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{{Short description|State university college in Norway}}
{{One source|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Oslo University College
|native_name = Høgskolen i Oslo
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|image = Hio logo english.jpg
|motto = OUC provides knowledge for a lifetime (translated from Norwegian)
|established = 1994
|closed = 2011
|type = State College
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|administrative_staff = 1100
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|rector = Sissel Østberg
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|students = 12,000
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|city = Oslo
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|country = Norway
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|website = {{URL|www.hio.no}}
|free_label = Successor institution
|free = [[Oslo and Akershus University College]]}}

'''Oslo University College''' ({{langx|no|Høgskolen i Oslo}}; '''HiO''') was the largest state university college in [[Norway]] from 1994 to 2011, with more than 18,000 students and approximately 1800 employees.<ref name="staff">[http://www.hio.no/welcome_to_ouc/about_ouc  Facts about OUC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925190800/http://www.hio.no/welcome_to_ouc/about_ouc |date=2006-09-25 }} {{cite web |url=http://www.hio.no/welcome_to_ouc/about_ouc/facts_and_figures |title=Oslo University College - Facts and Figures |access-date=2006-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070101143442/http://www.hio.no/welcome_to_ouc/about_ouc/facts_and_figures |archive-date=2007-01-01 }}</ref> Oslo University College merged with [[Akershus University College]] to form [[Oslo and Akershus University College]] in 2011, and this institution became [[Oslo Metropolitan University]] in 2018.

OUC was established on 1 August 1994 when the Norwegian college system was restructured and 18 smaller colleges in the Oslo area merged. From the 2000s most of the school was located in the city centre of Oslo along Pilestredet street. The main campus was the previous Frydenlund Brewery near Bislett stadium. OUC offered the broadest portfolio of professional studies available in Norway. The language of instruction was [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]].

==Faculties==
*Faculty of Art, Design and Drama
*Faculty of Social Sciences
*Faculty of Education and International Studies
*Faculty of Engineering
*Faculty of Health Sciences
*Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science
*Faculty of Nursing

==Centres==
*Centre for Educational Research and Development
*Centre for the Study of Professions
*National Centre for Multicultural Education
*Learning Centre

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070626204859/http://hio.no/ Oslo University College website]

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[[Category:Education in Oslo]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Norway|Oslo]]
[[Category:Florence Network]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1994]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Norway]]


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