About the International Summer School (ISS)
The ISS is a learning community of diverse students who come together to study, interact and increase understanding and good will between nations. This requires friendliness, frankness and tolerance among all involved.
Every summer, from late June to early August, we welcome over 550 students from about 90 countries.
Mission statement
The ISS is an academic center for learning in an international context, and a forum for fostering intercultural understanding. It aims at developing and conveying knowledge and at promoting understanding between people from different cultures. This dual purpose is reflected in the ISS motto:
"Six Weeks of Academic Achievement and International Good Will".
History
The first summer session for English-speaking foreign students at the University of Oslo was organized and held in 1947. It was offered for American students only, as an expression of gratitude for educational opportunities provided for Norwegian students in the USA during and after World War II. In the 1950s the number of non-American students increased steadily, and in keeping with this development, the name of the school was changed in 1958 from the "Summer School for American Students" to the "International Summer School".
Since 1947 more than 27, 500 students from more than 150 countries have attended. In recent years the student body each summer has consisted of around 550 students from roughly 90 countries. Through its entire history the ISS has played an important role in the efforts of the University of Oslo to reach out internationally.
Contact
Main Office in Oslo, Norway
Email: iss@admin.uio.no
Telephone: +47 22 85 63 85
NORA courses: nora-admin@iss.uio.no
Office hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 09:00-11:30 & 12:00-15:00
Thursday: 10:00-11:30 & 12:00-15:00
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Telephone hours:
Monday-Wednesday and Friday: 09:00-11:30 & 12:00-15:00
Thursday: 10:00-11:30 & 12:00-15:00
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Reduced opening hours during Christmas and Easter.
Postal address:
International Summer School
University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1082 Blindern
NO-0317 OSLO
NORWAY
Physical address:
International Summer School
University of Oslo
Georg Morgenstiernes hus 2nd floor
Moltke Moes vei 30-32,
NO-0851 OSLO
NORWAY
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