Sámi University of Applied Sciences
Sámi allaskuvla / Sámi University of Applied Sciences is an indigenous institution that preserves and promotes Sámi language, culture and community life. At Sámi University of Applied Sciences, Sámi language is the main teaching, research and administration language. All our studies have a Sámi or Indigenous perspective, and we have strong connections to other Indigenous institutions. Sámi University of Applied Sciences has national responsibility in Norway for Sámi teacher training, journalist training and higher education, and has also an important role for higher education in Finland and Sweden. We promote Sámi perspective in research and teaching.
Sámi University of Applied Sciences has two faculties, both relevant for circumpolar and Arctic cooperation: Department of language, duodji, reindeer husbandry and social sciences, and Department of Sámi teacher training and Indigenous journalism.
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Facts and figures
| Web | http://samas.no |
|---|---|
| Year Established | 1989 |
| Total Number of Staff | 105 |
| Number of Academic Staff | 47 |
| Number of Students | 270 |
| Focus Areas | Sámi language and language development Sustainable development and biodiversity Duodji, Sámi traditional and applied arts Sámi reindeer herding Social sciences Sámi teacher training Indigenous traditional knowledge Indigenous and Sámi journalism |
| Fields of Study Offered | Teacher training and education science (broad programmes) Arts (broad programmes) Journalism and information (broad programmes) |
Latest courses
- Bachelor Master Other Traditional knowledge/Árbediehtu
- Bachelor Knowledge of Indigenous Cultural Expressions and Arts
- Bachelor Introduction to Screenwriting: Sámi and Indigenous Storytelling through Film
- Bachelor Introduction to Indigenous perspectives on special education