Faculty of Educational Sciences (UiO)

Department of Teacher Education and School Research - Associate professor of Education (pedagogy)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:42:27 +0200

Department of Teacher Education and School Research - Associate professor of Education (pedagogy):

Want to work with education and pedagogy in Europe’s fastest-growing capital? The deadline for submitting an application for an associate professorship in #education at FOED is tomorrow!

The Helga Eng faculty building, with the bulb-encircled...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:57:26 +0200

The Helga Eng faculty building, with the bulb-encircled signature birch-tree in the foreground <3

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013 - Education | Top Universities

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:54:00 +0200

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013 - Education | Top Universities:

QS ranks UiO’s Faculty of Educational Sciences 42nd among the world’s best educational sciences institutions and 10th in Europe (the top 8 are all in the UK).

We always treat rankings with some caution, but we’re satisfied with the acknowledgement from QS that FOED is a research and education institution of note in both European and world terms.

Prospective students - check out our English-language programmes here: http://www.uv.uio.no/english/ And note the absence of tuition fees in Norway :)

Student: "We get heaps of individual attention and feedback"

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:15:38 +0200

Student: "We get heaps of individual attention and feedback":

Sheena Miller is a second year HEEM student from the United States. She completed her BA at New York University, concentrating in Gender Studies, German Language and Marketing. After graduating she worked within sales & marketing analysis in NYC and Melbourne, and also spent two years teaching English in Bungotakada, Japan. Sheena now studies at the Faculty of Education at the University of Oslo.

South Korean President visits the University of Oslo

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:55:18 +0200

South Korean President visits the University of Oslo:

Student blogger Seyran posts about the visit from the President of South Korea, Lee Myung-Bak to the University of Oslo and his contribution to a lecture about the subject of “A New Horizon For Lasting Peace and Prosperity“.

Which cities shape our musical tastes? Atlanta, Montreal and … Oslo!

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:01:09 +0200

Which cities shape our musical tastes? Atlanta, Montreal and … Oslo! :

Researchers have found that, in North America, Atlanta tends to propel trends in hip-hop music, while Montreal leads listening habits for indie music. Over in Europe, meanwhile, Oslo is the big trend-setter.

Curious about studying in the capital of Norway? Read more!

"For young people to choose science, science must convincingly answer their question: “What’s in it..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:18:00 +0200

“For young people to choose science, science must convincingly answer their question: “What’s in it for me?”. Students want to use their talents and develop themselves while working with something they are interested in and care about.”

- Maria Vetlesæter Bøe

commenting on her recent doctoral thesis on young people’s choices of post-compulsory science education.

New Public Management in Swedish Higher Education - and Gender...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:36:00 +0200

New Public Management in Swedish Higher Education - and Gender Impacts

This podcast features professor Elisabeth Berg who reflects on recent developments in Swedish higher education in relation to new public management, and highlights the findings from a recent project that examined the role of gender in this new managerial context.

The Faculty of Educational Sciences (Helga Eng building) at the...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:03:59 +0200

The Faculty of Educational Sciences (Helga Eng building) at the University of Oslo campus. Eerily quiet for Easter break, but a great time to get lots of work done :)

Two weeks left until application deadline for the Master's Programme in Higher Education!

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:54:47 +0200

Two weeks left until application deadline for the Master's Programme in Higher Education!:

The Faculty of Education at the University of Oslo (Norway) is proud to offer an award winning 2-year Master of Philosophy Programme in Higher Education. We are delighted to announce that the application round for European and Nordic applicants is now open!

Money motivators? What makes academics move from one country to another?

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:38:11 +0200

Money motivators? What makes academics move from one country to another?:

Paying the Professoriate

“Paying the Professoriate: A Global Comparison of Compensations and Contracts,” presents the main findings of a comparative study conducted by the Laboratory for Institutional Analysis (LIA) at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, and Boston College’s Center for International Higher Education, in the United States will be published soon by Routledge. The study included 28 countries from all continents and different economic, political, and academic contexts and provides valuable information about the remuneration for the academic work and other important topics shaping the academic profession.

Read the entire guest entry on the Faculty’s blogsite by Ivan F. Pacheco (co-editor of the book “Paying the Professoriate” and a research assistant at the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College).

teachersworldwide: Finland’s Formula for School Success Early...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:48:36 +0200

teachersworldwide:

Finland’s Formula for School Success

Early intervention and sustained individual support for every student are keys to educating the whole child in Finnish schools (via Finland’s Formula for School Success (Education Everywhere Series) | Edutopia)

Dr. Romulo Pinheiro An interview with recent PhD graduate Dr....

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:52:50 +0100

Dr. Romulo Pinheiro

An interview with recent PhD graduate Dr. Romulo Pinheiro where he shares his experiences with pursuing and completing a PhD focused on Higher Education and Regional Development at the Faculty of Educational Sciences.

Technology and Higher Education: Use it or Lose it

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:47:42 +0100

Technology and Higher Education: Use it or Lose it:

Online learning and interaction

Use of technology in higher education holds amazing opportunities for those flexible enough to act on them - and significant threats for those who are not.

Open Day 2012 - High School Students visit

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:33:40 +0100

Open Day 2012 - High School Students visit:

Student blogger Seyran Khalili photoblogs about the University of Oslo’s Open Day 2012.

High School students from all over Oslo come to experience student life for a day.

Seminar on Student Power and Institutional Change in Europe

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:29:10 +0100

Seminar on Student Power and Institutional Change in Europe:

Manja Klemenčič (from Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung and CEPS at University of Ljubljana) will present this HEIK-lecture.

The lecture will address how to conceptualise the organisation of student interests in cross-European perspective and explore the question of ‘institutional change’ in representative student organisations.

"All the adults are saying, ‘We need to improve science in the world. Let’s train the kids.’ I’ve..."

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:48:50 +0100

“All the adults are saying, ‘We need to improve science in the world. Let’s train the kids.’ I’ve never heard an adult say, ‘We need more science in the world. Train me.’”

- Neil deGrasse Tyson, on America’s lack of science literacy (via theatlantic)

Learning outcomes - policy and practice in the UK - a podcast w/ Lee Harvey

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:38:00 +0100

Learning outcomes - policy and practice in the UK - a podcast w/ Lee Harvey:

Professor Lee Harvey provides us with insights into the issue of introducing a learning outcomes based approach in higher education, and shares his views on the relationship between policy and practice in this area in the UK. Prof Harvey visited Oslo in the end of 2011 and the lecture was given as a HEIK open seminar at University of Oslo.

Research: Computers as connection between school and home

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:37:34 +0100

Research: Computers as connection between school and home:

Lucia Müller, University of Hamburg, a visiting PhD at the TransAction research group, will present a set of data for her thesis: “Personal, mobile computers as connecting link between teenagers’ media appropriation inside and outside of school?”

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Programme in Special and Inclusive Education

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:12:12 +0100

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Programme in Special and Inclusive Education:

A special and inclusive programme

Eleven students from ten different countries are staying in Oslo this semester to attend courses at the Department of Special Needs Education as a part of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Programme in Special and Inclusive Education (EMSIE).