Crown Prince of Norway receives Honorary Degree from Northumbria University
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has conferred an Honorary Degree on His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon was presented with the Doctor…
Education
Insufficient schooling of immigrant children will prove expensive to society
If Norwegian schools fail to provide children with an immigrant background good enough schooling, it will cost society 2.6 million kroner per child, according to…
Four out of ten student teachers failed their mathematics exams
37 percent of student teachers who took national midterm exams in mathematics, received a failing grade. On May 11 this year 997 students in the…
Plan for eleven months of financial support for students passed in Stortinget
Next year, students will get an extra week of scholarship money and student loans, and subsequently this financial support will also extended to the whole…
Study in Norway
Are you considering studying in Norway? Here are some useful sources of information. 15 000 foreign nationals are currently studying in Norway. If you are…
Changing the four-year rule to make it easier for scholarship holders to get a job after
It will be probably be easier for scholarship holders, including research scholars and fellows, to get jobs at universities and colleges after completing their degrees….
One out of ten teenagers in Skedsmo supports Norwegians who fight in Syria
One out of ten schoolchildren in Skedsmo said they support young people who go to Syria to fight there as a part of an army, …
Stortinget wants to know what’s being done to put the imam education in place
The government was before Christmas instructed to review the possibility of an official Norwegian education for imams and other religious leaders. The parliamentary majority believes…
Norwegian for beginners – online with Lingua Planet
Norwegian for beginners with Lingua Planet is a complete, net-based course for those who wish to gain a strong foundation and practical introduction to Norwegian….
Teachers of asylum seekers receive no money for books for Norwegian courses
50 teachers who volunteer to provide free Norwegian lessons to asylum seekers have received no money to buy textbooks and dictionaries. Since last fall, the teachers…
PST will allow Iranians to study at NTNU after all
Two Iranian PhD students who sued the state after being thrown out of Norway, have got new residence permits and may return to the University…
Agreement to introduce a national absenteeism limit
The Conservatives, FRP, Ap and Sp have agreed that they will introduce a national absenteeism limit for all High schools. The level has not yet…
Super talented students are bullied more than other students
The most clever pupils in the school experience far more harassment and bullying than other student groups. Being a super good student, does not necessarily…
Norwegian for beginners
Norwegian for beginners is for those who want a thorough, practical introduction to the language. The aim is to quickly be able to get by…
Women make up the majority among immigrants
One in twelve students are immigrants or Norwegian-born children of immigrant parents Women account for 56 per cent of immigrant students, while men are in…
Studies-Men in clear majority
A total of 15 200 students were registered in post-secondary vocational education in autumn 2015; a decline of about 800 students compared with the previous year….
Law students must retake exam
Nearly 200 law students at the University of Tromsø who graduated in early May must now retake their exams because it turns out that part…
Oslo International Summer School
Come to Norway – Experience the World! Summer 2016, June 25 – August 5 The International Summer School (ISS) offers intensive Master’s and Bachelor’s…
NHH and BI climb ranking of management training
The Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and BI (Norwegian Business School ) both advanced on the Financial Times ranking of the world’s best leadership development…
NOK 100 million to new fund for education in emergencies
A new fund for education in emergencies, Education Cannot Wait, will be launched at the world Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul today. The aim is to…