About the centre
The centre’s purpose is to expand the knowledge base and preserve the use of Norwegian as a professional language in research, education, and public administration.
The centre’s goal
The centre’s main goal is to expand the knowledge base on the use of Norwegian as a professional language in research, education, and public administration. In doing so, the centre aims to strengthen democracy, legal certainty, and participation in academia and society.
The centre will develop language technology resources for Norwegian professional language, research the prerequisites for using Norwegian professional language in academia and expand knowledge about language work and language use within various societal domains.
Organization
Initiated by the University of Oslo, this centre is led by the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies.
Cooperation
It is a collaborative effort with several key partners, including
- Humit – centre for digital development at The Faculty of Humanities (UiO)
- The Department of Public and International Law at The Faculty of Law (UiO)
- The University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
- The Faculty of Education and International Studies at OsloMet
- The National Library of Norway
Financing
The centre is funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR), with significant contributions from the collaborating institutions.