Oslo National Academy of the Arts

Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) is Norway's largest state higher education institution for artists and designers. Located at Fossveien 24 in the Grünerløkka neighbourhood of Oslo, KHiO occupies one of Northern Europe's largest facilities for art and design at 43,000 m². Founded in 1996, the institution offers 21 unique study programmes across the fields of fine art, design, art and craft, opera, dance, theatre and educational practice. KHiO is publicly funded and has no tuition fee for domestic and EU/EEA students. Students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland are subject to tuition fees from autumn 2026. The institution has more than 100 bilateral agreements with international institutions and participates in the Erasmus+ and Nordplus programmes. Staff and students originate from over 40 countries.