University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, norwegian Det Kgl. Frederiks Universitet), modelled after the recently established University of Berlin. The university currently has about 29,000 students and employs about 4600 people. It is the largest, most prestigious and oldest university in Norway, situated in the country's capital city.

Student life

As Norway is largely a social democratic society, the university charges only a minor tuition of 100 NOK (primarily a copy fee). However, students are also required to pay a fee to the students welfare organization Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo, which use the money for student benefits such as subsidized kindergartens, a student newspaper, athletic programmes, psychology service, student canteens, student housing and so on. This fee is now at 410 NOK (approx. 65 USD) per semester. The student newspaper is Universitas (Circulation: 17,000). The student radio is Radio Nova (Norway) - a non-commercial station broadcasting in the entire Oslo region. With emphasis on student issues and with an alternative music profile it is one of the most popular extracurricular activities at UiO. There has been some discussion on whether to introduce real school payment; especially some conservatives want to make the University of Oslo more into an elite university, and believe higher tuitions would contribute in selecting the best students and that the payment would give the university opportunities for even better education. Still, the University of Oslo is already one of the best universities in Scandinavia and the leading Norwegian university. Its faculty of humanities has been ranked as one of the best in Europe.

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Social democratic - Universitas - Radio Nova (Norway) - Conservatives - Elite - Scandinavia

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