Oslo Metropolitan University

university in Oslo and Akershus in Norway
Organization university Q47249304
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Oslo Metropolitan University

Summary

Oslo Metropolitan University is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oslo Metropolitan University was a member of European University Association[3].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University was a member of Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment[5].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University was a member of European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations[6].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University was a member of Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions[7].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University is located in Oslo Municipality[8].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University is located in Akershus[9].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University is in the country of Norway[10].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's instance of is recorded as university[11].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[12].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's child organization or unit is recorded as Centre for the Study of Professions[13].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Resilient Networks and Applications[14].
  • January 12, 2018 marks the founding of Oslo Metropolitan University[15].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.92186944, 'lon': 10.73340556}[16].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Education and Research of Norway[17].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's official website is recorded as http://www.oslomet.no[18].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oslo Metropolitan University[19].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's rector is recorded as Christen Krogh[20].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+2100'}[21].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's replaces is recorded as Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences[22].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's replaces is recorded as Community College for Social Sciences of Oslo[23].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'no', 'text': 'Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet'}[24].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oslo Metropolitan University'}[25].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Université métropolitaine d'Oslo"}[26].
  • Oslo Metropolitan University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Metropolitanuniversität Oslo'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 12, 2018 marks the founding of Oslo Metropolitan University[15].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'no', 'text': 'Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet'}[24], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oslo Metropolitan University'}[25], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Université métropolitaine d'Oslo"}[26], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Metropolitanuniversität Oslo'}[27].

Operations

Oslo Metropolitan University's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Education and Research of Norway[17]. Subsidiaries include Centre for the Study of Professions[13], a research center[28], in Norway[29], founded in 1999[30] and Center for Resilient Networks and Applications[14], a research center[31], in Norway[32], founded in 2014[33].

Why It Matters

Oslo Metropolitan University ranks in the top 4% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Johand199 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry Q29585972
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  2. 14d ago · Yupik · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit Ministry of Education and Research of Norway
    Arwu university id oslo-metropolitan-university
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