UNIVERSITETET FOR MILJO OG BIOVITENSKAP

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Norway

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) was established in 2005 when it received full university accreditation from NOKUT. It is one of the 8 accredited universities in Norway.

In 1859 it was initially established as an agricultural school and in 1897 it became a scientific university college (vitenskapelig høgskole). From 1897 onwards, it was known as the Agricultural University of Norway (NLH) until receiving university status in 2005.  

UMB is comprised of 8 departments and works closely with 5 centres on campus. Education at UMB is characterised by its high professional quality, constant teacher-student interaction and a pleasant social and physical environment. UMB is recognised as a leading international centre of knowledge, focused on higher education and research within environmental- and biosciences. 

The university's main specialisation areas are:

• Biology
• Environment
• Food
• Land Use and Natural Resource Management

Together with other research institutes established at Aas, UMB provides state-of-the-art knowledge based on a broad range of disciplines. 

Find out more about UMB at our web site: http://www.umb.no/english/