University of Oslo
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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 and employs about 4600 people. 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. 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 Castle and the Parliament, while most of the other faculties are located at a modern campus area called Blindern. The current headmaster (2002 - 2005) of the University is Arild Underdal, professor of political science.
Research
Four researchers at the University of Oslo have been rewarded with Nobel prizes:
- Ragnar Frisch - 1969 - Economics
- Odd Hassel - 1969 - Chemistry
- Ivar Giæver - 1973 - Physics
- Trygve Haavelmo - 1989 - Economics
Student life
As Norway is a social democracy, the university charges no tuition. However, students are 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. The fee is now at 410 NOK (approx. 65 USD) per semester. The student newspaper is Universitas (Circulation: 17,000).
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