The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (, NMBU) is a public university located in Ås, Norway. It is located at Ås in Viken, near Oslo, and at Adamstuen in Oslo and has around 5,200 students. History The institution was established in 1859 as the Higher Agricultural College (Den høiere Landbrugsskole). In 1897 the institution was transformed into the Norwegian College of Agriculture (Norges Landbrugshøiskole, later spelled Norges Landbrukshøiskole, Norges landbrukshøyskole and Norges landbrukshøgskole, abbreviated NLH). It received the status of a university-level college (vitenskapelig høgskole). In 2005 it received university status and was renamed the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap; UMB). In 2014 the it merged with the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NVH) in Oslo; it retained its English name but was formally renamed Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU) in Norwegian. It is the only educational institution in Norway to provide veterinary education. Organization The university is organized into seven faculties: Biosciences Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management Landscape and Society School of Economics and Business Science and Technology Veterinary Medicine It also includes eight centers: Aquaculture Protein Center (APC) Animal Production Experimental Centre (SHF) Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate (SKP) Centre for Continuing Education (SEVU) The Centre for Integrative Genetics (Cigene) Centre for Landscape Democracy (CLaD) Norwegian Centre for Bioenergy Research Imaging Centre Campus Ås Degree programmes Bachelor's degree programmes in English International Environment and Development Studies Master's degree programmes in English Agroecology Animal Breeding and Genetics Aquatic Food production - Safety and Quality Aquaculture Data Science Development and Natural Resource Economics Ecology Feed Manufacturing Technology International Development Studies International Environmental Studies International Relations Radioecology Bachelor's degree programmes in Norwegian Animal Science Biotechnology Business Administration Chemistry Ecology Economics Environment and Natural Resources Food Science Forest, Environment and Industry Geomatics Landscape Construction and Management Natural Science Plant Science Renewable Energy Master's degree programmes in Norwegian - 5 years Chemistry and Biotechnology Environmental Physics and Renewable Energy Geomatics Industrial Economics Landscape Architecture Mechanical engineering Property and Land Law Robotics Spatial Planning Structural Engineering and Architecture Urban and Regional Planning Teacher Education in Natural Sciences Water and Environmental Technology Master's degree programmes in Norwegian - 2 years Animal Science Bioinformatics and Applied Statistics Biology Biotechnology Business Administration Chemistry Environment and Natural Resources Food Science Forest Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management of Natural Resources Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences