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Promises a music bonanza

Half of the concert group at Betong has been exchanged since last semester. All the same they promise a spring semester filled with exciting concerts, including styles such as afrobeats, electronica and metal.

Battle for the batter

The waffle irons steam while the waffle sellers at Kafé Uglebo scratch their heads over whether the University of Oslo has banned waffle sales or not.

Students pressured by rental prices

Newly released numbers from Statistics Norway show that it costs a fortune for students in Oslo to have a roof over their heads. The rent is still increasing.

Updates academia

– Master´s degrees should be more publicly visible, thinks Anne Aaby, the editor for the recently established Masterbloggen.

From study hall to sofa corner

As of now, students at the University of Oslo can download 150 000 e-books sitting in their own living rooms. The University of Oslo Library is going electronic.

With the will to make fools of themselves

Every Wednesday, on the small stage at Studentersamfundet, you will find a dozen young people having no idea what they are doing.

Students on the dentistry scandal:

Tired of the harassment allegations

Students by the Faculty of Dentistry by the University of Oslo strikes back after a fall semester filled with serious accusations of a bad learning environment, sexual harassment and bullying.

Student IDs to be checked

The student cafes at the University of Oslo will during January set up an electronic card system that ensures that student discounts will not be given without a valid student ID.

Muslims rave at dean of theology

The Muslim Student Association of Norway (MSS) are agitated after dean Trygve Wyller took a negative attitude toward the use of a gym for the Friday prayer.

Imprisoned for fake diplomas

The University of Oslo and BI Norwegian School of Management have so far this year reported at least three cases of diploma forgery. The universities fear higher numbers, while they struggle to interpret the legal system.

Wants to introduce tuition

The student organization of the Conservative Party of Norway wants to introduce obligatory tuition in order to finance the increase of the amount of students in the coming years.

Has been waiting for two years

Two years have passed since MSS applied for a larger room for the Friday prayers. They are still waiting for an answer.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences struck hard

The university is conducting a long-termed dismounting of the sciences, says dean at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Knut Fægri. The constricted budget of next year especially strikes his faculty.

Security problems at Bjølsen

Unlocked entrance doors and stolen possessions have been a part of everyday life at Bjølsen Student Village. The Foundation for Student Life in Oslo, SiO, now promises to fix it.

Hard methods in Sweden

The Swedish State Educational Loan Fund uses detectives, court systems and Facebook to track down lethargic payers, and their uncollected debt is half of what it is in Norway.

Arabian elite university to fill knowledge gaps

The building of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has cost 70 billion Norwegian kroner. Now the university plans to solve the Earth´s environmental challenges.

Co-operates with criticised company

One of the businesses that presented itself during the Working Life Days at the University of Oslo has done tasks that violate the UN´s and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs´ ethics regulations.

The university has to cut at least 20 millions

- The students will not suffer

Reduced budgets for scientific equipment and a no increases in student numbers. These are among the suggestions on how the University of Oslo UiO is going to deal with the state budget.