University of Agder

The University of Agder (UiA, Norwegian: Universitetet i Agder) is a public university with campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad in southern Norway, established as a university college in 1994 and granted full university status on 1 September 2007.阿格德尔大学（University of Agder，挪威语 Universitetet i Agder，简称 UiA）是挪威南部克里斯蒂安桑与格里姆斯塔的一所公立大学，1994 年以大学学院身份组建，2007 年 9 月 1 日获得完全大学地位。

It enrols 14,185 students, employs 1,529 full-time equivalent staff and is organised into six faculties, a teacher education unit, 23 departments and 24 research centres.该校 2024 年在校生 14,185 人，共有 1,529 名全职等效员工，下设六个学院、一个教师教育单位、23 个系与 24 个研究中心。

UiA is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, ranks 842nd in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 and appears in the 901-1000 band of the Shanghai ARWU 2026.该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列 1001-1200 区间，在 US News 2026-2027 年度全球最佳大学排名中列第 842 位，并在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中处于 901-1000 区间。

History

• In 1771 Bishop Johan Ernst Gunnerus of Trondheim, asked by Johann Friedrich Struensee to plan a Norwegian university, proposed placing it in Kristiansand, but the scheme was soon abandoned.1771 年，受约翰·弗里德里希·施特林泽委托筹划挪威大学的特隆赫姆主教约翰·恩斯特·贡内鲁斯提议把大学设在克里斯蒂安桑，但这一方案很快被放弃。
• A resolution of 1811 established Norway's first university in Christiania, now Oslo, and the institution opened there in 1813, leaving the Agder region without a university of its own.1811 年的一项决议决定在克里斯蒂安尼亚（今奥斯陆）创办挪威第一所大学，该校于 1813 年开学，阿格德尔地区因此长期没有自己的大学。
• Kristiansand Museum, founded in 1828, later became the Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden and was incorporated into UiA on 1 July 2017.克里斯蒂安桑博物馆建于 1828 年，后来发展为阿格德尔自然历史博物馆与植物园，并于 2017 年 7 月 1 日并入阿格德尔大学。
• Christiansands Stiftsseminarium was founded at Holt rectory in 1839, making it one of the oldest teacher-training institutions in Norway and the institutional root of today's university.克里斯蒂安桑教区师范学校于 1839 年在霍尔特牧师住宅创办，是挪威历史最悠久的教师培养机构之一，也是今日阿格德尔大学的制度源头。
• The seminary moved to Kristiansand in 1877 and became Kristiansand Teacher Training College, which remained a separate college until the 1994 merger.这所师范学校于 1877 年迁至克里斯蒂安桑并更名为克里斯蒂安桑师范学院，此后一直作为独立学院运作，直至 1994 年合并。
• Arendal College of Nursing began in 1920 and trained nurses in the region for nine decades before its activities moved to Grimstad in 2010.阿伦达尔护理学院始于 1920 年，在当地培养护士长达九十年，其教学活动于 2010 年迁往格里姆斯塔。
• In 1960 Rector Halvor Vegard Hauge of the teacher college launched the idea of an Agder university, a proposal that framed two decades of institution building.1960 年，师范学院院长哈尔沃尔·韦加德·豪格提出创办阿格德尔大学的设想，这一主张为此后二十年的院校建设定下方向。
• Agder Academy was founded in 1962, and from 1962 to 1979 University Education in Kristiansand operated as a satellite of the University of Oslo.阿格德尔学院于 1962 年成立，1962 至 1979 年间，克里斯蒂安桑的高等教育以奥斯陆大学分校的形式运作。
• The University Committee for Sørlandet was formed in 1963 by the Agder Academy and the Kristiansand Museum to press for higher education in the region.1963 年，阿格德尔学院与克里斯蒂安桑博物馆共同组建索尔兰大学委员会，推动本地区发展高等教育。
• The Agder Music Conservatory was established between 1965 and 1970 at the Kristiansand Music School, adding artistic training to the region's college portfolio.阿格德尔音乐学校于 1965 至 1970 年间在克里斯蒂安桑音乐学校成立，为本地区的院校体系增添了艺术教育。
• Sørlandet Technical School, founded in Grimstad in 1967 and later renamed Agder College of Engineering, became the engineering nucleus of the future university.索尔兰技术学校于 1967 年在格里姆斯塔创办，后来更名为阿格德尔工程学院，成为未来大学的工程学科核心。
• Agder Regional College was established in Kristiansand in 1969 as one of three Norwegian district colleges in a national trial, moving to permanent status in 1975.阿格德尔地区学院于 1969 年在克里斯蒂安桑成立，是全国三所试点地区学院之一，并于 1975 年转为永久建制。
• Vest-Agder Nursing School, later the College of Nursing, was established in Kristiansand in 1976 and became the sixth founding college of the 1994 merger.西阿格德尔护理学校（后称护理学院）于 1976 年在克里斯蒂安桑成立，成为 1994 年合并时的第六所创始学院。
• On 1 August 1994 the six public colleges in Kristiansand, Grimstad and Arendal merged into Agder College (Høgskolen i Agder), with Oddvar Haugland as college director and Knut Brautaset as elected rector.1994 年 8 月 1 日，克里斯蒂安桑、格里姆斯塔与阿伦达尔的六所公立学院合并为阿格德尔学院（Høgskolen i Agder），奥德瓦尔·豪格兰任院务主任，克努特·布劳塔塞特当选院长。
• The government resolved in 1995 to build the Kristiansand campus at Gimlemoen, the site of a former garrison whose military activity had ended that year.挪威政府于 1995 年决定在吉姆勒穆恩建设克里斯蒂安桑校区，那里原是一座军营，军事活动于同年结束。
• Minister of Education Jon Lilletun appointed the Mjøs Committee in 1998 to review higher education, and its 2000 report recommended that colleges be allowed to qualify for university status.教育部长约恩·利勒通于 1998 年任命米约斯委员会审视高等教育，该委员会在 2000 年的报告中建议允许学院取得大学资格。
• Ernst Håkon Jahr became rector in August 2000, and in 2001 Parliament unanimously adopted the criteria under which Norwegian colleges could become universities.恩斯特·霍孔·亚尔于 2000 年 8 月出任院长，挪威议会则于 2001 年一致通过学院升格为大学的标准。
• The new Gimlemoen campus was opened by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik in 2001, the same year the legal pathway to university status was settled.新吉姆勒穆恩校区于 2001 年由首相谢尔·马格纳·邦德维克主持启用，同年升格为大学的法定路径也告确定。
• UiA's first doctoral defence took place in 2005 in Nordic linguistics, and the college submitted its application for university accreditation in the same year.该校首届博士论文答辩于 2005 年在北欧语言学领域举行，学院也在同年递交了大学认证申请。
• NOKUT accredited the institution as a university in June 2007, Torunn Lauvdal became rector in August, and the University of Agder formally opened on 20 November 2007 with Crown Princess Mette-Marit present.挪威教育质量保障署于 2007 年 6 月授予该校大学认证，托伦·劳夫达尔于 8 月出任校长，阿格德尔大学于 2007 年 11 月 20 日在王储妃梅特·玛丽特出席下正式揭幕。
• Campus Grimstad opened in 2010, the first Centre for Excellence in Education followed in 2014, the first research-based innovation centre in offshore mechatronics in 2015, and Sunniva Whittaker became rector in 2019.格里姆斯塔校区于 2010 年启用，首个教育卓越中心于 2014 年设立，首个海上机电一体化研究创新中心于 2015 年成立，松尼娃·惠特克则于 2019 年出任校长。

Academics

• UiA is organised into six faculties, a teacher education unit, 23 departments and 24 centres, a structure set out in the university's key figures for 2024, with teacher education delivered across the faculties rather than in a separate faculty.阿格德尔大学由六个学院、一个教师教育单位、23 个系与 24 个中心组成，这一架构载于该校 2024 年关键数据，教师教育由各学院协同承担，而非单设学院。
• The School of Business and Law, based in Kristiansand, became AACSB-accredited in 2019 and is a member of both EFMD and AACSB.位于克里斯蒂安桑的商学与法学院于 2019 年获得 AACSB 认证，同时是 EFMD 与 AACSB 的成员。
• The Faculty of Engineering and Science teaches engineering and ICT in Grimstad and mathematics and natural sciences in Kristiansand through four departments.工程与科学学院在格里姆斯塔教授工程与信息通信技术，在克里斯蒂安桑教授数学与自然科学，共设四个系。
• The Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences covers nursing, public health, nutrition, psychosocial health, psychology and sport science across both campuses.健康与体育科学学院在两个校区开设护理、公共卫生、营养、心理社会健康、心理学与体育科学等方向。
• The Faculty of Humanities and Education includes foreign languages and translation, Nordic and media studies, education, and religion, philosophy and history.人文与教育学院下设外语与翻译、北欧与媒体研究、教育学，以及宗教、哲学与历史等系。
• The Faculty of Fine Arts comprises classical music and music education, popular music, and visual arts and drama, all at Gimlemoen.美术学院由古典音乐与音乐教育、流行音乐、视觉艺术与戏剧三系组成，均设在吉姆勒穆恩。
• The Faculty of Social Sciences brings together global development planning, information systems, political science and management, and sociology and social work.社会科学学院汇集全球发展规划、信息系统、政治学与管理，以及社会学与社会工作等学科。
• UiA offers more than 200 study options, including about 160 degree and professional programmes at bachelor, master and doctoral level.该校提供 200 多个学习方向，其中包括约 160 个学士、硕士与博士层次的学位及专业项目。
• Total enrolment was 14,185 in 2024, and women made up 59 per cent of the student body in 2023.2024 年在校生总数为 14,185 人，2023 年女性占学生总数的 59%。
• The university employed 982 academic staff and 577 administrative staff in 2023, equal to 1,529 full-time equivalents in 2024.2023 年该校聘有 982 名学术人员与 577 名行政人员，2024 年全职等效员工总数为 1,529 人。
• UiA had 415 doctoral agreements in 2024 and awarded 67 doctoral degrees in 2023, 27 of them to candidates with foreign citizenship.2024 年该校有 415 份博士培养协议，2023 年授予 67 个博士学位，其中 27 个授予外国籍候选人。
• Named research centres include the Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE), the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR), the Centre for Coastal Research and the Centre for Digital Transformation (CeDiT).具名研究中心包括挪威海上风能中心（NORCOWE）、人工智能研究中心（CAIR）、海岸研究中心与数字化转型中心（CeDiT）。
• The Mechatronics Innovation Lab opened in Grimstad in 2017 to test robotics and offshore mechatronics with industry partners.机电一体化创新实验室于 2017 年在格里姆斯塔启用，与产业伙伴共同测试机器人与海上机电系统。
• UiA's first Centre for Excellence in Education, MatRIC, was established in 2014 in mathematics education, and its first Centre for Research-based Innovation followed in 2015 in offshore mechatronics.该校首个教育卓越中心 MatRIC 于 2014 年在数学教育领域设立，首个研究型创新中心则于 2015 年落户海上机电一体化。
• The university library administers AURA, a full-text archive of staff and student publications, while the Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden holds collections begun in 1828 and now functions as a public research and teaching collection.大学图书馆管理 AURA 全文仓储，收录师生出版物，自然历史博物馆与植物园则保存着始于 1828 年的藏品，如今作为公共科研与教学收藏运作。
• The 2025 budget was NOK 1.96 billion, and the university had awarded 11 honorary doctorates by 2024.该校 2025 年预算为 19.6 亿挪威克朗，截至 2024 年已授予 11 个荣誉博士学位。
• Research output measured 1,129.32 publication points in 2022, a national indicator that weights peer-reviewed publications by authorship role and publication channel.2022 年该校科研产出计 1,129.32 个发表点，这一国家指标按作者角色与发表渠道对同行评议成果加权。
• International mobility brought 564 incoming and 537 outgoing exchange students in 2024, alongside 395 international degree students who were not on exchange.2024 年该校接收 564 名交换生、派出 537 名交换生，另有 395 名非交换性质的国际学位生。

Campus

• The Kristiansand campus occupies Gimlemoen, a former military garrison on the Lund estate, and accommodates about 8,500 of the university's students.克里斯蒂安桑校区位于隆德地区的吉姆勒穆恩旧军营，容纳该校约 8,500 名学生。
• Gimlemoen was opened by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik in 2001, and a dedicated music building was completed on the campus in 2011.吉姆勒穆恩校区于 2001 年由首相谢尔·马格纳·邦德维克启用，一座专用音乐楼于 2011 年在校园内落成。
• The heart of the Kristiansand building is an axis running from the "wandering hall" at the main entrance to the canteen, lined by the library, two cafés, a bookshop and the largest lecture halls.克里斯蒂安桑主楼的核心是一条从正门「漫游大厅」延伸至食堂的轴线，沿线布置图书馆、两家咖啡馆、书店与最大的讲堂。
• The campus displays one of the world's largest collections of American beat art outside the United States, and its canteen has repeatedly been voted the best in Norway.校园展出美国之外规模最大的美国「垮掉派」艺术收藏之一，其食堂也多次被评为挪威最佳。
• Campus Grimstad opened in 2010 and hosts about 3,500 students in engineering, ICT, nursing and teacher education, replacing the former Arendal site.格里姆斯塔校区于 2010 年启用，约 3,500 名学生在彼学习工程、信息通信技术、护理与教师教育，取代了原阿伦达尔校区。
• Both campuses lie outside their city centres along the E18 trunk road, which becomes the E39 immediately after the Kristiansand campus.两个校区都位于市中心之外，沿 E18 干线公路展开，E18 在经过克里斯蒂安桑校区后随即变为 E39。
• The Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden, founded as Kristiansand Museum in 1828, became part of UiA in 2017 and serves as a public science collection.自然历史博物馆与植物园原名克里斯蒂安桑博物馆，建于 1828 年，2017 年并入阿格德尔大学，作为面向公众的科学收藏机构。
• UiA owns the Metochi Study Centre on the Greek island of Lesbos, and both Norwegian campuses provide student housing, a gym and sports facilities, while the natural history museum is open to the public and used for teaching.该校在希腊莱斯博斯岛拥有梅托希学习中心，挪威的两个校区均提供学生宿舍、健身房与体育设施，博物馆也向公众开放并用于教学。
• Campus Kristiansand lies beside Jegersberg, one of the city's principal hiking and outdoor areas, which gives students direct access to forest trails from the Gimlemoen buildings.克里斯蒂安桑校区紧邻耶格斯山，那是该市主要的徒步与户外区域之一，学生从吉姆勒穆恩的建筑可直接进入林间步道。

Reputation

• The University of Agder is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, a tied interval in the global table.阿格德尔大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列 1001-1200 区间，属于全球榜单中的并列区间。
• It did not enter the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, and the university is therefore assessed in this article through the QS, U.S. News and ARWU tables.该校未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名，因此本文以 QS、US News 与软科榜单作为评价口径。
• It was ranked 842nd in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 list.该校在 US News 2026-2027 年度全球最佳大学排名中位列第 842 位。
• It was placed in the 901-1000 band of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.该校在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中处于 901-1000 区间。
• In the QS Europe ranking for 2027 it placed 412th in Europe and 136th in Northern Europe, reflecting a stronger position within its Nordic peer group than in the global table.在 2027 年 QS 欧洲排名中，该校位列欧洲第 412 位、北欧第 136 位，显示其在北欧同类院校中的位置优于全球总榜。
• Research indexed by OpenAlex records 16,384 works and 475,966 citations for the university, with particular density in engineering, ICT, health sciences and the social sciences.OpenAlex 收录该校 16,384 篇研究成果与 475,966 次引用，成果较集中于工程、信息通信技术、健康科学和社会科学。
• The School of Business and Law has held AACSB accreditation since 2019, a status held by a minority of Norwegian business schools.商学与法学院自 2019 年起持有 AACSB 认证，挪威仅有少数商学院获得这一资格。
• UiA became Norway's seventh university in 2007 and remained for several years the only Norwegian university with campuses in two different cities, a rare and distinctive two-campus model in the country.阿格德尔大学于 2007 年成为挪威第七所大学，并在其后数年间一直是挪威唯一在两座城市设校区的大学。
• Its recognised research strengths include offshore wind energy, mechatronics, artificial intelligence and mathematics education, supported by 67 doctoral degrees awarded in 2023 and 11 honorary doctorates.该校公认的研究强项包括海上风能、机电一体化、人工智能与数学教育，2023 年授予 67 个博士学位，累计授予 11 个荣誉博士学位。
• In the QS Sustainability Ranking the university was placed in the 1301-1400 band, a separate table that scores environmental and social impact rather than academic reputation.在 QS 可持续发展排名中，该校位列 1301-1400 区间，该榜单单独评估环境与社会影响，而不以学术声誉为唯一尺度。
• The 2027 QS profile records scores of 31.8 for citations per faculty, 6.9 for academic reputation and 3.2 for employer reputation, a profile weighted towards research intensity rather than brand recognition.2027 年 QS 档案给出的分项得分为师均引用 31.8、学术声誉 6.9、雇主声誉 3.2，整体呈现偏重科研强度而非品牌知名度的特征。

Student life

• Students are represented by the Student Organisation in Agder (Studentorganisasjonen i Agder) and a separate student parliament that covers both campuses.学生由阿格德尔学生组织（Studentorganisasjonen i Agder）与一个覆盖两个校区的学生议会代表。
• The student newspaper Unikum published its first issue in spring 2001, is produced by a volunteer editorial team and appears monthly from January to May and from August to December.学生报纸《Unikum》于 2001 年春季出版创刊号，由志愿编辑团队制作，此后每年 1 月至 5 月、8 月至 12 月按月发行。
• Most sport at Kristiansand is organised by Kristiansand Studentidrettslag and at Grimstad by Grimstad Studentidrettslag, with football, handball, floorball, basketball, volleyball and martial arts among the offerings.克里斯蒂安桑的体育事务主要由克里斯蒂安桑学生体育协会组织，格里姆斯塔则由格里姆斯塔学生体育协会负责，项目包括足球、手球、地板球、篮球、排球与多种武术，队伍参加本地联赛以及部分地区性和全国性赛事。
• The men's lacrosse team in Kristiansand is a notable exception because it operates independently of the student sports association, while teams from both associations enter local leagues and selected regional and national tournaments.克里斯蒂安桑的男子长曲棍球队是一个显著例外，它独立于学生体育协会运作，两个协会的队伍则参加本地联赛以及部分地区性和全国性赛事。
• Students run several orchestras and choirs, including Blæsen, Spillopus, Bondebrølet, Quantum and the Lady Klukk choir.学生组建了多支管乐团与合唱团，包括 Blæsen、Spillopus、Bondebrølet、Quantum 以及 Lady Klukk 合唱团。
• The student pubs and concert venues Østsia in Kristiansand and Bluebox in Grimstad host regular music and social events and are staffed by student volunteers.克里斯蒂安桑的学生酒吧与演出场地 Østsia、格里姆斯塔的 Bluebox 定期举办音乐与社交活动，日常运营由学生志愿者承担。
• Each autumn experienced students organise stands, competitions and social groups to welcome newcomers, and the university provides on-campus housing and a gym.每年秋季，高年级学生会组织摊位、竞赛与社交小组迎接新生，学校同时提供校内宿舍与健身房。
• Student life extends into downtown Kristiansand and Grimstad, where students frequent pubs, bars and clubs, while the Metochi centre on Lesbos offers residential study in Greece.学生生活延伸至克里斯蒂安桑与格里姆斯塔市中心，学生常光顾酒吧与俱乐部，莱斯博斯岛的梅托希中心则提供在希腊的住宿式学习。
• In addition to the central student bodies, programme-specific associations bring together students in music, engineering, health, education and the social sciences, and several choirs and orchestras rehearse on campus each week.除全校性学生组织外，各专业协会把音乐、工程、健康、教育与社会科系的学生聚集在一起，多支合唱团与管弦乐团每周在校园排练。

Notable people

• Andreas Faye, a priest, folklorist and Storting member, was the first rector of the Holt seminary in 1839, and his 1833 collection Norske Sagn was the first printed collection of Norwegian folk legends.安德烈亚斯·法耶是牧师、民俗学家与挪威议会议员，1839 年出任霍尔特师范学校首任校长，其 1833 年的《挪威传说集》是挪威第一部付印的民间传说集。
• Halvor Vegard Hauge, rector of the teacher college, launched the modern campaign for an Agder university in 1960.师范学院院长哈尔沃尔·韦加德·豪格于 1960 年发起创办阿格德尔大学的现代倡议。
• Knut Brautaset was elected the first rector of Agder College when the six colleges merged in 1994, and Oddvar Haugland served as its college director.1994 年六校合并时，克努特·布劳塔塞特当选阿格德尔学院首任院长，奥德瓦尔·豪格兰出任院务主任。
• Torunn Lauvdal became the first rector of the University of Agder in August 2007 and led the institution through its initial university years.托伦·劳夫达尔于 2007 年 8 月成为阿格德尔大学首任校长，带领学校度过最初的大学阶段。
• Ernst Håkon Jahr, rector from 2000 to 2007, is a linguist with about 230 publications who received the Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize in 2011 and was made a Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2008.恩斯特·霍孔·亚尔于 2000 至 2007 年任院长，是著有约 230 种作品的语言学家，2011 年获瑞典学院北欧奖，2008 年被授予圣奥拉夫勋章骑士一级。
• Sylfest Lomheim, a philologist who was rector of Agder Regional College from 1987 to 1992, directed the Norwegian Language Council from 2003 to 2010.语言学家叙尔费斯特·洛姆海姆于 1987 至 1992 年任阿格德尔地区学院院长，2003 至 2010 年出任挪威语言委员会主任。
• Ole-Christoffer Granmo, professor and director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research, published the Tsetlin Machine in 2018 and was named the decade's artificial intelligence researcher by NORA in 2022.奥勒-克里斯托弗·格兰莫是教授兼人工智能研究中心主任，2018 年发表「策特林机」算法，2022 年被挪威人工智能研究联盟评为十年间的人工智能研究者。
• Gunhild Hagestad, professor of sociology at Agder from 1997, received the Matilda White Riley Award in 2013 and the honorary prize of the Norwegian Sociological Association in 2015.贡希尔德·哈格斯特德自 1997 年起任阿格德尔社会学教授，2013 年获玛蒂尔达·怀特·赖利奖，2015 年获挪威社会学协会荣誉奖。
• Ashatu Kijaji, Tanzania's Minister of Industry and Trade, took her master's degree at the University of Agder in 2008 and her doctorate there in 2013.坦桑尼亚工业与贸易部长阿沙图·基贾吉于 2008 年在阿格德尔大学取得硕士学位，2013 年在该校取得博士学位。
• Freddy de Ruiter, a Labour and later Socialist Left member of the Storting for Aust-Agder elected in 2005, 2009 and 2013, studied history, political science and pedagogy at Agder University College, and Tellef Inge Mørland represented Aust-Agder in the Storting from 2017 to 2021.弗雷迪·德·勒伊特是工党、后为社会左翼党的挪威议会议员，于 2005 年、2009 年与 2013 年当选，代表东阿格德尔，曾在阿格德尔大学学院学习历史、政治学与教育学，特勒夫·英格·默兰则于 2017 至 2021 年代表东阿格德尔进入议会。
• Sunniva Whittaker, a professor of English linguistics, became rector on 1 January 2019 and leads a team that includes Pro-Rector Hans Kjetil Lysgård and University Director Seunn Smith-Tønnessen.英语语言学教授松尼娃·惠特克于 2019 年 1 月 1 日出任校长，其团队包括副校长汉斯·谢蒂尔·吕斯高与大学总监塞温·史密斯-滕内森。