Come and meet all the other new students at this traditional ceremony, which has been taking place since 1923 to mark the beginning of the semester.
The leaders of the buddy system Stephany La Rosa and Leonard Eide Skotte are the ceremony's hosts.
Be present at the University square ahead of time, preferably around 14:30. The ceremony commences at 15:00 and is finished 15:30.
Welcome to Oslo and The University of Oslo
Please note that the ceremony is held in Norwegian.
Programme for the Welcome ceremony
- Procession in
The University of Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Edvard Grieg: Hyldningsmarsj from Sigurd Jorsalfar, op. 56 nr. 3 - Rector Ragnhild Hennum speaks
- Mayor Anne Lindboe speaks
- Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre speaks
- O’Fortuna from Carmina Burana
The University of Oslo Symphony Orchestra, The Norwegian Student Choral Society, The Women’s Choral Society of the University of Oslo, Akademisk korforening and Unikor - Leader of the Student parliament Milad Rezvan speaks
- Ja, vi elsker (The Norwegian national anthem)
The University of Oslo Symphony Orchestra, The Norwegian Student Choral Society, The Women’s Choral Society of the University of Oslo, Akademisk korforening and Unikor - Procession out
The University of Oslo Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Hanssen: Valdresmarsj