Researcher education

Volda University College (VUC) offers two PhD programs. The PhD programme Utdanning, språk og kultur (Education, langauge and culture) will start from January 1st 2025. The Faculty of Humanities and Education has announced five PhD positions with an application deadline of September 16 2024, starting early in 2025. In collaboration with Molde University College,VUC offers a doctoral education in health and social sciences. Both doctoral programmes announce PhD positions every year. Available PhD positions are announced here (in Norwegian).

PhD in health and social sciences

PhD in education, language and culture

Volda University College has many employees working on doctoral projects. Most work as PhD candidates in three- or four-year programmes. Additionally, some university lecturers work on their doctoral projects during their research time in a five-year programme. Some doctoral projects are linked to larger research projects at the university.

The PhD candidates at VUC are organised in their own PhD Association, which has a representative on the Research Committee.

Regulations and support schemes

Research schools and other resources

Doctoral projects and PhD candidates

Doctoral defences since 2013