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University of Oslo's Annual Celebration 2021

Thursday 2 September is our annual celebration and the University of Oslo's birthday.

This year there will be no traditional Annual Celebration. The conferment of our 15 honorary doctors is postponed until the annual celebration in 2022. The University of Oslo’s five prizes, our Sustainability Award for the best master’s thesis and H.R.H. the King of Norway’s gold medal will be presented in the University Aula.

Due to measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the ceremony is only open to invited guests.

Programme

Rector Svein Stølen's speech

Presentation of the winners of the University of Oslo's awards
by Pro-Rector Åse Gornitzka and Rector Svein Stølen

  • Research Award: Andreas Føllesdal and Geir Ulfstein, The Faculty of Law
  • Award for Young Researchers: Maja Janmyr, The Faculty of Law
  • Education Award: Johan Tønnesson, The Faculty of Humanities
  • Dissemination Award: Anne Spurkland, The Faculty of Medicine
  • Innovation Award: Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe, The Faculty of Social Sciences
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The winners of the University of Oslo's awards. Photo: UiO

Short presentations by the winners of UiO's Awards

Presentation of the recipients of HRH The King's Gold Medal
by Vice-Rector Per Morten Sandset and Rector Svein Stølen

  • Samson Esayas, The Faculty of Law
  • Raquel Bartolomé-Casado, The Faculty of Medicine
  • Jorunn Simonsen Thingnes, The Faculty of Humanities
  • Marianne Etzelmüller Bathen, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • Manuel Schweikle, The Faculty of Dentistry
  • Frikk Hugo Bø Nesje, The Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Rachelle Esterhazy, The Faculty of Educational Sciences
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The recipients of HRH The King's Gold Medal. Photo: UiO

Presentation of the winners of the University of Oslo Sustainability Award
by Vice-Rector Mette Halskov Hansen and Rector Svein Stølen

  • Hannah Cecilie Brænden, The Faculty of Law
  • Abelone M. Tislevoll, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • Yngve Bråten, The Faculty of Social Sciences
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The winners of the University of Oslo Sustainability Award. Photo: UiO/Eirik Dyrøy Lotsberg

Greeting from the students
by Student Parliament leader Jørgen Skogan Hammer

Music by Edvard Munch Ensemble, Den norske Studentersangforening og Universitetets symfoniorkester

Published Aug. 23, 2021 8:10 AM - Last modified Sep. 3, 2021 9:28 AM