Career opportunities

Former students at work

  • Logistics Manager

    “First and foremost, I am very pleased I can use my education in my job, where daily communication takes place in Chinese or Norwegian,” says Martin.

  • Commentator

    As a commentator at Aftenposten, I have the opportunity to reach many people with my opinions, and I get to use both my Chinese and philosophy studies. It is incredibly exciting and satisfying!

Most relevant industries

Master's graduates from Asia and Middle East studies work in these industries:

The graph: Public administration 37 %; Education and school system 17 %; Special interest groups and NGOs 10 %; Business 10 %; Sales, hotel and restaurant 7 %; Judiciary and police 3 %; Defence and The armed forces 3 %; Other industries 12 %. Source: UiO Candidate Survey 2018.

The term Business* covers the following industries: IT, ICT, internet and telecom, Banking, finance and insurance, Consulting and business services and Oil, energy, power and gas.