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Are you hearing impaired and need extra service during fire alarms? Volda University College now offers fire alarm on mobile phones in all buildings on campus.

Volda University College is now proud to announce that the application for starting up a new English-medium Master’s programme in Media Practice as been approved. This means that VUC from the autumn of 2017 will start up a MA programme that is unique in Norway.

Anne Nordengen, a BA Social Work student at VUC, did her traineeship abroad last semester and was one of many presenting her experience abroad at the International Day 2017 at VUC. Anne and fellow students at VUC, together with more than 20 international guests, represented countries and partner universities at the fair to inspire new students to do a semester abroad.

Volda University College is known for its focus on internationalization and high figures in student mobility. Now the university college add to the already large portfolio of international partnerships with new cooperation agreements in Japan and South Korea.

NOKUT (the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) has this autumn reviewed the plans for the new Teacher Education Programmes grades 1-7 and grades 5-10 at Volda University College, and concludes with accreditation of both programmes. “This confirms the high quality of our teacher education, and recognizes its long traditions” Rector Johann Roppen says.

– We are very pleased to announce that the price winning playwright and founder of the Master’s degree program in Stage Writing at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO), Jesper Halle, will be one of the guest lecturers in the course Adaptation and script writing, says Head of Theatre Department Vibeke Preus Bech.

During the Research Days 22-29. September you can meet an Oscar-nominated animator, learn about which images you are allowed and not allowed to share in social media and how to best shape up with interval training.

On Monday September 5., powerbanks were distributed to students at Volda University College in the Berte Kanutte-building by an external company. On Tuesday morning, it looks like one of these chargers caught fire during charging.

The iconic building was built in 1922 but underwent a total inside renovation last academic year. For the autumn of 2016, the proud building can again be used by students at the Faculty of Arts and Physical Education and the Faculty of Education.

– We are delighted that Peter Lord, the world-leading stop-motion animator and Oscar-nominated founder of Aardman Animations Studio, has become a Professor II at our animation studies in Volda, says head of department Andres Mänd.