The government will create study places in medicine at Gjøvik. – It is with great pleasure on behalf of the government that we propose study places for medicine here at Gjøvik. We need more doctors, says Minister Sandra Borck (Sp). It is the last four years of the medical education that will now be able to be taken in Gjøvik. Sandra Borch pointed out that the Center Party now prioritizes decentralizing education – We need more doctors. This region is important. More people in the area can now study to become doctors and settle in the region, says SP minister Borch. Moved to tears The news was received with great joy in Gjøvik on Monday morning. – This is brilliant news. These are important study places for us. Now we get a whole range of health education, says rector at NTNU Gjøvik, Anne Borg. She says they aim to welcome the first medical students next year. The mayor of Gjøvik, Torvild Sveen, was quite moved when he was given the floor at the press conference. HAPPY: Mayor of Gjøvik, Torvild Sveen (Sp) rejoices that Gjøvik is getting medical education. Photo: Stine Bækkelien / news – This is one of the greatest days we have experienced, he says. The decision to add a new medical education to Gjøvik in the interior is said to have been made at the government’s budget conference on Thursday and Friday last week. NTNU Gjøvik is located in Kallerud. The university currently has approximately 4,000 students. From the beginning, they offer education in informatics, health, design, technology and economics, according to their own websites. Here medical education is offered in Norway NTNU in Trondheim: Possible to take parts in Ålesund and Levanger as well. University of Oslo Oslo Nye Høyskole University of Tromsø University of Bergen Source: Utdanning.no CALLER: NTNU in Gjøvik is located here. Physiotherapy training for Elverum At the weekend, it also became clear that NOK 7.7 million will also be set aside for physiotherapy training at the college in Innlandet, department Elverum. It became clear when Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum visited Elverum at the weekend. He believes this will strengthen both the hospital and the college. The ambition is 120 study places distributed with 40 students in each of the three-year stages. The rector at Høgskolen i Innlandet, Per Jacob Svenkerud, says they are working to start the education as early as autumn 2024. – This is good news that means we can start planning a new course in physiotherapy. Now we must enter into a dialogue with the Ministry of Knowledge to ensure that this educational offer receives the lasting funding it needs.
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