Kongsberg School of Mines

[1] In 1757, after an initiative from mining engineer Michael Heltzen and chemist and physician Johan Heinrich Becker,[2] Det Kongelige Norske Berg-Seminarium was established by an Order in Council from Frederick V of Denmark dated 19 September 1757.

Among the theoretical subjects were mathematics (in particular geometry and trigonometry), mechanics (for construction of buildings and machinery), hydrostatics, hydraulics, physical chemistry, mineralogy, metallurgy and pyrotechnics.

[1] The mining curricula were eventually transferred to Christiania, after the Universitas Regia Fredericiana was established (1811–).

After the establishment of the Norwegian Institute of Technology in the 1910s, the education of mining engineers was further moved to Trondheim.

[3] Today, the historical building is owned by the Kongsberg Group, which, in collaboration with the University of Southeast Norway (USN), plans to renovate the building into a modern center for knowledge and innovation, thereby helping to shape the technological landscape of the future.