KMD - Request-form for compensation due to damage or loss of personal property

KMD - Request-form for compensation due to damage or loss of personal property

Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD)

Please read the information underneath before filling in the request-form.

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The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, at the University of Bergen, cannot as a state institution sign insurance on behalf of students. Therefore, the institution does not have insurance for the loss or theft of, or damage to personal property. KMD encourages consequently all students to sign their own travel-, theft-, personal- and property-damage-insurance. For study trips or exchange abroad, it is mandatory to have adequate travel insurance. It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that insurance policies are valid during the study period.

KMD seeks to prevent damages by maintaining relevant safety routines and keeping the building mass in order, as well as by providing information on use of its premises and equipment. It is expected that students actively keep up to date on regulations and practice these. It is furthermore expected that compulsory HSE courses are completed by all students, and that students have completed relevant safety-courses for workshops, if this is a requirement for the use of the premises, machinery and/or equipment.


What is considered personal property?

Personal property is considered all assets, equipment, and inventory that a student acquires for the activity as a student and uses on premises either owned or rented by the faculty, or at external locations. Personal property additionally includes all objects that a student make, store and/or display in those premises.

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Compensation:

The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, might be liable for damages in the event of negligence on part of faculty employees, or due to defects in buildings and/or technical equipment. Students who believe they have a legitimate claim for compensation must address the institution in writing as soon as possible after the incident has taken place.

Any claim for compensation must include a detailed description of the circumstances of damage or loss, as well as a thorough description of the extent—including documentation. The claimant must clarify which form of compensation is requested. If the claimant has documentation of costs relevant to the claim, this must be attached.

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What happens after you make a claim through this form?

In case the Faculty receives a claim, it will make it's own report of the incident. The claim together with the report of the faculty, will jointly be sent to the University Director´s Office for consideration. It is the University director who has mandate to decide on appropriate compensation should you be successful with your claim. You will be informed of the result of the process as soon as possible.

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For more infomation, please follow these links (in Norwegian only):
- https://www.uib.no/student/49043/forsikringsordningar-studentar
- https://regler.app.uib.no/

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For further questions, please contact:
andreas.dyrdal@uib.no