Oslo National Academy of the Arts

The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, KHiO) is an academy of arts, music and design in Oslo. It teaches visual arts, design and performing arts, and it is one of two public institutions in Norway teaching visual arts and design, the other being the Bergen National Academy of the Arts. The academy sits beside the river Akerselva at Grünerløkka in central Oslo, in the former Christiania Seildugsfabrik, a factory that made sails for ships. It rents around 43,000 square metres there.

KHiO was established in 1996 by merging five independent colleges: the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (founded 1818), the National Academy of Fine Arts (1909), the National Academy of Theatre (1952), the National Academy of Opera (1964) and the National Academy of Ballet (1979). The performing arts faculty moved to the Seilduken campus in 2003, and the remaining faculties joined in 2010. These former colleges now form three faculties: Design, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts.

The teaching is organised around departments with responsibility for their subject areas. Design covers graphic design, illustration, fashion design, costume design, interior design and furniture design, with workshop facilities at its centre. Visual arts covers fine art and art and craft, including textile art, printmaking and drawing, ceramic art, and metal and jewellery art. Performing arts covers theatre (acting, direction, stage writing and scenography), dance (contemporary dance, classical ballet and jazz dance) and opera, with an emphasis on stage productions.

The Study in Norway list (HK-dir) shows 5 English-taught degree programmes here, all at Master's level. Subjects taught are dance, performing arts, fine arts and music performance. The NOKUT institutional category is specialised university, and the DBH register lists it as a state institution under the Ministry of Education and Research (code 6220).

For an international student, applications go through the institution's own system rather than a national portal. Students from outside the EU/EEA normally need a study permit from UDI. EU/EEA and Swiss students are normally exempt from tuition at state institutions, while other degree students pay an institutional fee. Check the academy's pages for the details that apply to your programme.