Oslo and Akershus University College ( no, Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, abbr. HiOA) was the largest state
university college in
Norway
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from its establishment in 2011 until 2018, when it was transformed into
Oslo Metropolitan University, the youngest of Norway's
new universities
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.
It had more than 20,000 students and 2,100 employees.
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programs at bachelor's, master's and PhD level. It offered studies and conducted research in health professions, social sciences
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, engineering
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, liberal arts
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, and other fields.
HiOA was established in 2011 following the merger of Oslo University College and Akershus University College, which were themselves the results of many previous mergers. In 2014 the Work Research Institute and Norwegian Social Research were also merged into the institution, and from 2016 it also incorporates the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research and the National Institute for Consumer Research
The National Institute for Consumer Research ( no, Statens institutt for forbruksforskning, SIFO) is a consumer affairs research institute based in Oslo, Norway. It has researchers in both social and natural science
Natural science is one of th ...
. Most of the university college was located in the city centre of Oslo along the Pilestredet street, with subsidiary campuses in Sandvika
Sandvika () is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a city by the municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.
Sandvika is situated approximately west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for W ...
and Kjeller in Akershus.
Education
The language of instruction was Norwegian, and certain courses were taught in English, both on bachelor's degree and master's degree level and to some extent on PhD level.
Management
Curt Rice, an American linguist who was formerly a professor at the University of Tromsø, became rector on August 1, 2015. He is not the first non-Norwegian to head a Norwegian university or college however, as the University of Oslo
The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...
has been headed by the French-born Oscar I of Sweden
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The only child of King Charles XIV John, Oscar ...
and various Swedish statesmen as chancellors.
Faculties
*Faculty of Health Sciences
*Faculty of Education and International Studies
*Faculty of Social Sciences
*Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
Centres
*Centre for Educational Research and Development
*Centre for Welfare and Labour Research
*Centre for the Study of Professions
*National Centre for Multicultural Education
*Learning Centre
Centre for the Study of Professions
Centre for the Study of Professions (CSP, no, Senter for profesjonsstudier) was formally opened in 1999 in order to stimulate research and critical reflection within the study of professions.[Molander and Terum 2008] such as:
* professional practice, its autonomy, social organisation, and governance
* the qualification of professionals, work motivation, and professional careers
* the social and historical role of professions
CSP develops the study of professions as a multidisciplinary field of research emphasising comparative approaches. The goal of CSP is to become a leading research facility within the study of professions in the Nordic countries.Ph.D.
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programme in the study of professions
* Various research projects
* StudData – Database for Studies of Recruitment and Qualification in the Professions
Ongoing research projects in English:
* Qualifying for professional careers (QPC)
* Teachers' Professional Qualification (TPQ)
CSP currently employs approximately 40 professors, researchers, fellows and administrative staff. CSP also hosts the open access journal
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Professions and Professionalism.
Centre for the Study of Professions
Centre for the Study of Professions
Qualifying for professional Careers (QPC)
Teachers' Professional Qualification (TPQ)
Centre for Welfare and Labour Research
Centre for Welfare and Labour Research (SVA) consists of Work Research Institute (AFI), Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR), and Consumption Research Norway (SIFO).
* http://www.hioa.no/eng/About-HiOA/Centre-for-Welfare-and-Labour-Research
References
* Molander, Anders and Lars Inge Terum (2008): Profesjonsstudier. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget
External links
Oslo and Akershus University College websiteCourses taught in English at Oslo and Akershus University College
See also
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Education in Oslo
Oslo
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