The Directorate of Labour Inspection recently carried out a three–day inspection of the learning environment at the University of Oslo. The inspection uncovered a number of possible breaches of the University Act in the internal communications system. Specifically, it appears that complaints regarding the learning environment are not always brought to the attention of the Committee for Learning Environment. The Faculty of Law’s vice–dean, Finn Arnesen, declines to take action before the Directorate presents its full report.

Following a productive partnership between the International Student Union, the Student Parliament and Universitas, Universitas is set to increase the number of English articles published on its Internet edition. As of April, an additional three to four stories are to be translated and published on the Internet every Wednesday. Following an application from the Student Parliament, the University of Oslo is to carry the cost, amounting to NOK 27 000.

While seminar leaders at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography are postgraduate students, seminars at the Department of Economics may be led by undergraduate students. The dean at the University of Social Sciences,
Asbjørn Rødseth, explains the disparity with the absence of guidelines.