University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (UiO) is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Norway. It was founded in 1811 when Norway was still under Danish rule. Today the University of Oslo has approximately 30,000 students and 4,600 employees. Four Nobel Prize winners indicate the quality of the research at the University.

Its web site in English is at http://www.uio.no/english/

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Many courses at UiO require the use of web-based services for their course activities. The most common system in use is Fronter, a web based digital learning environment that allows for communication and cooperation among the students. Fronter is used for submitting assignments, sharing information, communicating, discussion, etc. A list of names and email addresses of all the students is provided for each group. As Fronter is a web-based application, students may communicate with fellow students and their teachers wherever they are.

A wiki (based on InterMedia) is used for research and teaching on some courses - see http://www.intermedia.uio.no/dashboard.action

However, the English version of the current Strategic Plan at http://www.uio.no/english/about_uio/strategicplan_2005-09.pdf does not mention e-learning.

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