With about 16,000 students, the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) is one of the largest higher education institutions in Norway. Institution offers a broad range of academic programmes at Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD levels.The ambition of the newly merged institution is to build stronger and more solid academic and research environments who will interact nationally and internationally. The aim is to become a visible actor on the international higher education arena through increased international cooperation and engagement in externally funded projects within education and research.