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Universities Halt Activities During King Harald’s Funeral

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Universities and colleges across Norway will pause most activities from noon on Wednesday during King Harald’s funeral.
  • Institutions including the universities of Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Tromsø will cancel teaching or arrange campus television screenings.
  • Several institutions will also postpone scheduled board meetings.

Universities and colleges across Norway are cancelling classes, meetings and events on Wednesday so students and staff can watch King Harald’s funeral.

The measures follow guidance from the government, with most activities set to pause from noon. Campuses may also arrange television screenings of the funeral.

Institutions taking part include NTNU, the universities of Agder, Stavanger, Oslo and Bergen, OsloMet, Nord University, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and several university colleges. Some institutions are also postponing scheduled board meetings because of the funeral.

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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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