The Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio ( no, Nordisk Institutt for Scene og Studio) is a private college located in

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. It focuses on subjects related to stage, studio, film and television, and is one of the largest educational centers in the Nordic countries with this specific theme. Founded as Norsk Lydskole (Norwegian School of Sound) in 1985, the school has since expanded to include several courses related to performing arts. The course ''Popular Music'' has an option of entering year three of a bachelor's degree at the

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, studying ''BA Popular Music'' or ''BA Music Technology & Popular Music''. Since 2007 it has been owned by the investment company

Anthon B Nilsen Anthon B Nilsen AS is a Norwegian investment company. It was established by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen in 1879 to export pulp and paper products and lumber. His sons Reidar and Gunnar Holst took over in the 1930s, and ultimately established th ...

. In 2014,

Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology was established in July 2014 as a result of the merger of the three colleges Westerdals School of Communication, NISS ( Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio) and NITH (The Norwegian Sc ...

was established as a result of the merger of the three colleges

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, NISS (Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio) and NITH (The Norwegian School of Information Technology).

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Official websiteA brief description of NISS in English
Universities and colleges in Norway Education in Oslo Educational institutions established in 1985 1985 establishments in Norway Stagecraft {{Norway-university-stub