More men are needed
Only one in four primary school teachers are men. Now the government will spend NOK 10 million to increase this figure. The money will be…
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UiO will educate more doctors
Eleven months of student support
New record for doctoral degrees in 2018
Error in new computer system to cost NOK 560 million
Norway increases support for education in crisis situations
Priest met several students with climate anxiety
More people with an immigrant background will be assisted in completing high school
Trondheim municipality goes for a flexible school start
Allegations that a student has made serious threats to BI in Oslo
BI Norwegian Business School has received several concerns from students that a fellow student has made serious threats to the school. The threats should have…
Norway to provide NOK 30 million for school meals in Mali
Funding from Norway will be used to provide nutritious school meals to some 55 000 children in conflict-torn Mali. ‘Malnourished children have problems learning, no…
Student record at the folk high schools
Never before have so many students started attending folk high schools in Norway as this autumn, according to the Folk High School Council (Folkehøgskolerådet). 7,567…
Primary school pupils have been diagnosed with transmittable intestinal infection
Two pupils at Auglend Primary School in Stavanger have been shown to have the bacterium Shigella sonnei, which causes stomach pain, diarrhea and fever, reports Stavanger…
Ulstein gave food money to schools for children in Mali
Development Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein (KrF) brought NOK 30 million for school food for Malian school children when he visited the country this past week. The…
Fewer students go abroad
Last year, 24,083 Norwegian students took all or part of their education abroad – 864 fewer than the previous year, according to recent figures from…
Nearly one in three do not take their university-place
Almost one-third of those admitted to higher education in Norway don’t take their place at university, an OECD report shows. As many as 29 %…
Older adults can get more favourable student loans
The government proposes in next year’s state budget to provide more favourable loans to students in work to further their education. The proposal to change…
One in five got better grades after complaining
One out of five who complained about their exam grade in elementary school or high school went up one or more grades, according to Aftenposten….
Committee will investigate self-elected exams for students
The government’s examination committee proposes to remove the current examination system in schools, and to study the effects if the pupils are allowed to choose…
Unrealistically high demand for Norwegian knowledge for citizenship
Many will never meet the new Norwegian requirement for citizenship, according to NRK, who provide language training for refugees and immigrants. There are four levels…