sentences:  Two years later the Norwegian University of Science and Technology was created in Trondheim after a merger of the Norwegian Institute of Technology and the University of Trondheim, reducing the number of public colleges and universities in Trondheim from thirteen to two.From 2005 university colleges were allowed to convert into universities if they met certain requirements.So far both Stavanger University College and Agder University College have converted (to the University of Stavanger and the University of Agder, respectively).