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Facts and figures

ISV is a large political science department by international standards. Our activities are extensive in terms of research, education, as well as dissemination.

ISV in numbers – 2024

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  • Over 1 400 students
  • 86 academic staff members
  • 15 administrative employees
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  • 6 subfield groups (for teaching)
  • 5 research groups
  • 1 research center
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  • 1 One-year unit
  • 3 Bachelor programmes
  • 2 Master programmes
  • More than 30 exchange agreements
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  • 36 active research projects with external funding
  • 3 active ERC projects
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  • 120 scientific publications 
  • 835 mentions in Norwegian editorial media 
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  • Total budget: 126 million NOK
  • Proportion of budget funded by external sources: 49 million NOK