Oslo University College (; HiO) was the largest state university college in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

from 1994 to 2011, with more than 18,000 students and approximately 1800 employees. Facts about OUC
Oslo University College merged with

Akershus University College Akershus University College (, HiAk) was a university college located in Kjeller, Norway. The institution is one of 25 public university colleges owned and run by the Norwegian state. It last had about 3,900 students and a staff of approximately ...

to form

Oslo and Akershus University College Oslo and Akershus University College (, abbr. HiOA) was the largest state university college in Norway from its establishment in 2011 until 2018, when it was transformed into Oslo Metropolitan University, the youngest of Norway's new universities. ...

in 2011, and this institution became

Oslo Metropolitan University Oslo Metropolitan University (Oslomet; )"Skrivemåten av universitetsnamnet Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet," Language Council of Norway, 17/677-4/DGI, 18 January 2018 is a state university in Oslo and Kjeller in Norway. It is the result of ...

in 2018. OUC was established on 1 August 1994 when the Norwegian college system was restructured and 18 smaller colleges in the Oslo area merged. From the 2000s most of the school was located in the city centre of Oslo along Pilestredet street. The main campus was the previous Frydenlund Brewery near Bislett stadium. OUC offered the broadest portfolio of professional studies available in Norway. The language of instruction was Norwegian.

Faculties

*Faculty of Art, Design and Drama *Faculty of Social Sciences *Faculty of Education and International Studies *Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of Health Sciences *Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science *Faculty of Nursing

Centres

*Centre for Educational Research and Development *Centre for the Study of Professions *National Centre for Multicultural Education *Learning Centre

References

External links

Oslo University College website
Education in Oslo

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

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