VID is a value-based and faith-based specialized university, with an ambition to become a full university by 2028.

You will find our campuses in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Sandvika and Tromsø. We also offer a decentralized study program in nursing in Helgeland.

Through our study programs, we educate knowledgeable, reflective, and courageous professional practitioners. VID has a strong research profile within practice-related research, diversity, social inequality and vulnerable groups, and global Christianity.

The letters in VID are a Norwegian acronym for Specialized (Vitenskapelig), International (Internasjonal) and Diaconal (Diakonal).

Our motto is Committed to humanity – locally and globally.