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Kristiania University College
Kristiania University College is an educational institution in Norway organized through the Ernst G. Mortensen foundation. As of 2022, Kristiania has approximately 19 000 students and provides higher education in Oslo, Bergen and online. Kristiania offers a variety of study programs within communication, management, marketing, finance, innovation, technology, art, design and media. The headquarters are located in Oslo, Norway, and the university college is named after Oslo’s previous name, Kristiania. Campus Kristiania University College is made up of two campuses – one in Oslo and one in Bergen. Campus Oslo consists of several buildings located in the city center: Campus Oslo * Kvadraturen * Urtegata * Fjerdingen * Spikersuppa – Kristiania Professional College Campus Bergen * Kalfarveien History 1914 – Norsk Korrespondenceskole (NKS) In 1914, the founder of the institution, Ernst G. Mortensen, decided to launch education through correspondence courses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
