Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan for Oslo University College 2008-2011
Mission statement
Oslo University College (OUC): knowledge for a lifetime.
Core values
The academic and work environment at OUC is to be characterised by diversity, equality and tolerance. The active participation of both students and staff is encouraged and the stimulation of innovative thinking is of signal importance.
The central values for all members of the university college are creativity, courage, respect, loyalty and generosity.
The development of knowledge and the processes of learning shall be based on critical thinking and ethically informed reflection.
Overall goals
OUC will seek to strengthen its position as a university of high standing in both vocational studies and research.
OUC will seek to contribute to innovation and the creation of values in a multicultural and international society.
OUC will seek to impart knowledge concerning its areas of research and development and collaborate with partners in the region.
Main focus of activity
To attain its overall goals, OUC has defined two main areas of activity with several subareas:
1. multicultural and international learning environment
OUC will seek to
- Offer programmes that qualify for a professional life in a multicultural and international society
- Offer programmes of high quality, improved throughput and increased learning outcomes
- Work systematically and actively to increase the number of students and staff with minority background
- Provide programmes that are adapted to welcome and include a diverse student group
- Provide a learning environment that particularly emphasises the integration of students with a ethnic minority background and exchange students
- Strengthen the multicultural, international and linguistic competences in Norwegian and foreign languages among students and the staff
- Offer an increased number of courses and educational programmes run in English at both Bachelor and Master levels
- Strengthen cooperation with academic institutions in other countries and increase the exchange of students and staff
2. Research and Development (R&D)
OUC will seek to
- Strengthen the link between R&D and education at all levels
- Provide extended interdisciplinary R&D networks and clear management of R&D
- Develop several PhD programmes and further develop Profession based doctorates
- Build on initiatives to strengthen the community-linked R&D in the Study of Professions and within the field of multicultural studies
- Develop an overall plan with clear priorities in R&D areas, including the related doctoral programmes
- Work towards result- based funding of R&D resources
- Increase cooperation with national and international partners and participate in international research programmes
- Increase the external funding of R&D
- Conduct active and wide-ranging reporting of R&D results to academic and scientific communities and to society at large
- Strengthen initiative in areas such as innovation and regional development
- Strategic plan (.ppt)