Practical Information
Welcome to OUC!
Arrival information
Remember to send us an arrival form at least 2 -two- weeks before arrival in Oslo
order to be picked up or helped. More arrival information Any questions before you arrive at OUC? Please send an e-mail to accommodation@hio.no .
Norwegian Courses
The Norwegian course will be organized in 3 beginner groups and 1 advanced course. More information.
Sign up for International student news mail!
The International student assistant, will send out a news mail almost every week with important information about what is going on. The news mail will be sent to your school e-mail address ( Name.Lastname@xx.hio.no ). Check your e-mail regularly, that way you'll never miss out on anything.
Visit this address https://lists.hio.no/mailman/listinfo/intstud to sign up!
Practical information to get started at OUC
Anine, Iselin and Tonje at International Office are here to guide you in your everyday life. Our office is in building Pilestredet 46 (P46), 4th floor.
The international coordinators at the faculties
There are seven faculties at OUC and even more programmes. Each faculty has one or more coordinators who will help answer all your questions concerning your studies. The International student assistant will gladly help you to get in touch with your coordinator if you don’t know who this person is. The coordinator will register you as a student, give you a student card, username, and password for the computer system.
Register as a student
The international coordinator at your faculty is responsible to register you as a student at OUC, get you a student card plus username and password for the computer network.
ICT information for students in English
To use the computers at OUC, you will need a user name and password. Contact international coordinator at your faculty to receive this.
You will find more information here .
International café
Almost every Tuesday at 19.00 there is International café. Here you can meet other exchange students, Norwegian students and the international students’ assistants, Anine or Iselin. There is also free coffee, tea and biscuits.
International café will start August 20th, 19.00, at Samfunnet, in the basement in P52. Welcome!
ISU - International Students Union
ISU is an anti-racist, non-profit, non-religious, non-partisan student organization which seeks to protect the interests of international students studying in Norway. In other words – ISU is your organization and will act on your behalf. At the start of every semester international students at OUC elect an ISU-board. During the semester the ISU board arranges social activities and works together with other parts of the OUC to make your stay as good as possible. Are you interested in being a part of the ISU? Please contact the international student assistant.