University of Stavanger
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Universitetet i Stavanger (UiS) 
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| Type | University |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Rector | Marit Boyesen |
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Administrative staff
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1372 |
| Students | 10888 |
| Location | Stavanger, Norway |
| Campus | Ullandhaug |
| Affiliations | European Consortium of Innovative Universities |
| Website | www.uis.no |
Universitetet i Stavanger (UiS)
The University of Stavanger (Universitetet i Stavanger) is a university located in Stavanger, Norway. UiS was established in 2005 when the former Høgskolen i Stavanger (HiS) received university status. It has about 10,888 students and 1,372 administration, faculty and service staff as of 2017. It is organised in three faculties, including two national centres of expertise and the Museum of Archaeology. The university has a main campus located in the neighborhood of Ullandhaug.
The university offers doctorates in: Literacy; Risk Management and Societal Safety; Educational Sciences; Health and Medicine; Management, Economics and Tourism; Sociology, Social Work and Culture & Society; Chemistry and Biological Science; Offshore Technology; Petroleum Technology; Risk Management and Societal Safety- Technical/Scientific Approach; and Information Technology, Mathematics and physics.
The University of Stavanger became a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) in October 2012.
Coordinates: 58°56′15″N 5°41′51″E / 58.93750°N 5.69750°E
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