Oslomet

Mission Statement

Strategy 2024

OsloMet is an urban university with a diverse academic profile and a clear international orientation. Through the research we conduct and the students we educate, OsloMet seeks to respond to the needs of society and the labour market. OsloMet is forward-thinking and committed to adopting new technologies and innovative solutions that improve the way the university is run. 

The new strategy was adopted on 15 June 2017.

Vision and slogan

Vision: Delivering knowledge to solve societal challenges.
Slogan: New Knowledge—New Practice

Main goal 1: OsloMet will be a leading provider of research-based knowledge to the welfare society.

Main goal 2: OsloMet will be leading in terms of introducing new technology, innovative solutions and efficient work methods

Main goal 3: OsloMet will be an urban university with regional and national responsibilities, and with a clearly international character

Main goal 4: OsloMet will be a professional organisation with committed students and staff, and with a well-functioning infrastructure.

International Role

Department of Product Design has around 15 active agreements on the BA-level within the Erasmus+ programme. Around 35% of our students go on exchange during their BA. The Department of Product Design is a member of Cirrus, a Nordic-Baltic Network of Art and Design Education.  

In addition, the department benefits from several bilateral agreements with other non-EU universities and university colleges. The department works actively within the areas of education and research with partners in Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Scotland. 

While our BA in Product Design is taught in English in the 4th and 5th semester, our Master’s Degree Programme in Product Design is entirely taught in English. Besides ordinary student and staff exchange, department of Product Design has great focus on internationalization: Participation in international conferences, seminars, workshops and exhibitions is for instance a priority at the faculty. The Department of Product Design is also a member of Nordcode, the Nordic network for research on communicative product design.  

National Role

OsloMet is one of Norways largest universities with a student body of approximately 22 000 students and 220 employees and seven PhD programmes. Its education is based on strong traditions within professional education and applied research. The main emphasis is on programmes that qualify students for professions that will contribute to future welfare and value creation. OsloMet provides education that qualifies students for employment in the health and social services, education, and public administration, media, design, arts, and for technical and business administrative positions in business and industry. The Faculty of Technology, Art and Design offers higher education and research and development activities within technical subjects, arts and design. The faculty educates product designers, teachers within design, arts and crafts, designers/product developers within fashion, mediators within arts and organisers of drama and theatre activities, engineers and computer scientists. The Faculty has approximately 4000 students nd is situated at Pilestredet Campus in downtown Oslo and at Kjeller Campus in Akershus. OsloMet provides one of the largest design education environments in Norway.

Main Focus

Department of Product Design offers a Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Product Design (with two semesters were the language of instruction is English) and a Master’s Degree Programme in Product Design (the language of instruction is English). The Department also offers research and development activities according to the department`s research programme “Product Design: Materiality, processes and the future environment”.