University of Oslo
The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Det Kgl. Frederiks Universitet and currently has about 32,000 students. It is the largest and oldest university in Norway, the other universities being the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the University of Bergen and the University of Tromsø.
The university has faculties of Theology, Law, Medicine, Arts, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Dentistry, Social Sciences and Education. Law is situated in the old campus on Karl Johan (Oslo's central central pedestrian street), near the National Theatre, the Royal Castle and the Parliament part of Oslo, but most of the courses are given in a modern campus area called Blindern.
Research
Four researchers at the University of Oslo have been rewarded with Nobel prizes:
Student life
Being situated in a social democracy, the university charges no tuition. However, a fee must be paid to the student organization, that is democratically elected among the students, and uses the money for student benefits such as subsidized kindergarten, athletic programmes, psychology service, student canteens etc. The fee is now at 410
NOK (approx. 60 USD) per semester.
While Oslo has some of the highest real estate prices in the world, Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo (the above mentioned student organization) provides relatively cheap apartments, especially for foreign students, and students from out of town.
