Welcome to Østfold - The Gateway to Norway

• ØUC is located in three neighbouring towns Halden, Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad, in the southeast corner of Norway.

• We are a medium-sized University College with 4.000 students and 450 staff members.

About Østfold University College (ØUC)

• ØUC offers a number of bachelor’s degree programmes and a few master’s degree programmes, several of which include a period of study abroad.

• Most of our study programmes are taught in Norwegian, but we also offer a number of courses taught in English (alternatively: in German or French).

Study programmes

We offer 60 study programmes at six faculties:

• Norwegian Theatre Academy

• Faculty of Business, Social Sciences and Foreign Languages

• Faculty of Computer Sciences

• Faculty of Education

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Health and Social Studies

Our faculties

The Faculty of Health and Social Studies

• Bachelor’s degree programmes in– Nursing– Social Work– Child Welfare– Social Educator Training– Biomedical Laboratory Science

• Master programme in Community Care • Advanced Courses for Health Professionals

Health and Social Studies in Fredrikstad

• Bachelor’s degree programme– Acting– Scenography

Norwegian Theatre Academy

The Faculty of Engineering in Sarpsborg

• Bachelor’s degree programmes in– Electronic Design and Telecommunications– Electrical Power Engineering– Chemistry and Chemical Engineering– Mechanical Engineering– Product Design Engineering– Technology, Innovation and

Entrepreneurship

The Faculty of Engineering in Sarpsborg

• Teacher training programmes for:– Pre-school – Primary and Secondary School– University/College graduates – Vocationally trained – Courses in relevant subjects for the further

education for teachers• Master programme in Special Needs

The Faculty of Education in Halden

• Bacelor’s degree programmes in– Business Administration– International Business– Auditing– English/French/German and International

Market Communication – Language, Society and Culture

• Master programme in Leadership

The Faculty of Business, Social Sciencesand Foreign Languages in Halden

• Bachelor’s degree programmes in – Computer Science– Computer

Engineering

• Master’s degree

programme in Computer Sciences

The Faculty of Computer Sciences

Our new main Campus in Halden, from 2005

• ØUC participates in a number of international co-operation programmes: Socrates/Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and Nordplus. We have bilateral agreements with European Universities, but also a few American and Australian Universities.

• Norway has adopted the ECTS credit and grading system and our studies are internationally compatible.

International Relations

• The International Business Programme• English and International Market

Communication• German/French and International Market

Communication• Deutsch als Fremdsprache (German as a

Foreign Language)

Courses offered to international students, I

• Studies of English culture, literature and language

• Foreign Language Didactics• Norwegian as a foreign language

• Gender Studies

Courses offered to international students, II

• The Faculty of Computer Sciences offers a number of modules taught in English in its two-year master’s degree programme

• The Faculty of Engineering offers English-taught modules in the third year of the programme Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation

Courses offered to international students, III

• Work placement supervised in English for students enrolled on programmes in – Nursing– Social work– Child welfare– Social educator training– Biomedical laboratory Sicence

Practical experiences offered to international students

• Full academic year: mid August to mid June

• Autumn semester: mid August to mid December

• Spring semester: mid January to mid June

Academic year

• Small class size• Friendly atmosphere• Individually tailored student teaching• Personalized international student services• No tuition fee• Close to lakes, forests, sport activities• One hour and a half to Oslo

Why choose Østfold University College?

• As an international student you are guaranteed university accommodation

• The rent ranges from 222 EUR to 344 per month

• Internet access in all rooms

Accommodation

More info in English on www.hiof.no

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