The University of Oslo's honorary doctorate is awarded to prominent, often foreign, academics. The degree carries the same designations as regular doctoral degrees but is supplemented with "honoris causa." The University of Oslo has been entitled to appoint honorary doctors since 1824.
At the Faculty of Education, the honorary doctors also deliver their honorary doctor lecture in connection with the conferment. This lecture is typically the faculty’s Helga Eng Lecture for that year.
| Year | Honorary Doctor | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eric Dearing | Developmental obstacles and opportunities for children growing up poor in wealthy societies. |
| 2020, kreert i 2022 | Professor Pamela Grossman | The Dream of a Common Language: Core Practices for Teaching |
| 2017 | Professor Jan-Eric Gustafsson |
Schooling and cognitive abilities. |
| 2014 | Professor Charles Hulme, University College London. | Is neuroscience a useful guide to developing educational interventions? |
| 2011 | Professor Anne Edwards, University of Oxford, England. | A relational turn in professional practices. |
| 2008 |
Professor Cathrine Elizabeth Snow Harvard Graduate School of Education, |
Researcher-Practitioner Collaborations: Under what conditions do they actually improve educational practice? |
| 2005 | Yrjö Engeström, Professor, Ph.D. Universitetet i Helsinki |
Studying learning and development as expansive phenomena. |
| 2000 | Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and Teaching. Teachers College Columbia University | Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century. |
| 1997 | Professor James Wertsch, Department of Education, Washington University in St. Louis | Language and Identities: Unresolved Issues and Challenges for the future. |