More and more Norwegian students are choosing online education
A new report shows that 10% of all registered students now choose flexible study offers instead of campus-based study offers. A record number of students…
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Norway registers fall in number of applicants for higher education
More Norwegian students are going on exchange programs abroad again
Norwegian students request increased student support due to price growth
For the first time, there are over 300,000 students in Norway
Oslo teachers worried about whether they will be able to take care of Ukrainian students
Norway’s Directorate of Education to assess whether exams should be scrapped for good
Eight Norwegian student organizations get 400 million kroner to build student housing
There are fewer and fewer schools in Norway
Norwegian universities and colleges are preparing to receive Ukrainian refugees
About 30 educational institutions have mapped their capacity to receive Ukrainian refugees. Most programs in English are at the master’s level. The survey was done…
Bergen establishes school for Ukrainian children
Bergen municipality has established a separate introductory school for Ukrainian children that live in emergency reception centers. On Monday, the first students will be in…
Norwegian Minister of Education Brenna wants 12 hours of free after-school activity per week for first graders
All children in first grade will receive free SFO (After-school Activity) for 12 hours per week, says Minister of Education Tonje Brenna (Labor). This means…
More Norwegians students are applying for vocational subjects, new figures show
Vocational subjects are more popular than last year, and a record number of girls have applied for construction and civil engineering, technology, and industrial subjects,…
Two years of pandemic still affect the students; Støre: The toughest thing was to close the schools
Closed schools and digital education for two years have eroded students’ motivation and faith in the future. “We do not have time to have no…
Schools in Oslo to receive training on how to talk to students about the Ukraine war
All schools in Oslo are now being offered a course on how to talk to children about what is happening in Ukraine. At the same…
Decline in popularity of foreign languages with Norwegian students
The number of upper secondary school students taking specializations in foreign languages, such as German, French, or Spanish, is on the decline according to figures…
Spring exams canceled for junior and upper secondary high school in Norway
Written and oral exams in junior high school and upper secondary high school this spring will be canceled. As in 2020 and 2021, Norwegian authorities…
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…
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…
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…
