January 1st 2016 we merged with NTNU. This page will no longer be updated.

Aalesund University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Ålesund) is a medium sized institution of higher education in Norway with 2249 students and 224 employees.

AAUC was founded in 1994 as a result of the reorganisation of professional higher education in Norway. Three former colleges in Ålesund, the College of Marine Studies, the College of Engineering and Aalesund College of Nursing were then merged into one institution.

The college is divided into five faculties:

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of International Marketing
• Faculty of Life Sciences
• Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Maritime Technology and Operations

AAUC will be merged with NTNU, Sør-Trøndelag University College and Gjøvik University College under the NTNU name in January 2016.