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Ozerk Ozan
Ozerk Ozan (born 1979) is a Norwegian IT entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of Norsk Ideutvikling AS and the social networking service Biip.no. Early Life Ozan was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, in 1979. At a young age, he moved to Norway with his family. His father, Ozerk Kamil, is a professor at the Department of Education at the University of Oslo. Education Ozan studied medicine at the University of Oslo from 2002 to 2008. Career In 2002, Ozan founded Norsk Ideutvikling AS. In 2005, the company launched the online community Biip.no, which quickly gained popularity, amassing a user base of 450,000 users within two years. In 2008, the majority of shares in the company were sold to Egmont Group and Nettavisen. In 2015, Ozan transitioned to the fintech industry and began working on various small ventures. In 2018, he consolidated his early ventures under OpenPayd, headquartered in London. In November 2018, Ozan founded European Merchant Bank (EMBank). By the end of 20 ...
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University Of Oslo
The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world and as one of the leading universities of Northern Europe; the Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked it the 58th best university in the world and the third best in the Nordic countries. In 2016, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings listed the university at 63rd, making it the highest ranked Norwegian university. Originally named the Royal Frederick University, the university was established in 1811 as the de facto Norwegian continuation of Denmark-Norway's common university, the University of Copenhagen, with which it shares many traditions. It was named for King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway, and received its current name in 1939. The university was commonly nicknamed "The Royal Frederick ...
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Biip
Biip.no is a social networking service based in Norway. It is currently offline, with plans to relaunch in December 2020. Users can use the site to send free SMS messages. As of February 2012, about one million text messages were sent from the site each month. History The site was founded on June 1, 2005, by Erling Piken Andersen, Bo Myras and Ozan Özerk. In 2008, TV 2 and Egmont Group The Egmont Group (formerly The Gutenberghus Group) is a Danish media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The business area of Egmont has traditionally been magazine publishing but has over the years evolved to comprise mass me ... acquired a majority stake for NOK 76 million. References External links * {{Official website, www.biip.no 2005 establishments in Norway Internet properties established in 2005 Norwegian social networking websites ...
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ...
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