The Norwegian Police University College (Norwegian: Politihøgskolen; PHS) is a public university college located in Oslo, Kongsvinger, Stavern and Bodø, Norway.[1] It offers education for the police force of Norway, including a three-year basic education and four Master's degrees. 552 students were accepted at the Bachelor level in 2019 from 4,063 applicants.[2] The university college also conducts research in relevant areas including law, police science, criminology, psychology and sociology. It is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police.
Politihøyskolen | |
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| Type | State university college |
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| Established | 1992 |
| Rector | Håkon Skulstad |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.phs.no |
History
editThe school dates back to the organized education of the police force in Oslo in 1889, but was created as a separate school in 1920. It was called The State Police School and had the status of etatsskole (agency school) until 1992, when it was organized as a university college. The campus at Mørkved in Bodø supplemented the one at Majorstuen in Oslo in 1997. It received a full accreditation as a university college (høgskole) in 2004 (from 1992 to 2004, it only had accreditation for its programmes, not a full institutional accreditation).
References
edit- ^ "Politihøgskolen". Utdanning.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Opptakstall for Bachelor - politiutdanning - Politihøgskolen". www.politihogskolen.no. Retrieved 17 January 2021.