Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
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Oslo and Akershus University College (of Applied Sciences), Norwegian: Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus (HiOA) is the largest state university college in Norway
, with more than 16,000 students and approx. 1600 employees. OAUC offers the broadest portfolio of professional studies available in Norway.
OAUC was established August 1, 2011 after a merger of Oslo University College
and Akershus University College
. Most of the school is located in the city centre of Oslo along Pilestredet street and at Kjeller (near Lillestrøm in Akershus
County).
The language of instruction is Norwegian
, but certain courses are taught in English, both on Bachelor's Degree level, Master's Degree level and to some extent on PhD level.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, with more than 16,000 students and approx. 1600 employees. OAUC offers the broadest portfolio of professional studies available in Norway.
OAUC was established August 1, 2011 after a merger of Oslo University College
Oslo University College
Oslo University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen i Oslo is the largest state university college in Norway, with more than 11,000 students and approx. 1100 employees...
and Akershus University College
Akershus University College
Akershus University College is a university college located in Kjeller, Norway. The institution is one of 25 public university colleges owned and run by the Norwegian state...
. Most of the school is located in the city centre of Oslo along Pilestredet street and at Kjeller (near Lillestrøm in Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
County).
The language of instruction is Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
, but certain courses are taught in English, both on Bachelor's Degree level, Master's Degree level and to some extent on PhD level.
Faculties
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
Centres
- Centre for Educational Research and Development
- Centre for the Study of Professions
- National Centre for Multicultural Education
- Learning Centre