Sámi University College

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Sámi University College
Sámi allaskuvla
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Type State College
Established 1989
President Jelena Porsanger
Academic staff
52
Students 150
Location ,
Norway

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Campus Diehtosiida
Website www.samiskhs.no

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Diehtosiida building where the Sámi University College is based

Sámi University College (Northern Sami: Sámi allaskuvla, Norwegian: Samisk høgskole) is a university college that is located in the village of Kautokeino in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It was established in 1989 and has about 150 students and 52 faculty, technical and administrative staff. It is one of 25 Norwegian state university colleges. Since 2009 it has been located at the campus complex of Diehtosiida.

The college has a national responsibility for Sámi higher education, including education within teaching and journalism. The college attempts to develop its syllabi on the basis of Sámi needs, and attempts to develop Sámi as an academic language. The college has students from all four countries covered by Sápmi.

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