The Student Council is in close contact with several external organisations and represents KHiO students there.
The Student Welfare Organisation in Oslo and Akershus
All students are members of the Student Welfare Organisation in Oslo and Akershus (Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo og Akershus, SiO) and are entitled to use SiO’s offerings, which include health services, student housing, training centres and cafés.
Read more about SiO here.
The Welfare Council (Velferdstinget, VT)
The Welfare Council (Velferdstinget, VT) is an interest group and is the highest political authority in welfare issues for all students affiliated with SiO. Representatives from KHiO can be elected to sit in the Welfare Council as a representative of the smaller institutions.
Read more about the Welfare Council here.
National Union of Students in Norway
KHiO is a member of the National Union of Students in Norway (Norsk Studentorganisasjon, NSO), which is the interest group for Norwegian students. NSO upholds the students’ interests in their encounters with politicians, journalists, institutions of higher learning, Lånekassen and so forth.
Read more about NSO here.