Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences is a public university at Ås in Akershus county, Norway, known as NMBU, and it occupies the 761-770 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.挪威生命科学大学是一所位于挪威阿克什胡斯郡奥斯的公立大学，简称 NMBU，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 761-770 区间。

It was established in 1859 as the Higher Agricultural College, became the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1897, gained university status in 2005 and merged with the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 2014.该校于 1859 年以「高等农业学校」之名创办，1897 年成为挪威农学院，2005 年取得大学地位，并于 2014 年与挪威兽医学院合并。

Its OpenAlex record lists 26,135 research works and 1,762,925 citations, and it teaches about 7,700 students in seven faculties, being the only institution in Norway that provides veterinary education.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 26,135 项、被引 1,762,925 次；该校在七个学院中培养约 7,700 名学生，是挪威唯一提供兽医教育的机构。

History

• Norwegian agriculture was reorganised in the nineteenth century, and the state established the Higher Agricultural College in 1859 to train farmers and agricultural officials. in the decades after the Norwegian constitution of 1814挪威农业在十九世纪经历重组，国家于 1859 年设立高等农业学校，以培养农人与农业官员。 即挪威 1814 年宪法之后的数十年间

• The college was located at Ås, some thirty kilometres south of Oslo, where it could combine teaching with experimental fields and farm practice. a site chosen in 1859该校位于奥斯陆以南约三十公里的奥斯，便于把教学与试验田和农场实践结合起来。 该址于 1859 年选定

• In 1897 the institution was transformed into the Norwegian College of Agriculture, which for most of the twentieth century was the country's principal centre of agricultural science.1897 年，该校改组为挪威农学院，在二十世纪大部分时间里是该国农业科学的主要中心。

• It received the status of a university-level college, a Norwegian category allowing it to award doctorates and conduct independent research.该校获得挪威体制中「大学层次学院」的地位，可以授予博士学位并开展独立研究。

• The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science was founded in Oslo in 1935, and for decades it was the country's only institution for veterinary education.挪威兽医学院于 1935 年在奥斯陆创办，数十年来是该国唯一的兽医教育机构。

• In 2005 the college received full university status and was renamed the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, known in Norwegian as UMB.2005 年，该校获得完整的大学地位，并更名为挪威生命科学大学，挪威语简称 UMB。

• The university was then organised around the environmental and life sciences, adding environmental studies and natural resource management to its agricultural core.当时的该校围绕环境与生命科学组织学科，在农业核心之上增设环境研究与自然资源管理。

• In 2014 the university merged with the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in Oslo, bringing veterinary medicine into its portfolio.2014 年，该校与位于奥斯陆的挪威兽医学院合并，把兽医学纳入其学科体系。

• The merged institution retained its English name while taking the Norwegian name Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, abbreviated NMBU.合并后的机构保留英文校名，同时采用挪威语名称为「Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet」，简称 NMBU。

• As a result of the merger it became the only educational institution in Norway to provide veterinary education.合并之后，该校成为挪威唯一提供兽医教育的教育机构。

• Its veterinary teaching hospital and clinics serve animal owners across eastern Norway and support the training of veterinary students. on a site moved from Oslo to As after 2014其兽医学教学医院与门诊服务挪威东部各地的动物饲养者，并支撑兽医专业学生的培养。 其场地于 2014 年后由奥斯陆迁至奥斯

• In the 2010s the university consolidated its activities at Campus Ås, building new laboratories and teaching facilities for the life sciences.在 2010 年代，该校把活动集中于奥斯校区，为生命科学建造新的实验室与教学设施。

• The university has long provided Norway's agricultural extension services and research support to farming, forestry and fisheries. a tradition extending back to 1859长期以来，该校为挪威的农业推广服务以及农业、林业与渔业的研究提供支持。 这一传统可追溯至 1859 年

• Its plant research has contributed to Norwegian crop breeding, including work on cereals, grasses and vegetables suited to northern conditions. since the founding of the agricultural college in 1859其植物研究为挪威的作物育种作出贡献，包括适应北方条件的谷类、牧草与蔬菜的研究。 这一工作自 1859 年农业学校创办以来延续

• In 2021 the university joined national and European research programmes on sustainability, bioeconomy and climate adaptation in agriculture.2021 年，该校加入关于农业可持续性、生物经济与气候适应的挪威与欧洲研究计划。

• The Centre for Integrative Genetics was established to apply genomic methods to breeding in agriculture, aquaculture and forestry.该校设立整合遗传学中心，把基因组方法应用于农业、水产养殖与林业的育种。

• The Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research works on biofuels and biomass, reflecting Norway's interest in renewable energy from forestry and agriculture.挪威生物能源研究中心研究生物燃料与生物质，体现挪威对来自林业与农业的可再生能源的关注。

• Its Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate studies crop growth under artificial light and controlled environments.其可控气候植物研究中心研究人工光照与可控环境下的作物生长。

• The Aquaculture Protein Center researches feed and nutrition for farmed fish, a major Norwegian export industry.水产养殖蛋白质中心研究养殖鱼类的饲料与营养，这是挪威重要的出口产业。

• The Animal Production Experimental Centre supports research on livestock, and the Centre for Continuing Education trains practising professionals.动物生产试验中心支撑家畜研究，继续教育中心则为在职专业人士提供培训。

• Its Centre for Landscape Democracy studies participation in land-use planning, connecting the university to Norwegian municipal planning practice. connecting the university to Norwegian municipal planning practice其景观民主研究中心研究土地利用规划中的公众参与，把该校与挪威市级规划实践联系起来。 把该校与挪威的市级规划实践联系起来

• Together these units make NMBU Norway's principal institution for research and education in agriculture, veterinary medicine and the environment.这些单位共同使 NMBU 成为挪威在农业、兽医学与环境方面研究与教育的主要机构。

• After the 2014 merger the university consolidated its activities at Campus Ås, and the veterinary faculty, founded in Oslo in 1935, was brought to Ås.2014 年合并之后，该校把活动集中于奥斯校区，1935 年创办于奥斯陆的兽医学院也随之迁至奥斯。

• From 1897 the Norwegian College of Agriculture provided Norway's agricultural extension services and research support to farming, forestry and fisheries.自 1897 年起，挪威农学院便为挪威的农业推广服务以及农业、林业与渔业的研究提供支持。

• The Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute are among the public bodies with which NMBU cooperates.挪威食品安全局、挪威生物经济研究所与挪威兽医研究所是与 NMBU 合作的公共机构。

Academics

• The university is organised into seven faculties: biosciences, chemistry and biotechnology and food science, environmental sciences and natural resource management, landscape and society, economics and business, science and technology, and veterinary medicine.该校设七个学院：生物科学；化学、生物技术与食品科学；环境科学与自然资源管理；景观与社会；经济与商科；科学与技术；以及兽医学。

• The Faculty of Biosciences teaches ecology, plant science, animal science and genetics, supported by experimental fields and laboratories at Ås.生物科学学院教授生态学、植物科学、动物科学与遗传学，由奥斯校区的试验田与实验室支撑。

• The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine teaches veterinary science and runs the university's animal hospital, the only veterinary teaching hospital in Norway.兽医学学院教授兽医学并运营该校的动物医院，这是挪威唯一的兽医教学医院。

• The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management covers ecology, forestry, soil science and environmental monitoring.环境科学与自然资源管理学院涵盖生态学、林业、土壤科学与环境监测。

• The Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science conducts research in food technology, biotechnology and analytical chemistry.化学、生物技术与食品科学学院在食品技术、生物技术与分析化学方面开展研究。

• The School of Economics and Business teaches agricultural and resource economics alongside management and business subjects.经济与商学院在管理与商科课程之外，教授农业与资源经济学。

• The Faculty of Science and Technology covers engineering, physics, geomatics and data science applied to land and environment.科学与技术学院涵盖应用于土地与环境的工程、物理、地理信息与数据科学。

• The Faculty of Landscape and Society teaches landscape architecture, urban and regional planning and international development studies.景观与社会学院教授景观建筑、城乡规划与国际发展研究。

• The university teaches bachelor's and master's degrees in both Norwegian and English, with English options in environment, development, agroecology and aquaculture.该校以挪威语与英语授予学士与硕士学位，并在环境、发展、农业生态与水产养殖方向开设英语项目。

• Master's programmes taught in Norwegian include animal science, biotechnology, food science, geomatics, renewable energy and landscape architecture.以挪威语授课的硕士项目包括动物科学、生物技术、食品科学、地理信息、可再生能源与景观建筑。

• The university also offers five-year integrated master's degrees in fields such as industrial economics, robotics, water and environmental technology and urban planning.该校还在工业经济、机器人、水与环境技术以及城市规划等领域开设五年制本硕连读项目。

• Doctoral training is organised in the faculties and in the university's research schools, and the university awards the PhD degree in the life sciences and related fields.博士培养由各学院及校内的研究生院组织，学校在生命科学及相关领域授予博士学位。

• OpenAlex records 26,135 research works and 1,762,925 citations for the university, with output concentrated in biology, environmental science, food science and veterinary medicine.OpenAlex 记录该校研究成果 26,135 项、被引 1,762,925 次，产出集中于生物学、环境科学、食品科学与兽医学。

• The university runs eight centres, including the Aquaculture Protein Center, the Centre for Integrative Genetics and the Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research.该校设有八个中心，包括水产养殖蛋白质中心、整合遗传学中心与挪威生物能源研究中心。

• Its research is funded by the Research Council of Norway, by EU framework programmes and by Norwegian industry in agriculture, food and aquaculture. together with Norwegian industry in agriculture, food and aquaculture其研究由挪威研究理事会、欧盟框架计划以及挪威的农业、食品与水产养殖产业提供资助。 并与挪威的农业、食品与水产养殖产业共同出资

• The university is accredited under the Norwegian system of higher education and is subject to the national quality assurance arrangements for universities.该校依挪威高等教育体系获得认可，并接受针对大学的全国性质量保障安排。

• Its graduates in veterinary medicine, agriculture, forestry, food science and environmental management work across the Norwegian public and private sectors.其兽医学、农业、林业、食品科学与环境管理领域的毕业生供职于挪威公共与私营部门。

Campus

• The campus lies at Ås in Akershus county at approximately 59.66 degrees north and 10.79 degrees east, about thirty kilometres south of Oslo.校区位于阿克什胡斯郡奥斯，坐标约为北纬 59.66 度、东经 10.79 度，距奥斯陆以南约三十公里。

• Campus Ås occupies a large site with teaching buildings, laboratories, greenhouses, experimental fields, farm buildings and the university animal hospital.奥斯校区占地广阔，设有教学楼、实验室、温室、试验田、农场建筑与大学动物医院。

• Its park and woodlands, laid out around the historic main building, are used for teaching in ecology, forestry and landscape studies.其围绕历史主楼布置的园林与林地，用于生态学、林业与景观学的教学。

• The Imaging Centre at Campus Ås provides microscopy and imaging facilities for research across the life sciences and materials studies. for research across the life sciences and materials studies奥斯校区的成像中心为生命科学与材料研究提供显微与成像设施。 供生命科学与材料研究使用

• Student housing, a library, sports halls and a canteen serve the university community, and student residences are grouped near the campus centre.学生宿舍、图书馆、体育馆与食堂服务全校社群，学生宿舍集中于校园中心附近。

• The university also maintains experimental farms, a research station for plant science and field facilities outside Ås for agricultural and forestry research. and a research station for plant science该校还保有试验农场、植物科学研究站以及奥斯以外的农业与林业研究田间设施。 以及一座植物科学研究站

• Ås is linked to Oslo by rail, and the campus is within walking distance of the town's station and services.奥斯经铁路与奥斯陆相连，校区距该镇车站与各项服务均在步行范围内。

• The university's veterinary hospital on campus treats companion animals and livestock and serves as a referral centre for eastern Norway.该校校园内的动物医院诊治伴侣动物与家畜，并作为挪威东部的转诊中心。

• The greenhouses and controlled-climate facilities allow year-round plant research in the Norwegian climate, where the growing season is short.温室与可控气候设施使该校能在生长季短促的挪威气候下全年开展植物研究。

• Campus Ås has been rebuilt in stages since 2014, with new laboratory and teaching buildings replacing older facilities for the life sciences.自 2014 年以来，奥斯校区分阶段重建，新的实验室与教学楼取代了生命科学的旧有设施。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Norwegian University of Life Sciences is placed in the 761-770 band, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，挪威生命科学大学处于 761-770 区间。此排名以官方榜单为准。^[1]

• It stands in the 801-1000 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and is 1043rd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 801-1000 区间，并在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1043。

• It is placed in the 701-800 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by ShanghaiRanking.该校处于软科发布的 2026 年世界大学学术排名 701-800 区间。

• It is the only institution in Norway that provides veterinary education, and its veterinary faculty is unique in the country. and its veterinary faculty is unique in the country该校是挪威唯一提供兽医教育的机构，其兽医学院在全国独一无二。 其兽医学院在全国独一无二

• OpenAlex attributes 26,135 works and 1,762,925 citations to the university, one of the largest research records in Norwegian agriculture and life science.OpenAlex 记录该校成果 26,135 项、被引 1,762,925 次，是挪威农业与生命科学领域科研记录规模最大的机构之一。

• Its research in agroecology, food science, aquaculture and environmental monitoring supports Norwegian policy in those fields.其在农业生态、食品科学、水产养殖与环境监测方面的研究，支撑着挪威在这些领域的政策。

• The university's plant breeding and controlled-climate research underpins Norwegian cereal and forage improvement for northern agriculture.该校的植物育种与可控气候研究，为北方农业中的挪威谷类与饲草改良提供支撑。

• Its veterinary science and animal health research supports Norwegian livestock farming and food safety surveillance.其兽医学与动物健康研究支撑着挪威的家畜养殖与食品安全监测。

• The university's graduates provide Norway with veterinarians, agricultural scientists, foresters, food technologists and environmental managers.其毕业生为挪威提供了兽医、农业科学家、林业人员、食品技术专家与环境管理者。

• Its merger with the veterinary school in 2014 consolidated Norway's animal-health education and research in a single institution.其 2014 年与兽医学院的合并，把挪威的动物健康教育与研究集中到同一机构之中。

Student life

• The university does not promote a single formal motto, and its identity rests on its agricultural and veterinary origins at Ås.该校不宣扬单一的正式校训，其身份认同建立在奥斯校区的农业与兽医渊源之上。

• Student life has a strong rural and volunteer tradition, with students involved in the university's farms, forests and animal facilities.学生生活有浓厚的乡村与志愿传统，学生参与学校的农场、林地与动物设施工作。

• The student body is comparatively small, which gives undergraduates close contact with researchers and fieldwork opportunities.其学生规模相对较小，使本科生能密切接触研究人员并获得实地工作机会。

• Student organisations run societies in agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, landscape architecture and the life sciences.学生组织设有农业、林业、兽医学、景观建筑与生命科学方面的社团。

• The university's student union, with its campus festivals and revues, is a central part of the student community.其学生会及其校园节庆与讽刺剧演出，是学生社群的核心部分。

• Sports and outdoor activities are popular, and Ås's location near forests and the Oslo fjord supports hiking, skiing and rowing.体育与户外活动颇受欢迎，奥斯靠近森林与奥斯陆峡湾，为徒步、滑雪与划船提供了条件。

• International students, particularly in English-taught master's programmes, form a visible part of the campus community.国际学生——尤其是在英语授课硕士项目中者——构成校园社群中明显的一部分。

• The veterinary students spend much of their time in clinical training at the university animal hospital and in practice placements.兽医专业学生的大部分时间在大学的动物医院与实习点接受临床训练。

• Its alumni network is concentrated in Norwegian agriculture, aquaculture, food production, forestry and veterinary practice.其校友网络集中于挪威的农业、水产养殖、食品生产、林业与兽医执业领域。

Notable people

• The founding generation of the Higher Agricultural College of 1859 established agricultural teaching in Norway and organised experimental farming at Ås.1859 年高等农业学校的创校一代在挪威开创了农业教学，并在奥斯组织试验性农业。

• The Norwegian College of Agriculture became the country's principal centre of agricultural science in the twentieth century, training its best-known agronomists.挪威农学院在二十世纪成为该国农业科学的主要中心，培养了最知名的一批农学家。

• The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, founded in Oslo in 1935, trained the country's veterinarians until it merged with the university in 2014.1935 年在奥斯陆创办的挪威兽医学院在该国培养兽医，直至 2014 年与该校合并。

• Its plant scientists have bred cereals, grasses and vegetables adapted to the short Norwegian growing season and to northern soils.其植物科学家培育了适应挪威短暂生长季与北方土壤的谷类、牧草与蔬菜品种。

• Its veterinary researchers work on animal health, food safety and disease surveillance in Norwegian livestock and farmed fish.其兽医研究人员从事挪威家畜与养殖鱼类的动物健康、食品安全与疾病监测研究。

• The university's aquaculture scientists have contributed to the development of feed and breeding for Norway's salmon farming industry.该校的水产养殖科学家为挪威大西洋鲑养殖业的饲料与育种发展作出了贡献。

• Its environmental scientists monitor Norwegian forests, soils and water systems and advise public agencies on natural resource management.其环境科学家监测挪威的森林、土壤与水体系统，并就自然资源管理向公共机构提供咨询。

• Faculty members participate in international research consortia on food systems, climate adaptation and bioeconomy.其教师参与关于食品体系、气候适应与生物经济的国际研究联合体。

• The university's economists and planners work on rural development, land-use policy and agricultural economics for Norwegian municipalities.该校的经济学家与规划人员为挪威各市镇从事乡村发展、土地利用政策与农业经济方面的工作。

• Its graduates staff the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the agricultural advisory services and the country's veterinary practices.其毕业生供职于挪威食品安全局、农业咨询服务机构以及该国的兽医诊所。

• NMBU maintains contact with its alumni through professional associations in agriculture, forestry, food science and veterinary medicine.NMBU 通过农业、林业、食品科学与兽医学领域的专业协会与校友保持联系。