InternationalisationFaculty of Education and International Studies

Oslo and Akershus University Collegeof Applied Sciences

Kristin Merete Bugge

Background

1st August 2011 Oslo and Akershus University

College of Applied Sciences (HiOA) was

established as a result of a merger between Oslo

University College and Akershus University

College.

With a student body of approximately 17,000

students and 1,850 employees, HiOA is Norway‘s

largest state university college.

Administrative section for Studies and

Internationalisation

Faculty of Education and International Studies

• Offers teacher educations in all fields and levels

• Offers programs within international studies and interpretation

Departments

Department of Early Childhood Education

Department of Primary and Secondary Education

Department of International Studies and Interpreting

Department of Vocational Teacher Education

Administration:StaffStudies & InternationalizationEconomyHuman resources

Team Internationalization

Available English Courses

Department of Early Childhood Education

• Myths, Fairy Tales and Legends

• The Aesthetics of Daily Life

• Multicultural Identity in a Global World

Department of Primary and Secondary Education

• Our Shared European Cultures

• Philosophy in Preschool and School

Department of International Studies and

Interpreting

• Gender and Political Development in South Asia

• Everyday Political Practices

• International Development and Education

• Development and Migration

Master Programs in English

• Cooperation between HiOA, University of Malta (Malta), and Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland). University of Gothenburg is an associate partner

Early Childhood Education and

Care (IMEC)

• Aims at giving the students the opportunity to qualify for developing relevant research-based competence in vocational pedagogy and vocational didactics

Vocational Pedagogy

• An advanced study program which provides necessary competence for work related to the Norwegian multicultural schools as well as for international work within the education sector in the South

Multicultural and International

Education

• Based on the need for enhanced competence within the area, first of all in the school system, but also in other public institutions and in business and industry

ICT-Supported Learning

Administrative section for Studies and Internationalization

Team Internationalization:

Kristin Bugge: Senior Advisor,

Team leaderLine Klæth:

Cathrine Døscher: Kjersti Winger:

Liv Haraldsen: Nina Aunet:

Team InternationalizationTasks review

• Strategic planning and development• Gathering and updating overviews on possible

international development• Maintenance and updating of

Internationalization's website • Administration of services for exchange students;

such as information, programs and contacts• Quality-evaluation of internal and external

exchange programs• Contacting with other HiOA units regarding

internationalization.

International Partners

EuropeAustralia Canada USAChina South Africa Uganda