VID Specialized University
The VID Specialized University (Norwegian: VID vitenskapelige høgskole) is a Norwegian accredited, private, non-profit specialized university headquartered in Oslo. VID has 6,000 students and nearly 700 employees. It is one of three private specialized universities in Norway, alongside BI and MF.
VID vitenskapelige høgskole | |
| Motto | Committed to humanity – locally and globally. |
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| Type | Private, non-profit, confessional |
| Established | 1843 (foundation of its first college), 2016 (merger). |
Academic staff | 677 (2022) |
Administrative staff | (2018) |
| Students | 6,000 (2022) |
| Location | , 59°56′12″N 10°42′21″E |
| Affiliations | Christian Lutheran |
| Website | www.vid.no |
VID is a subsidiary of the foundation Diakonhjemmet, an independent and non-profit diaconal institution within the Lutheran state Church of Norway. VID was established in 2016 through a merger of Diakonhjemmet University College with several smaller colleges with a history dating back to 1843. VID Diakonhjemmet, its headquarters and largest campus, is located in Frøen in Oslo next to Diakonhjemmet Hospital, also owned by Diakonhjemmet. The first rector of VID was Ingunn Moser.
VID conducts research and offers studies from bachelor's to doctoral level in health sciences, social sciences, and theology. VID has around 50 study programmes, including three doctoral programmes. It is the largest private PhD-awarding institution in Norway. The traditional core activity is nurse education, which is still the largest study programme and carried out in cooperation with Diakonhjemmet Hospital and other hospitals. It also offers degrees at all levels in social work disciplines. The university also offers the professional six-year degree in theology (cand.theol.) that qualifies for the priesthood in the state Church of Norway.