Looking for the easy student life?
OAS is a student welfare organisation. Our task is to ensure that student welfare needs are met.In addition to meet students basic needs by providing accommodation and cafeterias, we endeavour to offer a wide range of welfare services.
As a student you are issued a student ID and become a member of OAS as soon as you have paid your semester fee. OAS is a student governed service organization that can make your life as a student easier.
OAS offers various benefits specifically with students in mind, which are either free or offered at a student friendly rate. Please look them up on our web site, where you will find all the various services offered, as well as other useful links.
Student housing
OAS has many housing options in Oslo and Lillestrøm. You can apply directly via internet. Read about this service here. Feel free to stop by our housing departement in Welhavensgate 9, Oslo 2nd floor. Reach us by phone 22 93 35 10, or e-mail: studentboligene@oas.no. Remember: You can apply for housing throughout the year!
Child care
OAS runs child care centers in Oslo and Kjeller within easy reach of the study centers. You may also apply to publicly or privately run kindergartens. Feel free to contact our child care advisor at 22 93 35 23 or e-mail studentbarnehagene@oas.no for more information.
Support for medical expenses
Make sure to make use of our various coverages of medical visits, medically specified treatment and dental emergencies.
Reimbursement of doctor’s fees:
If you have more than one medical appointment in the course of the two semesters, your expenses are covered by us. We cover all medical expenses exceeding NOK 200.-
Health fund
You may apply for support from our health fund for treatments specified by doctors, physiotherapists, chiropractors and for dental emergencies. You may also apply for partial coverage of medically related expenses for transportation; you may have 50% of your expenses covered up to NOK 3,000.-
Read more about the regulations here. Feel free to contact us at helsefond@oas.no or at legerefusjon@oas.no.
OAS Psykolog- og rådgivningstjeneste (mental health and councelling services) have qualified and experienced professionals from various fields of expertise, including councelling, individual therapy, groupwork, lectures.
We wish to meet your needs, however varied. No problem is too small. And we wish to help when problems feel large and perhaps hard to cope with. Read more
Issues include
Anxiety and depression, familial and social relations, problem with concentration and studying, sleeping disorders, grief and sadness, self esteem issues, drug abuse, eating disorders, love problems, economic difficulties, information and advice concerning your rights as a student and help finding other sources of assistance.
We offer
individual appointments for councelling and therapy, courses, group work and seminars.
Examples of topics:
Speak-up course; autobiography group; grief support group, lectures about selv awarness as a student and on learning how to controll your money.
All these services are free. Access is easy and all service providers are bound to confidentiality. Read more about these services, both in general and more specifically, or contact us at psykraas@oas.no
Eateries and Cafés
OAS runs several cafeterias near by the schools. The eatery offers dinner, buffet and sandwiches every day. The café offers light fare, desserts and a wide variety of coffee drinks. Also keep in mind that these establishments offer services for various kinds of arrangements. Orders or questions should be forwarded to spisestedene@oas.no
Penelope Bookstore
Penelope Bokhandel (Bookstore) is situated at campus, Høgskolen I Oslo, Pilestredet 50 and at Høgskolen i Akershus, Kjeller. Thanks to the close cooperation with the College the store is able to offer the most relevant choice of specialized literature and books prescribed for study. The store also has a wide choice of orther study material and may order extraordinary literature or equipment when needed. Profit from the store is being used to establish new services for our students. E-mail penelope@oas.no
Exercise
As a student with an OAS affiliation you can join several different gyms at lowered rates. We have agreements with Universitetsidretten and Friskis and Svettis who offer student friendly rates. You will find these and more information about the various offers under “trening av kroppen” on our web site.
Read more about Universitetsidretten
Looking for a weekend getaway?
OAS owns several cabins which may be let by students at a reasonable price. There is a cabin at Mylla in Nordmarka and one at Hafjell, near Lillehammer. You may bring family and friends who are not students. OAS also has an arrangement with Oslostudentenes idrettsforening to let their cabin in Sørkedalen. Further information and pictures may be found on our web sites.
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Oslo:
Oslo- og Akershushøgskolenes studentsamskipnad
Visiting address:Welhavens gate 9, 0350 Oslo
Tel: 22 93 35 00
oas@oas.no
Kjeller:
Oslo- og Akershushøgskolenes studentsamskipnad
Visiting address: Instituttveien 24, 2007 Kjeller
Tel: 64 84 94 34
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