The University of Bergen, with 14,800 students and around 3,600 employees, is a medium-sized European university. Key parts of the campus are located in the city centre. The University of Bergen is both an educational institution and a research institution covering most academic fields, organised into six faculties and around 40 institutes and academic centres.
The University of Bergen is also part of a global network of students, researchers and knowledge institutions.
Bergen is a city and municipality in Vestland and Norway's second-largest city, with 270,000 inhabitants. It is often considered the regional capital of Western Norway.
Velferdstinget Vest brings together the student democracies of all educational institutions affiliated with Sammen, the student welfare organisation in Western Norway. It works on student-policy issues that are not institution-specific, including student housing, mental-health services, health centres, student sports and student culture.
Sammen provides student welfare services for around 30,000 students in Western Norway. Its vision is: You should thrive as a student in Bergen.
Together with educational institutions, Sammen works to develop the overall learning environment for students in Western Norway. By offering good welfare services and high-quality academic programmes, it works to make Bergen an attractive student city. Much of this cooperation takes place through Education in Bergen.
Kulturrom helps provide rehearsal spaces and good technical conditions for music, dance and theatre performances across Norway.