One in four students in Norway dropped out of education, new report warns
One in four students who began university and college education in 2012 dropped out. The figures are from the Frafall report about changes in university…
Articles by Brian Kerr
Education of nurses in Norway: 139 study places remain empty
A total of 500 new study places in nursing have been created, but the existing study places have not been filled. A total of 139…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Norway does not take a position on whether Israel is an apartheid state
Norway takes Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians very seriously but has not decided whether it falls within the concept of apartheid, the Ministry of Foreign…
Norwegian Armed Forces to sell F-16 aircraft to company that trains Saudi Arabian pilots
The Armed Forces will sell old F-16 aircraft to a company that also has Saudi Arabia’s air force on its list of customers. The Ministry…
Admission is now open for over 1,700 courses at Norwegian universities and colleges
On Tuesday, the coordinated admission to universities, colleges, and vocational colleges opened. This year, almost 75,000 study places are offered in 1,760 courses. Universities and…
Strong reactions to Norway considering deporting Afghans: “We cannot send people back”
The Socialist Left Party (SV) and Save the Children strongly disagree with the Immigration Appeals Board’s (UNE) decision to resume processing of Afghanistan cases. “Save…
DNB and Nordea expect continued economic growth – and more interest rate increases
Nordea and DNB both believe in increased wage and price growth in the coming years. The banks also believe that interest rates will rise faster…
Almost all coaches have left the Norwegian-Chinese sports cooperation
Only eight of the 60 coaches and managers who were hired as part of the sports agreement between Norway and China have not quit their…
New corruption index: Nordic countries still perceived as the least corrupt
Norway has moved from 7th place to a joint 4th place on Transparency International’s corruption index. The Nordic countries are doing well. Overall, however, there…
Norwegian government to change admission requirements for teacher education
From the spring, the government plans to change the admission requirements for teacher education so that there will be two admission requirements for the education….
Avalanche over road in Narvik – house evacuated
The power line to the town of Beisfjord in Narvik Municipality has been cut, and a house has been evacuated after an avalanche passed over…
FHI report: Offering simple hot school food is feasible
With the equipment that upper secondary schools have available today, it is possible to make and offer simple hot dishes. But a fixed scheme requires…
Almost nine out of ten cars sold so far this year in Norway were electric
Two weeks into 2022, among the new passenger cars sold, nine out of ten are electric cars, sales of new passenger cars will decline, according…
Kripos: Children and young people in Norway are increasingly sharing videos of abuse and violence
According to Kripos (the National Criminal Investigation Service), more and more “exposed accounts” are being created on social media, managed by children as young as…
DNB: Record high oil prices are good news for the Norwegian krone
The oil price is higher than it has been for over seven years, which is good news for the Norwegian krone. On Tuesday, the price…
In 2021, Norway registered its biggest trade surplus of all time
Norway exported a record high of NOK 1,377.8 billion in 2021, which contributed to the current trade surplus of NOK 531 billion. According to Statistics…
Scammers almost stole 600,000 kroner from three Sparebanken Sør customers
Three customers in Sparebanken Sør were almost robbed of NOK 600,000 after they were tricked into calling a telephone number where the fraudsters were waiting…
Norway’s GDP was 40% above the EU average in 2020
According to figures from the European Purchasing Power Survey, Norway had Europe’s fourth highest gross national product (GDP) per capita in 2020. Compared with the…
The demand for mortgage loans in Norway fell in the fourth quarter of 2021
Norwegian banks reported a slight decline in the number of mortgage loans in the fourth quarter. Banks also earned less on such loans. Norges Bank’s…
A record number of people joined Norway’s Red Party last year
The Red Party’s (Rødt’s) membership increased by as much as 25% last year. The Socialist Left Party (SV) and the Green Party (MDG) also registered…
