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Living the Opportunities and the Challenges : Orientation to new Ethiopian Students in the University of Oslo. Organized By: The Ethiopian Students’ Union in and around Oslo (ESUO), Academic and Debate Sub-Committee. Welcome to the. The University of Oslo (UiO).

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  1. Living the Opportunities and the Challenges : Orientation to new Ethiopian Students in the University of Oslo Organized By: The Ethiopian Students’ Union in and around Oslo (ESUO), Academic and Debate Sub-Committee

  2. Welcome to the

  3. The University of Oslo (UiO) • Oldest and largest of its kind in Norway • Founded in 1811 • Has four Nobel Prize winners • Is among the top 100 universities worldwide (ranked 69th’07) • Has eight main faculties • Has 30, 000 students

  4. Opportunities • Exposure to new learning-teaching environment • Exceptionally equipped and staffed knowledge center/library • Exposure to technology-supported learning • Opportunity for sharing cross-cultural experiences • Modest schoalrship and possibility of part-time jobs • Being taught by experienced professors • Being part of the ’global village’ • Possibilities for contacts and links for career dev’t

  5. Challenges • A differert learning style required • Different exam requirements • Culture shock • Home sickness • Cooking and feeding self • Language barrier • Frustrating winter (weather)

  6. Personal qualities for effectiveness • Willingness for adaptation and appropriation • A critical spirit • Open-mindedness • Staying goal focused • Willingness to influence and be influenced • Above all, perseverance

  7. Discussion Issues 1) nature of teaching and learning in UiO 2) nature of exams and/or papers 3) resources (human/material) 4) social relations as applied to academic contexts such as contacts with professors, admins, and students 5) any thing you consider important

  8. Thank You!

  9. Grades and Descriptions • A (Excellent). An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate demonstrates excellent judgement and a high degree of independent thinking. • B (Very good).A very good performance. The candidate demonstrates sound judgement and a very good degree of independent thinking. • C (Good).A good performance in most areas. The candidate demonstrates a reasonable degree of judgement and independent thinking in the most important areas. • D (Satisfactory).A satisfactory performance, but with significant shortcomings. The candidate demonstrates a limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. • E (Sufficient).A performance that meets the minimum criteria, but no more. The candidate demonstrates a very limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. • F (Fail).A performance that does not meet the minimum academic criteria. The candidate demonstrates an absence of both judgement and independent thinking.

  10. ESUO’s Address http://foreninger.uio.no/esuo/ The Website includes information on: • ESUO’s Mission • Statute • Members and their addresses • Excutive Committee • Sub-committees • News • Minutes • And many more

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