UiA offers amazing student-oriented activities at the beginning of the study start. These activities help students make friends and develop a feeling of collaborative work."
Kristiansand is a fast growing, modern city and is the biggest city in Southern Norway. It is the regional capital of business, administration and culture, and has 92 000 inhabitants. With an innovative industry, good infrastructure, top-notch sports venues and an active festival and fine arts community, few places in Norway can compare to Kristiansand.
Kristiansand has the advantages of a big city – without the big city stress.
Students Lotte and Tobias give us a tour of the facilities and show their favourite places and activities on campus.
Situated in the main building, the hall is meeting point for students and staff, where events, such as fairs and exhibitions, are held throughout the year. The library, UiA Help, the Global Lounge, and the largest auditoriums can be accessed from here. From Vrimlehallen it is a short way to the pub and concert stage Østsia, the student cafeteria and the bookstore. See on map.
In the library you will find a lot more than just books. There are magazines, newspapers, movies and reading spots with and without screen and keyboard. This is also where you will find the general help desk at the university - UiA Help. See on map.
In The Teaching Lab, students explore new ways of teaching. One can combine the use of up-to-date digital technology with physical materials such as paper and crayons - or choose to use only one of the tools. Only imagination sets the limit. See on map.
With over 400 seats, Henrik Ibsen's is the largest auditorium at UiA. The hall is fully equipped, and in addition to lectures is used for larger public events such as debate programs for national television. See on map.
The multimedia room is a fully equipped TV studio for advanced technical recordings. UiA also has other smaller and less complex studios where, for example, lecturers can record material to use in teaching.
The first floor has three large rooms built for sound: Sal 1 is a concert hall for all music studies: classical, music pedagogy and rhythmic. Sal 2 is a concert hall, teaching room and rehearsal room for performers and for jam sessions. Sal 3 is a specially designed sound studio with 3D acoustics for teaching and practice. See on map.
In the rehearsal and jam rooms, both students and staff can perform freely and as loud as they want. The rooms are built with special wall panels. The rehearsal rooms are equipped with amplifiers for bass and guitar, vocals / PA, drum kits and piano / keyboards. See on map.
On the first floor of the G building there are different rooms where students of Arts & Crafts of the Faculty of Fine Arts can learn and practice within their field. See on map.