Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Postboks 5003, 1432 Ås
http://www.umb.no
Department of Economics and Resource Management:
http://www.umb.no/ior-en
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences is located in Ås, 30 km South of Oslo. It comprises 8 departments in economics, engineering, architecture, environmental sciences and life sciences. High professional quality, a high degree of teacher-student interaction and a pleasant social and physical environment characterize education at UMB. The university has some 3200 students, of which about 380 are PhD students.
Annually, the University confers 50 to 60 PhD degrees upon successful candidates. There are many different nationalities at UMB; the international students make up over 15% of all students at the University. Of the 940 University staff, more than half hold scientific positions.
The Department of Economics and Resource Management offers graduate level training in business and economics and has about 480 students, 30 of which are PhD students, and has about 30 faculty positions.