975-1991” will take place in the period 20th – 21st November, under the Faculty of Media and Journalism’s umbrella.

The portrait was previously reserved for the artist - now we are almost bombarded, said Associate Professor at the Faculty of Media and Journalism Erling Sivertsen to a packed auditorium in the Berte Kanutte-building today.

The ninth award for Research and development at Volda University College was today awarded the project “Media and the Second cold War” at the Faculty of Media and Journalism.

The Research Days 2014 is arranged by Volda University College from 19th-23rd September. This year the audience can participate in jazz seminars, experience a Pecha Kucha night at the student house Rokken, or taste traditional Norwegian food at the Volda Bygdetun museum. The program also includes a number of interesting lectures and seminars, held by faculty members at Volda University College.

We are pleased to invite you to our festival 18-21th September at Samfunnshuset.

International Office at Volda University College (VUC) arranges a trip to Geiranger every autumn. This year 80 international students joined the bus and ferry ride to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geiranger.

«Quality is just as important as quantity in higher education, and this university college, albeit the largest higher education institution between Bergen and Trondheim, is really something special with regards to quality» - said Member of Parliament and VUC alumni Fredric Holen Bjørdal in his opening speech.

The films «The Christmas of Soland and Ludvig» and «Light Fly, Fly High» were among the winners of the Amanda Award at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund.