Bergen

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Bergen

• The Gateway to the Fiords
• The Hanseatic City
• The City between the Seven Mountains
• The City of the Rain

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The City of Bergenand the County of Hordaland

• Population 457.611 -
  City of Bergen 244.620
• Workforce ab. 241.000 (74,3 of popl.15-74
  yr)
• Growth in workforce 2000-2005 4,2
• Unemployment rate 1,9 (april 2007)
• GDP 14 370 M
• RD expenditures of industry NOK 871M (
  110M)
• Main industrial sectors
• Mechanical manufact., metallurgical,
• petrochemical, shipbuilding, off-shore related
  and supply,
• Aquaculture, fisheries, building and
  construction, energy

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Regional priority development areas
National
National and regional
Regional
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Research and Education
University of Bergen, The Norwegian School of
Economic and Business Administration Bergen
University College Regional University
Colleges University College of Art, College of
Teacher Education RD on Human Rights The High
Tech. Center, Under Water Technology Climate
Research Chr.Michelsen Research AS 3 regional
Centres of Excellence (Medieval studies,
Climate Research, Integrated Petroleum
Research) Industrial Centers of PetroChemistry,
Oil and Gas Tech
University
University
Norwegian
School
Norwegian
School
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Bergen
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Christian Michelsen
Christian
Christian
Institute
Michelsen
Michelsen
Research
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The
Norwegian
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Norwegian
Bergen
University
Bergen
University
Under water
Under water
College
College
Technology
Technology
Centre
Centre
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The actual situation in Hordaland within
business and industry

• all time high economic activity
• very high activity within building and
  construction
• high activity within manufacturing industry
• labour shortage

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