International recruitment and educational offerings for international students have developed significantly in recent years. In 2025, the university leadership commissioned a review of ISS’s purpose and role (Norwegian only) in light of UiO’s strategy and development agreement, current trends, and the Action Plan for Internationalisation of Education.
As a follow-up to this review, the university management, represented by the Rector, has established two working groups:
- A group that will recommend the purpose, organisational affiliation, etc. for UiO’s summer school courses at the bachelor’s and master’s levels and other short-term offerings. This group is led by Vice-Rector Berit Karseth.
- A group that will recommend the purpose, organisational affiliation, etc. for UiO’s overall Norwegian language courses for international staff and students, which are currently provided by the International Summer School (ISS) and the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies (ILN). This group is led by Vice-Rector Mathilde Skoie.
In addition to the review of ISS and the Action Plan for the Internationalisation of Education, the working group on Norwegian language courses will also base its work on Language Policy for the University of Oslo and the introduction of language requirements in the regulations to the Universities and University Colleges Act.
In line with the mandates for the ISS working group (Norwegian only) and the Norwegian language courses working group (Norwegian only), arrangements are being made for participation so that staff are heard along with students, and input meetings are being organised while the work is ongoing. Reports from the working groups are to be submitted before the summer.
Tuesday 28 April, Abels utsikt (room 1259), Niels Henrik Abel?s house:
- 12:15–13:00: Consultation meeting on UiO’s Norwegian language courses. The working group has prepared a draft concept for UiO’s Norwegian language courses (Norwegian only), which will form the basis for the input meeting.
- 13:15–14:00: Consultation meeting on the International Summer School.
Input may also be submitted to the working groups via online forms (deadline: 30 April):