Short summary
- Studies with special demands for the computer (examples below) - consult with your subject leader
- Some IT and IR studies
- Norwegian Theatre Academy
- Teacher and kindergarden studies
- IKT MOOC
- MFRISK
- Laptop is recommended for most studies
- Microsoft Windows 10 is recommended for most studies
- At least 8 GB RAM
- At least 250 GB SSD hard drive
- Support for wireless network: minimum 802.11ac
- Good battery time
- A good bag that protects your laptop
- Make sure your insurance covers damage and theft of your laptop and that the amount limit is high enough to cover your loss if an accident occurs
External devices
- Remember to copy your data to an external hdd and/or cloud storage. We recommend to save study related documents and files in your Østfold University College Onedrive in Office 365. Make sure you download the data you want to keep before you finish your studies. Read more about saving documents and files at HIØ.
- If you are connecting your computer to a TV, monitor or projector, make sure that your computer has the right communication ports. Many rooms at HiØ have a screen or TV that can be used as an external display. Commonly used standards are HDMI (common for TVs and big screens) and DisplayPort (DP). At HiØ, most monitors and projectors have HDMI connection.
- If you use your computer a lot, an external mouse and keyboard are useful. If you use a wireless mouse and keyboard, you must remember to always have batteries available.
Responsibility for your own private PC equipment
Please note that even if you use your PC in studies at HiØ, HiØ has no responsibility for how your machine works. You must deal with any problems, errors or shortcomings that may arise. Description of responsible use.