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Minister of Research and Higher Education, Iselin Nybø testing maritime simulator at USN. Photo

USN awarded Center for Excellence in Education

Minister of Research and Higher Education, Iselin Nybø, announced that USN will be awarded its first Center for Excellence in Education (SFU) for its commitment to develop maritime competence for a digital future.

8. January 2020
Kenneth Kirkeng. Photo.

Kenneth's article selected «Editor’s pick»

PhD student Kenneth Kirkeng Andersen's article on optimizing ultrasound transducers for use in cancer treatment is gaining international attention.
Staff week. Photo.

Global Mindset in Industry, Partnership and Higher Education - USN Staff Week 2019

The very first international Staff Week at the University of South-Eastern Norway was held from 3rd to 6th of June.

ITEPS graduates

First class of ITEPS graduates

The first class of International Teacher Education for Primary Schools (ITEPS) has graduated from USN. The ITEPS program is a four-year teacher education fully in English, aiming to educate teacher for international schools all over the world.
Bjørn Bandlien is an expert on Viking Age and Viking Ships. Here he is in the TV-studio at TV2 with Ola Elvestuen, Minister of Climate and Environment in Norway. Bandlien to the left.

USN-expert on discovery of new Viking Ship: – This is exciting stuff

Professor Bjørn Bandlien says the discovery of a new Viking Ship in Borreparken, Vestfold points towards the area being one of the main centres of power in Viking Age Scandinavia.
bilder av forsidene av bladene National Geographic i en bunke

USN in National Geographic

PhD-candidate Carmen Julia Quiroga Pacheco at USN has got her research mentioned in National Geographic.

Launch of the ENHANCE-project. Photo of ship-simulator at USN.

ENHANCE Kick-off meeting: "You will come up with new solutions to avoid accidents"

Prorector Kristian Bogen at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) says increased technological complexity both at sea and at land calls for a different kind of training, in order to avoid serious accidents caused by human errors.

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