Høyskolen Kristiania

Key Highlights

• Accredited Norwegian university college authorized to award degrees through the PhD level
• Private nonprofit foundation that reinvests financial surpluses in its academic environment
• Founded in 1914 as Norsk Korrespondanseskole
• Operates in Oslo, Bergen, and online

Student Life & Environment

Student life in Oslo is organized around a dispersed city-centre campus rather than a residential campus. New students can participate in Into Campus, Kristiania’s welcome period, which includes orientation and social activities. The 2026 new-student information indicates that English-speaking groups are offered for exchange students and international bachelor’s and master’s students. The Student Union Kristiania represents students in Oslo and Bergen and organizes much of the institution’s social activity. Students can participate in committees, program-related associations, events, trips, and sports activities. These groups provide practical ways to meet students outside one’s immediate course, which may be particularly useful because classes are spread across multiple Oslo buildings. Academic and everyday support is available through Student Services, campus receptions, libraries, and student welfare arrangements. Kristiania’s libraries offer syllabus literature, work areas, quiet rooms, information-search guidance, and help from academic student assistants. Campus services also include an academic bookstore and food outlets. The career centre runs job-search, CV, and entrepreneurship activities. Kristiania does not present the Oslo campus as providing institution-owned residential accommodation on the reviewed pages. Students should therefore investigate housing separately and avoid assuming that admission includes a room. They should also budget for the compulsory semester fee paid to the relevant student welfare organization in addition to Kristiania’s tuition.

Location & Surroundings

Kristiania’s Oslo campus occupies several buildings in and around the city centre. Kvadraturen includes addresses on Kirkegata and Prinsens gate, while Fjerdingen is on Christian Krohgs gate and another teaching location is on Urtegata. The institution’s main published contact address is Kirkegata 24–26. Students may have classes in different buildings, and specialized rooms such as music studios can have restricted program-specific access. This arrangement places students within an urban environment rather than on a self-contained campus. Kristiania describes Oslo as lying between the Oslofjord and surrounding green areas, with cultural activity and outdoor recreation accessible from the capital. The central locations also connect students to Oslo’s public transport network and city services. However, prospective students should assess commuting routes from potential accommodation to the particular buildings used by their program, not merely to the main address. The record is specifically associated with Oslo, although Kristiania also operates in Bergen and online. Applicants must verify the delivery location of their chosen program because institutional services or promotional material covering Kristiania as a whole may refer to another campus or to online study.

Costs & Career Outcomes

Kristiania charges tuition, and rates vary by program and fee category. Its official price overview for students beginning in autumn 2026 lists annual domestic/EU/EEA/Swiss tuition of NOK 117,800 for the master’s programs in Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, and Information Systems, and NOK 131,200 for the master’s programs in Design and Media Arts. The Bachelor in Computer Arts is listed at NOK 124,200 for the same fee category. Corresponding listed non-EU/EEA/Swiss rates are NOK 153,200, NOK 210,000, and NOK 198,800 respectively. These figures apply only to the named programs and autumn 2026 starters. The institution invoices annual tuition in two equal installments, normally one in August or September and one in January or February. Fees for programs lasting more than one year may be adjusted annually. Tuition includes organized teaching and standard examination fees, but students also pay a semester fee to the local student welfare organization; specialized equipment can create additional costs. International residents of Norway may qualify for domestic rates. Applicants should use NOK figures for budgeting because any euro conversions are indicative. Housing and ordinary living expenses are separate. The admissions page requires certain non-EU/EEA applicants to demonstrate tuition plus NOK 166,859 for one academic year of living expenses, but this is a financial-documentation amount rather than a promise that actual expenses will match it. Kristiania’s career centre offers individual guidance, CV and application support, career events, and a portal advertising internships, part-time jobs, and graduate roles. No verified graduate salary, placement-rate, or employer-outcome statistics were found in the reviewed sources.