University of Oslo
The
University of Oslo (
Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin
Universitas Osloensis), founded in
1811 as
Det Kgl. Frederiks Universitet has approx. 32,000 students and is the largest and oldest
university in
Norway. The other universities are the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the
University of Bergen and the
University of Tromsø.
The university has faculties of
Theology,
Law,
Medicine,
Arts,
Mathematics and
Natural Sciences,
Dentistry,
Social Sciences and
Education. Law is situated in the old campus on Karl Johan (Oslo's central central pedestrian street), near the National Theatre, the Royal Castle and the Parliament part of
Oslo, but most of the courses are given in a modern campus area called Blindern.
Research
\nFour researchers at the University of Oslo have been rewarded with Nobel prizes:\n*Ragnar Frisch - 1969 - Economics\n*Odd Hassel - 1969 - Chemistry\n*Ivar Giæver - 1973 - Physics\n*Trygve Haavelmo - 1989 - Economics
Student life
\nBeing situated in a social democracy, the university charges no tuition. However, a fee must be paid to the student organization, that is democratically elected among the students, and uses the money for student benefits such as subsidized kindergarten, athletic programmes, psychology service, student canteens etc. The fee is now at 820 NOK (approx. 120 USD) per year.
While Oslo has some of the highest real estate prices in the world, Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo (the above mentioned student organization) provides relatively cheap apartments, especially for foreign students, and students from out of town.
External links
\n*The Universitetet i Oslo website\n**(english summary)\n**A brief history in English of the Universitetet i Oslo\n*Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo
