New study: 1 in 20 vocational students in Norway drop out of school
The chance of dropping out of upper secondary school is greater in vocational subjects than in study preparation education programs, new figures from the Norwegian…
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Vocational schools in Norway lack necessary equipment
Many Norwegian students struggle to check whether sources are reliable
Students on educational exchanges abroad are not breaking Norway’s corona travel rules
Oslo minority quota for journalism not filled
More Norwegian refugees complete upper secondary school than in Denmark and Finland
Norwegian students had a tough spring due to coronavirus, survey shows
The government extends grant rules to allow more people to contribute to health care
Students working in the health sector will be able to keep the scholarship even if they earn too much this autumn. Many students contribute with…
Children should be offered healthy school meals
Norway is behind in the fight against overweight and obesity, believe researchers at the Oslo Met, who recommend the introduction of school meals. “It is…
NOK 600 million of student education funds still unused
The Norwegian parliament (Storting) set aside one billion kroner for scholarships for students who lost income in the coronavirus crisis. But more than half of…
UiO open to sending exchange student to Europe this spring
The University of Oslo (UiO) is allowing students to go on exchange to other European countries this spring.All exchanges have been canceled for the fall semester. – UiO…
4,400 students are still in the housing queue
Three weeks after the start of the semester, many students are still waiting to get student housing. Nevertheless, far more people were in the housing…
More than 2,000 employees in the tourism industry have enrolled in education
The tourism industry has been predicted to have a grim decline during the corona crisis. Now more than 2,000 laid-off, jobless, and employed people in…
High peer pressure for drinking alcohol among students
A new study shows more than half of Norwegian students say they experience pressure from fellow students for stretching their own boundaries for drinking alcohol….
7 out of 10 students complete a degree after eight years of study
In Norway, 68 percent of students who started a university or college education for the first time in 2011 have completed their degree in eight…
Schools have to cut budgets due to Coronavirus spending
Several schools have to cut the use of substitutes and lay off teachers due to extra expenses related to the Coronavirus measures. Several schools can…
The police in Trondheim ask students to take responsibility
The police in Trondheim are upset about students who keep neighbors awake for the third night in a row and ask that student to take…
Foreign students must be quarantined
Universities in Stavanger and Bergen are preparing to receive hundreds of students from abroad. Many of them will have to go straight into a 10-day…
