Oslo Metropolitan University (Oslo Met or OMU; Norwegian: Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet,[2] sometimes stylised by the institution as OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet[3]) is a state university in Oslo and Akershus in Norway. It has around 1,400 academic employees (of which over 150 are professors/research professors, the top rank in Norway), around 20,000 students and around 800 administrative support staff.[4]