Sámi University of Applied Sciences

Sámi University of Applied Sciences (Northern Sami: Sámi allaskuvla, Norwegian: Samisk høgskole) is a university that is located in the village of Kautokeino in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It was established in 1989 and has about 200 students and 110 faculty, technical and administrative staff. It is one of 25 Norwegian state university colleges. Since 2009 it has been located at the campus complex of Diehtosiida.

Sámi University of Applied Sciences
Sámi allaskuvla
TypeState College
Established1989
RectorGunvor Guttorm
Academic staff
52
Administrative staff
100
Students270
Location
Kautokeino
,
Norway

69°00′52″N 23°02′14″E
CampusDiehtosiida
Websitesamas.no
Diehtosiida building where the Sámi University of Applied Sciences is based

Sámi University of Applied Sciences has a national responsibility for Sámi higher education, including education within teaching and journalism. The college attempts to develop its syllabi on the basis of Sámi needs, and attempts to develop Sámi as an academic language. The college has students from all four countries covered by Sápmi.

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