Kristiania University College

Kristiania University College is one of the oldest private institutions of higher education in Norway, established by Ernst G. Mortensen in 1914 as Norway’s first correspondence school, «Norsk Korrespondanseskole» (NKS). In its first year, NKS had 125 students; 15 years later it had 9,000 and during the Second World War it had more than 50,000 students.

In 2017, Kristiania University College and Westerdals Oslo ACT merged. From September 2019 The Norwegian College of Musical Theatre and The Norwegian University College of Dance also joined Kristiania.

Kristiania University College’s social responsibility is to offer study programmes and courses at different levels of education that are adapted to people with different qualifications, abilities and opportunities. Kristiania will educate candidates who will provide society with expertise, for both public and private sectors. We aim to contribute research-based knowledge, competence and practical learning for innovation and value creation.

Kristiania Professional College (KPC) is an integral part of Kristiania. s with a duration of 1-2 years.

Kristiania University College is a member of the European University Association.

Facts

• Student population: 9 843 full-time students and 3 011 online students
• Bachelor students: 5 886
• Master students: 256
• Professional College students: 746
• Numbers of exchange students: 110
• Number of programmes: 105
• Academic staff: 260
• Administrative  staff: 183