The sun was shining and the mood was excellent, as the the former leader of the Student Parliament, Ammy Bolme, had the honor of cutting the cord and opening the brand new boathouse at lake Rotevatnet.
Some 30 representatives from teacher training programmes in Europe gathered in Volda in May to share experiences and ideas. They were full of praise for VUC, the student town and the Norwegian schools.
Phillip hopes to become a professional entertainer, while Christine is living the dream of becoming a journalist. Plenty of hands-on experience give the students at Volda University College a flying start to their media careers.
VUC has recently received the accreditation for the first internal doctoral programme "Education, language and culture" which may start up in the 2025/26 academic year. This programme will be the second doctoral programme since VUC already offers a the PhD programme in health & social sciences joint with Molde University College.
Wednesday February 7th, the VUC cafeteria will be transformed into a vibrant and exotic fair with colorful stands, exotic food, and entertainment by international students. The event starts at 11:00 and is free for everyone
Volda University College (VUC) is investing in artificial intelligence (AI) and has entered into an agreement with SIKT for AI chat for employees and students.
Feeling seen, proximity, security and a leisure filled with enjoyable activities are things students highly value. They get that in addition to a solid education and friends for life here at Volda University College.
"I'm shocked", Veronika exclaims when she realizes that she's the winner of a total of three awards and nearly did a clean sweep, during the selection of this year's food blogs in the Norwegian Food Culture course.
Siv M. Gamlem, Professor in Education, has several irons in the fire internationally. Now the VUC profile has been invited as an expert in a large Finnish research project that has just "hit the jackpot" in terms of funding.