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| University of Oslo | |
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| Universitetet i Oslo | |
| Latin: Universitas Osloensis | |
| Established | 1811 |
| Type | Public university |
| Rector | Ole Petter Ottersen (2009-) |
| Academic staff | 3212 (2010) |
| Admin. staff | 2598 (2010) |
| Students | 27628 (2010) |
| Location | Oslo, Norway |
| Affiliations | EUA |
| Website | www.uio.no |
The University of Oslo (Norwegian: Universitetet i Oslo, Latin: Universitas Osloensis) is the oldest and largest university in Norway. It is in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
The university began in 1811 as The Royal Frederick University (in Norwegian Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet and in Latin Universitas Regia Fredericiana). The university was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin, and originally named after King Frederick of Denmark and Norway. In 1939 it changed to the name it has now.
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, near the National Theatre, the Royal Palace, and the Parliament. Most of the other faculties are at a modern campus area called Blindern. The Faculty of Medicine is split between several university hospitals in the Oslo area.
Currently the university has about 27,000 students and employs about 4,600 people.
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King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway was the founder of the university
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The Faculty of Law. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in this building until 1989.
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Central campus of the university, where today only the faculty of law is located. These buildings were inspired by the famous buildings of Prussian architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in Berlin.
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The library building at the Blindern campus, houses the Library of Arts and Social Sciences.
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Stairs leading from Faculty of Law's Domus Media to University Square on Karl Johan's Street
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Fridtjof Nansen was Professor of Zoology and Rector-elect, and was also known as an explorer, humanitarian and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
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Johan Galtung, the founder of peace and conflict studies, held the world's first chair in that discipline at the University of Oslo 1969–1977