Learning Environment Committee

LMU submits an annual report on its work to the University Board. The committee chooses its chairperson on a rotating basis from among the institutions and the student representatives. The Department of Studies Administration, through the Section for learning environment, serves as secretariat for the committee.

Advisory body for learning environment

The LMU is an advisory body that is responsible for following up questions relating to the university’s physical and social learning environment, cf. the committee’s mandate. In accordance with the act, students and the institution have an equal number of representatives on the committee. Seven students are appointed by the student organizations. The seven remaining representatives are employee representatives. The office of committee chair alternates between students and the institution every second year. The committee has four permanent observers.

The LMU’s most important task is to ensure that it has insight into and an overview of the students’ learning environment at the institution in order to make an overall assessment of the situation. The LMU will also draw up and maintain an expedient reporting system for the learning environment. The LMU will be a consultative body in connection with the planning of large projects and be represented at the transfer inspection. The LMU also has particular responsibility for students with disabilities, and universal design at UiB.

Meetings in the committee

The meetings of the Learning Environment Committee rotate among the faculties to ensure good dialogue and follow-up on the work with the learning environment locally. The University of Bergen's Action Plan for Learning Environment 2023-2029 forms the basis for the Committee's visits to the faculties, and the follow-up is described in the Committee's annual report to the University Board.

The committee’s website (Norwegian only)

The Act relating to universities and university colleges