Technology and Environmental Sciences exchange programme

Available courses within:

• Chemistry
• Energy Technology
• Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
• Applied Computer Science and Engineering
• Software Engineering

Available courses within Chemistry 

Autumn 2025

Bachelor level:

• KJE204 Energy Storage, Bergen, 10 ECTS 
• KJE114 Green Chemistry, Bergen, 10 ECTS 
• MAS539 Hydrogen technology, Bergen, 10 ECTS 

Spring 2026

Bachelor level:

• KJE302 Analytical Techniques with drug analysis, Bergen, 5 ECTS
• KJE205 Battery technology, Bergen, 5 ECTS
• KJE351 Bachelor Thesis for Exchange students – Chemical Engineering, Bergen, 20 ECTS 

Or: KJE352 Bachelor Thesis for Exchange students – Chemical Engineering, Bergen, 30 ECTS 

Available courses within Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences

Autumn 2025

Bachelor level:

• LEI111 Geographic information science, Bergen, 10 ECTS 
• LEI310 Offshore survey, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• BYG130 Urban Design, Bergen, 10 ECTS

Or: Environmental Sciences, Sogndal, 30 ECTS

Or: From Mountain to Fjord – Geology and Ecology of Western Norway, Sogndal, 30 ECTS

Master level:

• MOA271 Aesthetics, architecture and cultural environments, Bergen, 7.5 ECTS
• MOA256 Scientific theory and methods, Bergen, 5 ECTS
• MOA272 Spatial planning, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• MOA270 Urban Design for Sustainable Mobility, Bergen, 7.5 ECTS

Spring 2026

Bachelor level:

• BYG351 Bachelor Thesis for Exchange students – Civil Engineering, Bergen, 20 ECTS
• LEI351 Bachelor Thesis for Exchange students – Land Administration and Surveying, Bergen, 20 ECTS
• LEI110 Industrial surveying and laser scanning, Bergen, 10 ECTS

Or: Environmental Sciences, Sogndal, 30 ECTS

Master level:

• Understanding Climate Challenges, Sogndal, 30 ECTS

Or: MOA300 Master's thesis - Land Mangement, Bergen, 30 ECTS

Available courses within Applied Computer Science and Engineering

Autumn 2025

Choose 30 ECTS between:

• ELE501 Advanced Control Systems Engineering, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• ADA526 Applied robot prototyping, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• ADA512 Cyber-physical systems and IoT, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• ADA511 Data science and AI-prototyping, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• ADA501 Mathematical modeling and simulation, Bergen, 10 ECTS

Spring 2026

Choose 30 ECTS between:

• ELE502 Advanced Power Electronics, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• ADA527 Advanced robot control, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• ADA502 Cloud Computing and Software Systems, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• ADA528 Sensor networks, Bergen, 10 ECTS

Available courses within Software Engineering

Autumn 2025

Mandatory courses:

• DAT250 Advanced Software Technologies, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• DAT152 Advanced Web Applications, Bergen, 10 ECTS

In combination with one of these courses:

• DAT351 Cloud and Distributed Resources for High Volume Data Processing, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• DAT254 Health Informatics, Bergen, 10 ECTS

Spring 2026

Choose 30 ECTS between:

• DAT151 Database and Unix System Administration, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• DAT153 Mobile and Distributed Applications, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• DAT355 Model-driven Software Engineering and Reliable Software Systems, Bergen, 10 ECTS
• DAT251 Modern Software Development Methods, Bergen, 10 ECTS

How to apply

Note that you have to be nominated by your home university in order to apply for exchange through our online system. We do not accept students that are not from one of our partner universities (Freemovers). Exchange students from our partner universities are welcome to use procedure to apply for student exchange to HVL, and then choose our courses of offer when nominated.

There is no tuition fee for the programme, only a semester fee applicable for all students at HVL. Exchange students must be prepared to cover their own expenses (travel, accommodation etc).

The deadlines for applying to HVL are:

• 15 April for the autumn semester (August to December)
• 15 October for the spring semester (January to June)