Østfold University College From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Oestfold University College ) Jump to navigation Jump to search Østfold University College Høgskolen i Østfold Type University College Established 1994 (1955, 1963, 1965 and 1980) Rector Hans Blom Students 7,000 Location Halden and Fredrikstad , NO Campus Urban Website www.hiof.no Østfold University College ( Norwegian : Høgskolen i Østfold , HiØ) is a university college in Viken county , Norway . [1] It has campuses in Fredrikstad and Halden , and has around 7000 students (as of 2017) and 550 employees (as of 2017). The university college is one of the public university colleges in Norway, and is a result of five public colleges in Halden , Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad which were joined together as a part of the University College Reform ( Norwegian : Høgskolereformen ) of 1994. The school offers over 60 fields of study, ran