Master of Philosophy in Contextual Theology

3. FOREIGN STUDENT EXCHANGE

There are three categories of foreign guest students. These are;

• 1) Students who are sent by their institutions through the NORDPLUS, ERASMUS and INATE program. They need not apply for general admission at the University of Oslo nor do they have to pay any study fees. When they are registered with the Faculty, the university registration, student identity card, language instruction in Norwegian, and housing are handled by the Department of International Relations. Upon acceptance into the University of Oslo programme students will receive a Letter of Admission before leaving for Oslo. It is important that this letter is readily available for presentation upon arrival into Norway. The deadlines for registration are December 1st for the Spring-semester and June 15th for the Autumn-semester.

• 2) Students who has applied and been accepted into the Master’s programme, and who thereby are registered at the University. Among these students there are again two categories;
  • Students who fall inn under the quota programme for students from developing countries and Eastern Europe. When they are registered with the Faculty, the university registration, student identity card, language instruction in Norwegian, and housing are handled by the Department of International Relations. The deadlines for applications, which are sent to the Department of International Relations, are February 1st each year.
  • Students who do not fall inn under the quota programme. The same applies to these students as the students above, only that the financing of the studies must be provided by the students themselves. The deadlines for applications are February 1st each year.

• 3) Foreign students currently enrolled at a university abroad that does not have an exchange with Oslo, and who wish to study for a shorter period at the Faculty of Theology can apply for admission to the Faculty. They will have to apply for general admission at the University. The financing of the studies must be provided by the students themselves. The deadlines for applications are February 1st each year.

For further information, please contact:
• Department of International Relations
• Box 1081 Blindern
• N - 0317 Oslo
• phone: + 47 22 85 84 50
• fax: + 47 22 85 84 88
• e-mail
(If available: See the brochures from the Department of International Relations:
• «Information for International Applicants 1998/99»
• «Information for International Applicants from Developing Countries & Eastern Europe»)

All students will receive individual tuition from teachers on their thesis. Master students, and students within the ERASMUS and INATE program are offered individual tuition in English.

Students on the exchange programmes NORDPLUS, ERASMUS and INATE as well as students at the Master’s programme accepted into the quota system (see the above mentioned brochures from the Department of International Relations), are guaranteed housing in a single room in one of the student towns. They must, however, indicate their need for housing on the application form for admission. Other guest students are not guaranteed housing, but can apply for housing. The deadlines for reservation of accommodation to the Housing Office are June 30. for the Autumn-semester and December 1. for the Spring-semester.

All students who qualify for university housing will receive a housing contract from The Housing Office about one month before they leave for Oslo, and they are requested to present the contract upon arrival at the student town.

The Faculty has a student committee for international contacts and student mobility. The members of the committee do their best to make the life of exchange students as pleasant and fruitful as possible.

One of the professors serves as the international co-ordinator, and one of the academic counsellors carries the administrative responsibility for the international students (See contact addresses on the back page of this brochure)