The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

About the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Our subjects and activities

NMBU's The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is Norway's only veterinary educational institution and educates veterinarians, veterinary nurses and doctoral students in Veterinary Science and researches veterinary medicine and related biomedical disciplines. We have 500 students and 430 employees.

We also run our Animal Hospital, which is closely linked to our research and education and accepts patients from all over the country.

• Contact the faculty
• Employees
• The Animal Hospital
• Laboratory diagnostics
• Other laboratories at NMBU

 

• Studies at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

  At the NMBU The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, we train veterinarians, animal caretakers and PhD students in Veterinary Science.

  The bachelor program for veterinary nursing at the professional education in veterinary medicine are both taught in Norwegian.

  Study programs

  • Veterinary Nursing (Bachelor program)
  • Veterinary Medicine (Professional education)
  • PhD Program in Veterinary Science

  Other study information

  • EAEVE - European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education

• Research at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

  At the Faculty of Veterinary medicine we research veterinary medicine and related biomedical disciplines.

  Veterinary medicine addresses animal health and well-being. Key areas include knowledge about diseases, diagnostics, and treatment. The field includes both production animals, including farmed fish, and companion animals.
  
  Veterinary public health pertains to all aspects of preventing the spread of disease from animals to humans, and is a field that is in increasing demand.

  Understanding associations between human and animal health is crucial in order to face some of today’s most pressing health challenge as almost 80 % of known infection diseases that affect humans originate in animals.

  Read more about our research on our department pages::

  • Department of Paraclinical Sciences
  • Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology
  • Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences
  • Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences

• Our social mission

  The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences is Norway's only institution for higher education for veterinarians, with expertise in two distinct fields: veterinary medicine and veterinary public health.

  Veterinary medicine addresses animal health and well-being. Key areas include knowledge about diseases, diagnostics, and treatment. The field includes both production animals, including farmed fish, and companion animals.
  
  Veterinary public health pertains to all aspects of preventing the spread of disease from animals to humans, and is a field that is in increasing demand.

  Understanding associations between human and animal health is crucial in order to face some of today’s most pressing health challenge as almost 80 % of known infection diseases that affect humans originate in animals.

  The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine educate veterinarians, veterinary nurses and doctoral students in Veterinary Science, and we research veterinary medicine and related biomedical disciplines.

  The faculty's vision is to be among the leading and most progressive veterinary institutions in Europe within research, education and communication of knowledge.

  We also run our animal hospital, which is closely linked to our research and education, and receives patients from all over the country.

  High competence and advanced equipment, together with the best in laboratory services, ensure optimal treatment for our patients.

  The objectives of the faculty in education are to produce veterinarians who:

  • have good basic knowledge and skills in veterinary medicine so that they can work to improve animal health, public health and animal welfare
  • understand both the meaning of the terms "one health - one world” and “animal’s own value" and act ethically in line with this
  • have a broad understanding of the nature of scientific issues and are able to identify,formulate and solve complex problems within the veterinary field of work and research
  • have the ability to communicate in an understandable, efficient and respectful manner with clients, the public, colleagues and responsible authorities
  • know their professional limitations, and safeguard professional liability through further education, training and professional development throughout life

   

• This is how we are organized

  The faculty consists of four departments:

  • Department of Paraclinical Sciences
  • Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology
  • Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences
  • Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences

  You can find information about the Faculty Board, the Faculty Committee, the Study Committee and the committee for the PhD program for Veterinary Science and selection for the diploma program on this page:

  The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine's board and committees

  Managment at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

  Organization chart:

  

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Contact

Phone number: + 4767 23 00 00
Email, general inquiries: post-vet@nmbu.no
Email, The Academic and Research Administration: studieveileder-veterinaerhogskolen@nmbu.no
Email, NMBU Sandnes: sandsmafe@nmbu.no

Visiting address Ås: Elizabeth Stephansens vei 15, 1433 Ås
Postal address Ås: Enhet (faggruppe/seksjon/lab) NMBU Veterinærhøgskolen, Postboks 5003, 1432 Ås

Delivery, postal and visiting address NMBU Sandnes: Svebastadveien 112, 4325 Sandnes

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