See English version below.
Kj?re nye studenter: Hjertelig velkommen til oss. Velkommen til Universitetet i Oslo!
Se dere rundt! Dere st?r p? et sted med en utrolig historie. Universitetet i Oslo har v?rt med p? ? bygge dette landet, ? forme det moderne Norge i over 200 ?r. Det er et sted som har utdannet mennesker til nesten alle stillinger man kan tenke seg i det norske samfunnet. Og n? er det deres tur til ? ta del i den historien!
Det er en stor ?re for meg ? ?nske dere velkommen hit.
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Dear international students: A warm welcome to our international students: Thank you very much for choosing Norway and the University of Oslo. This is not an obvious choice.
We are thrilled and honoured to see you here today. I hope you will enjoy your stay and make a lot of new friends. There are no borders in academia, and I hope that both you and our Norwegian students will get the best from working together and getting to know each other.
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N?r dere ser dere rundt, er det ikke bare flotte gamle bygg og historie. Her er dere, her er deres nye studiekamerater og her er fadderne deres. Det er helt naturlig ? v?re litt spent og ha sommerfugler i magen. Det har jeg ogs? hatt i dag – for jeg er ogs? ny. Jeg har v?rt rektor her p? UiO i 11 dager. Og dette har jeg gleda meg til!
Vi vet at dette er en stor overgang for mange av dere. Kanskje har du flyttet til en ny by, er i gang med ? f? nye venner og er i et helt nytt milj?. Derfor er det viktig for UiO ? skape et trygt, inkluderende og motiverende studiemilj?.
Dere er her for ? tilegne dere solid, faglig kunnskap – og det skal dere f? i massevis! Vi skal s?rge for at dere har tilgang til den aller nyeste forskningen, og at dere l?rer ? bruke denne kunnskapen til ? l?se ekte utfordringer.
Men det handler om mer enn bare ? fylle hodet med fakta. Det aller viktigste vi skal hjelpe dere med, er ? tenke selv. ? kunne stille sp?rsm?l – s?rlig vanskelige sp?rsm?l. ? vurdere kilder kritisk. ? forst? komplekse sammenhenger i en verden som pr?ver ? forenkle.
Jeg har tre l?fter til dere:
Nummer en: Vi skal utdanne dere til dyktige fagfolk. Men like viktig, vi skal utdanne dere til kritiske, reflekterte og tenkende samfunnsborgere – som kan styrke b?de demokratiet og velferdsstaten. Dette kaller vi "dannelse", og det er det som gj?r et universitet til en samfunnsinstitusjon i ordets rette forstand.
Nummer to: Dere skal f?le at dere h?rer hjemme her uansett hvor du kommer fra. At dere 澳门皇冠体育,皇冠足球比分er mer enn dere konkurrerer. UiO skal v?re et raust og inkluderende fellesskap med rom for hele mangfoldet.
Og nummer tre: Dere skal m?te et ?pent og demokratisk universitet. Det betyr at dere, studentene, skal ha reell innflytelse p? viktige beslutninger.
Akademisk frihet er en av universitetets grunnpilarer. Det er en frihet som krever en kultur hvor uenighet ikke bare t?les, men verdsettes. S? ikke v?r redd for ? stille sp?rsm?l og utfordre etablerte sannheter. Det er slik vi utvikler ny kunnskap sammen.
Vi, som enkeltpersoner, er sm? i m?te med Universitetet i Oslo. Universitetet er mye st?rre enn det vi er hver for oss. Men n?r vi jobber sammen, n?r vi bygger fellesskap, kan vi skape noe sammen som er mye st?rre enn oss som enkeltpersoner.
Nok en gang: Takk for at dere valgte UiO, og velkommen til oss!
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English version
Dear new students: A heartfelt welcome to Oslo and to the University of Oslo!
Look around you! You are standing in a place with an incredible history. The University of Oslo has played a significant role in building our country, shaping Norway for over 200 years. It is a place where people have been educated for nearly every imaginable position within Norwegian society. And now it is your turn to be part of that history! It is a great honour for me to welcome you here.
A warm welcome to our international students: Thank you very much for choosing Norway and the University of Oslo. This is not an obvious choice. We are thrilled and honoured to see you here today. I hope you will enjoy your stay and make many new friends. As you know, there are no borders in academia, and I hope that both you and our Norwegian students will benefit from working together and getting to know each other.
As you glance around, it is not just grand old buildings and history you see. Here you are, standing together with your new companions and mentors. It is entirely natural to feel a bit nervous and to have butterflies in your stomach. I know that I do – because I am also new here today. I have been in this role for exactly 11 days. And I have been looking forward to this day!
We know this is a significant transition for many of you. Perhaps you have moved to a new city, you are forming new friendships, and you are in a completely new environment. That's why it is so important for UiO to create a safe, inclusive, and motivating study environment.
You are here to gain substantial, academic knowledge – and you will receive it in spades! We will ensure that you have access to the latest research, and that you learn to use this knowledge to solve real-world challenges.
But it's about so much more than just filling your head with facts. The most important thing we will assist you with is to think independently. To be able to ask questions – especially the difficult ones. To evaluate sources critically. To understand complex connections in a world that often tries to simplify things.
I have three promises to you:
Number one: We will educate you to become skilled professionals. But as important, we will educate you to become critical, reflective, and thinking members of society – who can strengthen both democracy and the welfare state. We call this ‘dannelse’ in Norwegian, and it is what makes a university a societal institution in the true sense of the word.
Number two: You should feel at home here regardless of where you come from and you should cooperate more than you compete. UiO shall be a generous and inclusive community with room for the whole individual, in all its diversity.
And number three: You should encounter an open and democratic university. This means that you, as students, should have real influence on important decisions.
Academic freedom is one of the university's core foundations. It is a freedom that requires a culture where disagreement is not merely tolerated but valued. So don’t be afraid to ask questions and challenge established truths. It is how we develop new knowledge together.
As individuals, we are small in the face of the University of Oslo. The university is far greater than what we are individually. But when we work together, when we build community, we can create something much larger than each one of us.
Once again: Thank you for choosing UiO, and welcome!