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Universitetet i Oslo

University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1072, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
3.96 / 5 based on 84 reviews.
Description:
With its nearly 200-year history, the University of Oslo is a tradition-bound institution. One example of this is the work presently being carried out to replenish and promote the university's cultural and scientific museums.


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89% of students recommend
84 reviews
Housing
4.0/5
 All experiences (84)
Student life
4.0/5
 5 stars (42)
Academic
4.3/5
 4 stars (18)
Languages
4.1/5
 3 stars (12)
Expenses
3.0/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.3/5
 1 star (6)
“Living there with not too much money will teach you how to survive in non-ordinary conditions. You'll experience that you can have a lot of fun even if you don't move a lot from home, and that you can eat decent food spending less than you thought. Travelling may be very expensive (especially because if you buy a bike - it can be very cheap, like 50€ - you won't be able to use it from november to april...), but if you wanna travel across Norway and Scandinavia, use some bus companies like www...” Read Review
hermod17, Italy

84 reviews of Universitetet i Oslo

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HOUSING    
by Diego, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Philology, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? You have no real landlord, and don't think that living downtown is much better..
Personal comments:
The accomodation was simply great. everything you need is in the student village, from supermarket to nature, pubs, and during the coldest months it may not be worth the effort to pay loads of money to go downtown and get your bottom freezed...
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Diego, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Philology, Erasmus
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Amatøren, Garage, a place downtown I don't remember the name of... but it was very nice! But most of the student nightlife occurs in the student village, since it's quite expensive to go out. You just have to get used to it, and once you are, it's not bad at all!
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ACADEMIC    
by Diego, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Philology, Erasmus
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Choose the courses according to the assessment method, there's a broad choice: if you choose the home exam option, it may take two weeks to pass an exam instead of 6 months... but of course it depends on the subject. Take Norwegian language courses and give your best; it may seem unnecessary, but if you wanna spend a whole semester or year together with non-locals only... ya know what I mean?



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
Learn Norwegian, it may seem difficult but it's not, especially if you attend classes and live together with the people. If you don't, you'll certainly regret it, believe me!

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by Diego, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Philology, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Was learning Norwegian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Norwegian
How much did you improve your Norwegian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I must say that most of the international students take courses in English only. I took courses in 3 languages, namely English, Norwegian and German. This means that you can choose among a much wider range of courses. Ask someone about the teachers, if you speak the language ask someone about the teachers, cuz there may be written "taught in Norwegian" on the website but then you find a teacher speaking an impossibile dialect from southern Sweden, which the local understand, but it may sound obscure to you...
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EXPENSES    
by Diego, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Philology, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Food is the most important issue. Almost everything is imported, so it's very expensive, and what is not imported (potatoes and little more) is produced at the very high Norwegian wages, so it costs quite much all the same. Housing was less expensive than in my city, because there's a lot of space for students in Oslo. Nightlife was the same as at home (so pretty high!) but you have to consider that getting to the place is very expensive, since public transport costs a lot (about 60€/month for a monthly prepaid ticket, 90€ for non-students; single fare: about 2,60€).
Food, Travel, Overall: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Go to the immigrants' market, open every day in Grønland (near the bus terminal), it's VERY cheap! Books and photocopies are VERY expensive, try to loan them in the library and copy only what you really need.
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OVERALL    
by Diego, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Philology, Erasmus
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
That is not completely impossible to get a nice job, if you talk to the right people... (I worked at McDonald's and in an Italian restaurant)
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Learn the language, be open-minded, choose your courses carefully (you can drop them afterwards but you can't start new ones!)



FINAL COMMENTS

Living there with not too much money will teach you how to survive in non-ordinary conditions. You'll experience that you can have a lot of fun even if you don't move a lot from home, and that you can eat decent food spending less than you thought. Travelling may be very expensive (especially because if you buy a bike - it can be very cheap, like 50€ - you won't be able to use it from november to april...), but if you wanna travel across Norway and Scandinavia, use some bus companies like www.lavprisekspressen.no or www.swebus.com, you'll be shocked at seeing how cheap they can be. The websites are in Norwegian/Swedish only, so remember what I said about the local language...!
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