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==Education== [[File:Mannskoret Arme Riddere 2018.jpg|thumb|right|The male choir of the [[University of Bergen]] in 2018]] [[File:Bergen-University-modf.jpg|thumb|right|University Museum of Bergen]] There are 64 elementary schools,<ref name="barnskoler">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Oversikt over barneskoler |url=http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74,56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=126&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905133246/http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74%2C56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=126&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |archive-date=5 September 2007 |access-date=29 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |language=no}}</ref> 18 lower secondary schools<ref name="ungdomsskoler">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Oversikt over ungdomsskoler |url=http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74,56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=117&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914164527/http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74%2C56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=117&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |archive-date=14 September 2007 |access-date=29 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |language=no}}</ref> and 20 upper secondary schools<ref name="hordskoler">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Skoleportalen |url=http://utdanning.hfk.no/templates/Page.aspx?id=2055 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070726004255/http://utdanning.hfk.no/templates/Page.aspx?id=2055 |archive-date=26 July 2007 |access-date=29 September 2007 |publisher=Hordaland fylkeskommune |language=no}}</ref> in Bergen, as well as 11 combined elementary and lower secondary schools.<ref name="kombiskoler">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Oversikt over kombinerte skoler |url=http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74,56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=116&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905174816/http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74%2C56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=116&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |archive-date=5 September 2007 |access-date=29 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |language=no}}</ref> [[Bergen Cathedral School]] is the oldest school in Bergen and was founded by [[Pope Adrian IV]] in 1153.<ref name="byleksikon">{{Cite book |last=Hartvedt |first=Gunnar Hagen |title=Bergen Byleksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |year=1994 |isbn=82-573-0485-9}}</ref> The "[[Bergen School of Meteorology]]" was developed at the [[Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen|Geophysical Institute]] beginning in 1917, the [[Norwegian School of Economics]] was founded in 1936, and the [[University of Bergen]] in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The University of Bergen is 70 years old |url=https://www.uib.no/en/news/99869/university-bergen-70-years-old |access-date=14 August 2020 |website=University of Bergen |language=en}}</ref> The University of Bergen has 16,000 students and 3,000 staff, making it the third-largest educational institution in Norway.<ref name="omuib">{{Cite web |title=Om Universitetet i Bergen |url=http://www.uib.no/info/generell/#hva |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923223345/http://www.uib.no/info/generell/ |archive-date=23 September 2006 |access-date=16 August 2007 |language=no}}</ref> Research in Bergen dates back to activity at [[Bergen Museum]] in 1825, although the university was not founded until 1946. The university has a broad range of courses and research in academic fields and three national centres of excellence, in [[climatology|climate research]], [[petroleum|petroleum research]] and [[medievalism|medieval studies]].<ref name="uibsff">{{Cite web |last=Mia Kolbjørnsen and Hilde Kvalvaag |year=2002 |title=UiB får tre SFF |url=http://nyheter.uib.no/?modus=vis_nyhet&id=120602111405 |access-date=9 October 2007 |publisher=på høyden |language=no}}</ref> The main campus is in the city centre. The university co-operates with [[Haukeland University Hospital]] within medical research. The Chr. Michelsen Institute is an independent research foundation established in 1930 focusing on human rights and development issues.<ref name="cmi">{{Cite web |title=About CMI |url=http://www.cmi.no/about/ |access-date=2 October 2007 |language=no}}</ref> The [[Western Norway University of Applied Sciences]], which has its main campus in [[Kronstad, Bergen|Kronstad]], has 16,000 students and 1800 staff.<ref name="HVL">{{Cite web |year=2018 |title=Høgskolen på Vestlandet |url=https://www.hvl.no/. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211011439/https://www.hvl.no/ |archive-date=11 December 2018 |access-date=12 December 2018 |language=no}}</ref> It focuses on professional education, such as teaching, healthcare and engineering. The college was created through amalgamation in 1994; campuses are spread around town but will be co-located at [[Kronstad, Bergen|Kronstad]]. The [[Norwegian School of Economics]] is in outer [[Sandviken]] and is the leading [[business school]] in Norway,<ref name="mim-nhh">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=FT.com / Business Education / Masters in management |url=http://rankings.ft.com/masters-in-management |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015080559/http://rankings.ft.com/masters-in-management |archive-date=15 October 2008 |access-date=29 September 2007 |website=[[Financial Times]] |language=no}}</ref> having produced three [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Economy Nobel Prize]] laureates.<ref name="kydlandprize">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2004 |url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2004/ |access-date=16 August 2007}}</ref> The school has more than 3,000 students and approximately 400 staff.<ref name="omnhh">{{Cite web |title=Om NHH |url=http://www.nhh.no/no/om-nhh.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202152309/http://www.nhh.no/no/om-nhh.aspx |archive-date=2 February 2014 |access-date=23 January 2014 |language=no}}</ref> Other tertiary education institutions include the [[Bergen School of Architecture]], the [[Bergen National Academy of the Arts]], in the city centre with 300 students,<ref name="khib">{{Cite web |title=Om Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen |url=http://www.khib.no/index.php/khib/organisasjon/om_khib |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213051453/http://www.khib.no/index.php/khib/organisasjon/om_khib |archive-date=13 December 2007 |access-date=16 August 2007 |language=no}}</ref> and the [[Norwegian Naval Academy]] in Laksevåg. The [[Norwegian Institute of Marine Research]] has been in Bergen since 1900. It provides research and advice relating to ecosystems and aquaculture. It has a staff of 700 people.<ref name="imr">{{Cite web |title=About imr |url=http://www.imr.no/english/about_imr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116144616/http://www.imr.no/english/about_imr |archive-date=16 January 2008 |access-date=2 October 2007 |language=no}}</ref>
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