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Common abbreviations at UiO

New employees at the University will come across many abbreviations. Here is a list of the abbreviations you will most often come across.

UiO – University of Oslo

The faculties

  • HF – Faculty of Humanities
  • JUS – Faculty of Law
  • MED – Faculty of Medicine
  • MN – Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • OD – Faculty of Dentistry
  • SV – Faculty of Social Sciences
  • TF – Faculty of Theology
  • UV – Faculty of Education

LOS - UiO: Management and Support Units

  • AKS - Department of Communications and External Relations
  • AP - Department of Personnel Support
  • EA - Estate Department
  • EBHT - Occupational Health Service Unit
  • EHMSB - Unit for HSE and emergency preparedness
  • EIR - Internal Auditing Unit
  • ESAK - Office for Electronic Records Management and Archives
  • FADM - Department of Research and Innovation Administration
  • ISMO - International Staff Mobility Office
  • LOS - Management and Support Units
  • SADM - Department of Education Services
  • SAF - IT Applications Management Office
  • SI  - Procurement Office
  • SL - Payroll Office
  • SPP - Project and Process Improvement Office
  • SR - Accounts Office
  • UDIRSTAB - University Director's Office
  • USIT - University Center for Information Technology
  • ØVA - Department of Finance and Business Management

Other abbreviations

  • AAP - Work assessment allowance
  • BDM – Budget disposition authority
  • Cristin – Current Research Information System in Norway
  • DUO – Digital publications at UiO
  • FS – System for handling student information
  • HMS – (HSE) Health, Safety and the Environment
  • Inspera - Digital Exam System
  • KD – The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
  • KVU – The Committee for Culture and Social Activities
  • SAP-DFØ – Personnel and payroll system
  • SiO – The Foundation for Student Life in Oslo
  • TP – System for scheduling classes and examinations 
  • UB – The University Library
  • UNIFOR – The management foundation for funds and legacies at the University of Oslo
  • UNIT4 ERP – Financial system
Published Mar. 23, 2010 9:15 AM - Last modified Nov. 22, 2021 8:50 AM