Notodden campus
Faculty of Arts, Folk Culture and Teacher Education
The Faculty of Arts, Folk Culture and Teacher Education (EFL) is one of four faculties which constitute Telemark University College. The College has 4500 full-time students of which 1700 students are affiliated to EFL. The main campus in Notodden provides a panoramic view for its 1100 students. The rest of the students are based in Drammen, Porsgrunn and Rauland.
Notodden – Studies in the heart of Telemark
A broad programme of courses within Education in the arts and Teacher education is offered at the Notodden campus, in a small, post-industrial town renowned for its annual blues festival – Europe’s largest. The campus is conveniently located close to the centre of town, where there are pleasant shopping centres and speciality stores, disco and restaurants as well as unique art galleries. Express buses depart for and from Oslo every hour. The trip only takes two hours and provide easy access to Oslo Airport/Gardermoen. All kinds of skiing resorts (i.e. alpine, snowboard, cross country) are within close range of Notodden.
The Telemark Student Association
(SiTel) is the student welfare organisation providing student housing with free internet access, a day-care centre, health care, social worker assistance and a book store. There is also a swimming pool, a gym and a student cafeteria on campus.
StuA
The students have a club/house, StuA, which is administrated by the student society in Notodden (SIN). They arrange concerts with the best Norwegian artists and great parties. The student union (SOT) is run by the students and work to promote the academic and social well-being of the students. Activities cover a wide range of interests. There is a film club, a photo group, a theatre and dance group, Christian associations, and a variety of cultural committees (i.e. life drawing and the out-door group, Lurken). The students have access to modern research libraries with enthusiastic staff who can provide guidance and training in using the library and seeking information on the internet and in the national and international databases.