Contact person: Karl Henrik Storhaug Reinås
Contact person: Sigurd Graarud
Contact person: Sivert Arntzen
Contact person: Tobias A. Sveum Isaksen
Contact person: Niamh Brekkhus
Contact person: Arthur Sickinghe Kleis
The student democracy, a quick overview
Students are by law ensured the right to be part of all decisions that affects them at the University of Oslo. This means that students have at least 20% representation in all boards and councils at UiO. These representatives are elected from the student bodies at the various levels, through general assemblies or electronic voting.
The Student Parliament (SP) is the highest elected student body at the University of Oslo. SP consists of 26 list-elected representatives, and 8 faculty-based elective seats. The assembly elects 6 representatives (Executive Committee) to work full-time on issues of student rights, educational quality and student life in general.
The faculty student councils (studentutvalg) work at the specific faculties with issues at the faculty level. You can read more about them on their respective home pages:
- Faculty of Humanities (HFSU)
- Faculty of Social Sciences (SVSU)
- Faculty of Law (JSU)
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNSU)
- Faculty of Education (SUUV)
- Faculty of Madicine (MSU)
- Faculty of Dentistry (OSU)
- Faculty of Theology (TSU)
The student councils at the program/institute level (fagutvalg/programutvalg) is the grassroot level of the student democracy. They work to ensure and improve the quality at the course and program level. Decisions that are made at this level are decisions concerning curriculum, course and program evaluation, course build-up, work- and learning enviroment and more. These councils also often do social gatherings etc, watch out for posters about general assemblies or happenings of your local "fagutvalg" or "programutvalg"!.
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You find the contact information about The executive committee and the administration here.
Speak up about the student environment!
You can also speak up about your student environment directly to UiO! Good or bad feedback - we want it all! You can give feed back from everything from cold air in the study hall, to more critical situations.
Student organisations
The Welfare Council (VT) is a student council which communicates the students' wishes and demands towards SiO and Oslo municipality.
The Students and Academics Assistance Fund (SAIH) is a solidarity organisation of students and academics in Norway. 30 kr of your semester fee is (voluntarily) donated to SAIH.
Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is an international student organization which mission is to represent international students and provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of Students Helping Students.
National Union of Students - Norway (NSO) is the largest organisation for students in Norway, with the Student Parliament at UiO as its largest member union. The main goal of NSO is to ensure students' academic, social and economic rights.
Officer of international affairs
International affairs officer 2023-24: Rodas Tadese Sibathu
If you have any questions concerning internationalization at the University of Oslo, contact Rodas. The executive committee resides in the first floor of Villa Eika at Campus Blindern.
Phone: 966 72 902
Mail: r.t.sibahtu@sp.uio.no