Student Welfare Organisation in Bergen
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| Student welfare organisation | |
| Industry | Student welfare |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Bergen, Norway |
Area served | Bergen, Norway |
| Revenue |
 NOK 236.4 million (2006) |
| NOK 1.1 million (2006) | |
| NOK million (2006) | |
Number of employees | 247 (2007) |
| Subsidiaries | Studia |
| Website |
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The Student Welfare Organisation in Bergen (Norwegian: Studensamskipnaden i Bergen) or SiB is the student welfare organisation in Bergen, Norway and is responsible for the welfare of about 25,000 students at the University of Bergen (UiB), the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), Bergen University College (HiB), Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Diakonissehjemmet University College, the Norwegian School of Information Technology, Bergen School of Architecture, the Norwegian Teacher Academy, Betanien Diakonal University College and NLA Teacher College.
Among the responsibilities of SiB include housing, training centres, 300 kindergarten places, 20 cafés, the book stores Studia, psychologists, advisors, career centre, heath station and economic support arrangements. The housing is concentrated in about 20 buildings around Bergen, both in the city centre/campus areas as well as other placing including Fantoft and at Hatleberg beside NHH. SiB is one of the largest real estate owners in Western Norway, accommodating more than 3300 students, though SiB has been criticized for only having a 12% coverage of student housing, compared to 20% in Oslo and Trondheim.
SiB is led by a board of ten members: five, including the chairman, from the students, three from the employees and two from the universities and colleges. One of the latter is from UiB while the other is alternatingly from NHH or HiB.
The student representatives on the board are elected by the Student Welfare Parliament in Bergen.