University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (in Norwegian Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, in Norwegian Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet). It was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin, and originally named after King Frederick of Denmark and Norway. It received its current name in 1939. The university currently has about 30,000 students and employs about 4,600 people. It is the largest, most prestigious and oldest university in Norway, situated in the country's capital city, as well as one of the leading universities of Scandinavia. Its faculty of humanities was ranked as the best in Scandinavia, the 5th best in Europe and the 16th best in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement.

The university has faculties of (Lutheran) Theology, Law, Medicine, Humanities, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Dentistry, Social Sciences, and Education. The Faculty of Law is still located at the old campus on Karl Johans gate (Oslo's central pedestrian street), near the National Theatre, the Royal Palace, and the Parliament, while most of the other faculties are located at a modern campus area called Blindern, erected from the 1930s. Professor Geir Ellingsrud was in 2005 elected rector for the period 2006-2009.

Until the founding of the University in 1811, the University of Copenhagen was the only university of Denmark-Norway. After the dissolution of the Dano-Norwegian union in 1814, close academic ties between the countries have been maintained.

Units

Faculty of Theology

Faculty of Law

Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL)
Department of Criminology and the Sociology of Law
Department of Private Law
Department of Public and International Law
Section for Information Technology and Administrative Systems (SITAS)
Nordic Institute of Maritime Law
Centre for European Law
Norwegian Centre for Human Rights

Faculty of Medicine

Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine
Institute of Psychiatry
Psychosocial Centre for refugees
Institute of Health Management and Health Economics
Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences
Faculty Division Aker University Hospital
Faculty Division Akershus University Hospital
Faculty Division Rikshospitalet
Faculty Division Ullevaal University Hospital
Faculty Division The Norwegian Radium Hospital
The Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience

Faculty of Humanities

Department of Archaeology, Conservation and Historical Studies
Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages
Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas
Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
Department of Media and Communication
Department of Musicology
Unit for Digital Documentation
The Ibsen Centre
Centre for Viking and Medieval Studies
The Norwegian Institute in St. Petersburg
The Norwegian Institute in Rome
Norwegian Centre for Research Cooperation with France

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Department of Biology ^*
Department of Molecular Biosciences ^*
School of Pharmacy ^*
Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics ^*
Department of Physics ^*
Department of Informatics ^*
Department of Geosciences ^*
Department of Biochemistry ^*
Department of Chemistry ^*
Department of Mathematics ^*
Physics of Geological Processes ^*
Centre of Mathematics and Applications ^*
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis ^*
Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology ^*
Centre for Entrepreneurship ^*

Faculty of Dentistry

Department of Oral Biology
Institute of Clinical Dentistry

Faculty of Social Sciences

Department of Sociology and Human Geography ^*
Department of Political Science ^*
Department of Psychology ^*
Department of Social Anthropology ^*
Department of Economics ^*
Centre for technology, innovation and culture ^*
ARENA - Centre for European studies ^*

Faculty of Education

Department of Teacher Education and School Development
Department of Special Needs Education
Institute for Educational Research
The Autism Unit
Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in New Media and Communication Technology

University Library

Library of Medicine and Health Sciences
Library of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Law Library
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Library

Units directly under The Senate

The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo
Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research
Centre for Development and the Environment
International Summer School

Museums

Museum of Cultural History

The Historical Museum
Collection of Coins and Medals
Ethnographic Museum
The Viking Ship Museum

Natural History Museum

Mineralogical-geological Museum
Paleontological Museum
Zoological Museum
Botanical Garden
Botanical Museum

People

Nobel laureates

Five researchers at the University of Oslo have been rewarded with Nobel prizes:

Fridtjof Nansen - 1922 - Peace (Although, it was not Nansens merits as a scientist that awarded him the prize)
Ragnar Frisch - 1969 - Economics
Odd Hassel - 1969 - Chemistry
Ivar Giæver - 1973 - Physics
Trygve Haavelmo - 1989 - Economics

Student life

The university charges only a symbolic tuition fee of 200 NOK for its Norwegian students. Students are also required to pay a fee to the student welfare organisation Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo, to subsidise kindergartens, health services, housing and cultural initiatives. The student body maintains the weekly newspaper Universitas and the radio station Radio Nova.

External links

Radio Nova (student radio)

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