How to get there? From abroad: Distances from Rauland: The main national airport, Gardermoen International Airport is based in Oslo. From there you take the express bus (“Haukeliekspressen’) from Oslo to Rauland. You will have to change buses (to a local bus) in Åmot, but ask your driver and he or she will help you. Rauland-Oslo: 240 kilometres Rauland -Bø: 100 kilometres Rauland -Porsgrunn: 160 kilometres Rauland -Notodden: 95 kilometres Rauland -Bergen: 300 kilometres Getting around: The ‘Telemarksekspressen’ express bus covers the route Seljord to Skien and Porsgrunn and to nearby towns in Vestfold. Telemark University College Raulandakademiet 3864 Rauland Norway Telephone (+47) 35 95 29 00 www.hit.no Rauland_engelsk 2013.indd 2 28.01.13 13:44 Welcome to campus Rauland Rauland_engelsk 2013.indd 3 28.01.13 13:44 2 Rauland_engelsk 2013.indd 4 28.01.13 13:45 Campus Rauland Telemark University College has approximately 6 500 students on campuses in Bø, Porsgrunn, Notodden and Rauland throughout the County of Telemark in southern Norway. Norway’s cultural and fine arts’ circles. The courses offered in Rauland may very well be combined with professional studies like teacher education, cultural work and conservation. The joint administration including rector´s office and the international office is located in Porsgrunn. Campus Rauland in the larger municipality of Vinje has approximately 130 students. The Department of Folk Culture at Rauland has specialized in study programmes featuring Norwegian folk music and traditional arts and design based on materials as wood, metal and textiles (folk art). The Department of Folk Culture is located in new and functional facilities surrounded by beautiful nature in the foothills of the wide Hardangervidda mountain plateau that separates Eastern and Western Norway. The buildings contains well equipped workshops for working with wood, metal and textiles, studios, separate rooms for individual musical practice, library, study halls, computer labs and a nice cafeteria. Throughout the academic year the students exhibit student works as well as arrange concerts open to the public. The academic programmes offered in Rauland all have a strong performing profile and many former students have made careers as performing artists in Programmes offered in English: • Norwegian Folk Music Norwegian Folk Music is a full credit (30ECTS) one semester programme designed for foreign students with an interest in Norwegian Folk Music. The main goal of the programme is to give students a thorough understanding of the roots of, influences on and performance of Norwegian Folk Music. • Traditional Arts In the Master’s degree programme, Traditional Arts, students may choose whether they wish to study folk music or folk art. The programme has a performance-orientated profile. The aim is that students will become either competent folk music performers or folk art artists. • Ph. D programme in Culture 3 Rauland_engelsk 2013.indd 5 28.01.13 13:47 National and International Networks Students at Rauland may draw advantage from the Faculty´s extensive national and international networks through festivals, conferences, seminars and exhibitions. The Faculty cooperates with partners about different festivals and other events. The academic year in Rauland opens with the North Sea Festival (Nordsjøfestivalen) in the small town of Farsund on the Southern coast of Norway and closes with the Haukeliseter Festival (Haukeliseterfestivalen) in June. Students and staff give concerts, attend workshops and perform together with other artists in an informal setting. The Rauland International Winter Festival is a joint festival for both folk music and folk art, with workshops for both specialisations, folk music contests, exhibitions, fairs and concerts. Respected artists from the other Nordic countries and from all over Europe come to Rauland during the festival to contribute to create a exciting week of music, arts, crafts and other events. 4 Rauland_engelsk 2013.indd 6 28.01.13 13:47 About Rauland Rauland is located in the larger Vinje municipality in the far western parts of Telemark County. This small mountain community is located at the foot of the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, which is the largest alpine mountain plateau in Northern Europe and Norway’s largest National Park. The gorgeous nature makes a big impact on community activities during all seasons. High mountains, the endless mountain plateau and the lake Totak make Rauland an exciting destination all year round. In winter Rauland offers excellent skiing opportunities with more than 40 kilometres of well-prepared tracks for cross country skiing as well as several slopes and lifts for snowboarding and alpine skiing. Other activities offered in the community through the year include fitness groups, choirs, folk dance, marching band and a variety of sports. Rauland also offers one of Norway’s largest and best centres for horseback riding. tional architecture and folk art. Rauland has two galleries, while the larger municipality as such offers several museums, changing exhibitions and a variety of concerts during the year. In Rauland you will not need a car to get around. Most of what you want to do, or places you want to go is located in the small town centre and within walking distance. Rauland’s history goes way back, and the people of Rauland take pride in preserving their history and culture. The community is rich in popular poetry, folk tales and legends, folk music, tradi- 5 Rauland_engelsk 2013.indd 7 28.01.13 13:48 Student Welfare The Foundation for Student Service in Telemark (SiTel) is a service organisation whose main task it is to support life outside the classroom for the students at TUC. SiTel is established by law and all students registered at TUC are required to pay a small membership fee to SiTel. Exchange students within the Erasmus and Nordplus programmes are exempted from this fee. In return, all students may benefit from all of SiTel’s facilities and services. 6 Rauland_engelsk 2013.indd 8 28.01.13 13:48 Accommodation: SiTel have 20 rooms for rent in Rauland. International students are normally guaranteed a room in one of SiTel’s housing units as long as there are rooms available. The rent starts at approximately NOK 3400 a month. Internet connection, electricity, heating and laundry facilities is included in the rent. The rooms have their own bathroom. All rooms are within walking distance of the campus. It is not mandatory for international students to live in student accommodation, but we do recommend that international students do. For degree-seeking students, a SiTel housing guarantee is a vital part of their application for a student residence permit. Student cafeteria: The student cafeteria is the heart of student life on campus. Other welfare services include: • Student counselling • Learning environment advisers • Student minister Rauland_engelsk 2013.indd 9 The Folk Music Stage and the Student Pub The Department of Folk Culture is one of the places included in the National Stage of Folk Music project. Thus we enjoy several national folk music concerts of high quality during the year. The concerts are held in the Arestoga, one of the old log houses surrounding the main building. Quite often the Student Pub is open in connection with these concerts. The programme for the Folk Music Stage of Rauland is published on www.folkemusikkscena.no Health Care: Health services in Norway are of high standards, and are mostly free of charge. Conditions vary depending on nationality and length of stay in Norway. Students from a EU/EEA country and Switzerland must obtain an European Health Insurance Card from their home country, entitling them to medical treatment in accordance with the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme. Students from a country outside the EU/EEA wil automatically become members of the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme if they stay in Norway for more than 12 months. Students who come for a shorter period (3 – 12 months) may apply for membership in the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme. Students from Nordic countries are automatically covered by the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme. Dental care and opticians are not covered by the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme. SiTel may in some cases cover medical expenses exceeding a certain minimum amount per year, and may in addition in certain cases cover expenses to psychologist, physiotherapist or chiropractor. 7 28.01.13 13:49
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