Student exchange

The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (= Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, KHiO) cultivates an extensive international collaboration network at many levels and across several continents.

KHiO’s participation in international programmes makes it possible for KHiO staff and students to carry out productive research and studies outside the Norwegian border.

Many staff members come from abroad, some to join the permanent staff, others to work for shorter periods.

KHiO also has several foreign students every semester, around 20 – 30, coming for exchange studies and also to complete full study programmes through external scholarships.

KHiO actively participates in several Nordic networks partly financed via Nordplus educational programme, organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers, and including teacher and student exchange as well as other cooperation activities.

KUNO - a cooperative network of 14 fine arts academies in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

CIRRUS - a cooperative network of 20 design academies in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

KHiO is also active within Erasmus, the EU programme Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP). Over the years KHiO has made bilateral agreements with around 50 higher education institutions in Europe through Erasmus.

In addition, KHiO has also entered into bilateral collaboration agreements with art  education institutions in countries outside Europe, f. ex. in Asia, Africa and Australia. 

 

ACADEMIC SYSTEM

Bachelor level (undergraduate, 3 years): 180 ECTS credits
Master level (graduate, 2 years): 120 ECTS credits

ECTS CREDITS (= European Credit Transfer System)
A full semester workload equals 30 ECTS credits. Two semesters equal 60 ECTS credits. You are expected to take a full workload during your stay at the KHiO.

STUDY PROGRAMMES AND COURSES
The content of the study programmes are described on KHiO`s website.
The courses for the autumn term 2009 and for the spring term 2010 will be published in May. 

APPLICATION DEADLINES
For the autumn semester: April 1
For the spring semester: November 1

APPLICATION MATERIAL
In order to be accepted at the KHiO, you must send us an application package containing following:

• Portfolio (Design and Visual Arts only)
  
• letter of motivation
• letter of recommendation
• CV
• application form
• passport photo

Your application should be sent by regular mail to the following address:

Please mark the envelope “Student exchange”.

If you choose to send your application by special courier service, please use the following address:

An admission committee consisting of a group of teachers will evaluate the incoming applications. You will receive a response from KHiO regarding acceptance within a month after the application deadline.

 

TUITION FEE
Exchange students do not pay any tuition fee at KHiO.

 

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Exchange students must know English if they do not know any Norwegian or other Scandinavian languages.

 

NORWEGIAN LANGUAGE COURSE
KHiO tries to offer Norwegian language courses for beginners each semester.

 

RESIDENCE PERMIT
Exchange students holding a non EU/EES citizenship must apply for residence permit as soon as possible. It takes very long time to obtain the permit. For more information, please visit following websites: www.udi.no or www.nyinorge.no.

 

ACCOMMODATION
KHiO does not allocate you accommodation. All international students have to apply for housing (room/flat) in around 13 different student campuses. The Foundation for Student Life in Oslo (= Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo, SiO) is a welfare organisation that provides a wide range of services to make the student life easier, e.g. student housing.

Please apply through SiO’s website: www.sio.no.

 

LIVING EXPENSES
We would recommend allowing approximately NOK 8000 a month for a single student in order to cover basic expenses. During your first semester, you must be prepared to use a substantial amount of money for setting up your household and for buying suitable clothing for the Norwegian climate. - To give you an idea of the living expenses for a student in Norway, the following is a rough breakdown of the estimated cost for a semester (five months):

Accomodation		NOK 15 000
Food		NOK 12 000
Supplies		NOK 4 000
Transportation		NOK 2 000
Other expenses		NOK 7 000
Total of 5 months:		NOK 40 000

CONTACTS AT KHiO

Switchboard: + 47 22 99 55 00

 

Faculty of Visual Arts

• Espen Matheussen, Senior Executive Officer (Applied Arts/Erasmus/Cirrus/bil. agreements)
  Phone: + 47 22 99 55 88
  E-mail: espen.matheussen@khio.no

• Berit Andresen, Senior Executive Officer (Fine Art/KUNO)
  Phone: + 47 22 99 55 31
  E-mail: berit.andresen@khio.no
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• Hege Hovda, Senior Executive Officer (Fine Art/Erasmus)
  Phone: + 4722 99 55 57
  E-mail: hege.hovda@khio.no
  

Faculty of Design  

• Espen Matheussen, Senior Executive Officer (Applied Arts/Erasmus/Cirrus/bil. agreements)
  Phone: + 47 22 99 55 88
  E-mail: espen.matheussen@khio.no

• Anette Christensen, Senior Executive Officer (Cirrus coordinator)
  Phone: + 47 22 99 55 99
  E-mail: anette.christensen@khio.no

International coordinator of KHiO 

• Anne-Cathrine Andersen
  Phone: + 47 22 99 55 05
  E-mail: anne.andersen@khio.no