The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norwegian: Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap, UMB) is a public university located in Ås, Norway. It is located at Ås in Akershus, near Oslo, and has around 3800 students. The university is known for its beautiful campus, with spectacular, big and old trees, as well as ponds, flowers and bushes. Established as an agricultural school in 1859, it became a scientific university college (vitenskapelig høgskole) in 1897 and received university status in 2005. Prior to 2005 it was known as Norges landbrukshøgskole (NLH), also in English as Agricultural University of Norway. The university is organized into eight departments: It also includes five centers: Bachelor's degree programmes in English Master's degree programmes in English Bachelor's degree programmes in Norwegian Master's degree programmes in Norwegian - 5 years Master's degree programmes in Norwegian - 2 years PhD studies Doctoral programmes are based on a continuation in the Norwegian degree system from a master's degree or an equivalent qualification.