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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
?VA - 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-DF? – 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