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Norway’s BI Tallies Prestigious Ranking
Financial Times 2018’s yearly compilation of the 65 best business schools in the world has included Norwegian Business School (BI) within the top 50 worldwide schools…
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Schools, universities, admissions and student life in Norway.
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More students visit doctor due to absence rule
Strong increase in students visiting doctor due to absence rule in High Schools The number of doctor visits has increased by 15 per cent among Norwegians between the…
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Higher education continues to rise
During the period 2013-2017, the proportion of people with a higher education increased the most in Oslo and Troms. In both counties, the proportion of people aged 16…
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Schools asked to be on guard against forced marriages during summer holidays
The government has sent letters to all the country’s schools asking them to pay extra attention to forced marriages and involuntary stays abroad as the summer holiday is…
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Students were sent home from exams due to the heat
Students who were to take their exams at Haugeåsen youth school in Fredrikstad were sent home Wednesday because the air conditioner could not cope with the heat. “It…
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Skipped the rope the most in Oslo!
Godlia skipped the rope the most in Oslo! Class 5A at Godlia School was among the classes that skipped the rope the most in Oslo this year’s rope skipping competition.…
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3 out of 4 complete upper secondary school
Almost 3 out of 4 pupils complete upper secondary school Almost 3 out of 4 pupils complete upper secondary school and qualify for university or obtain vocational…
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Norwegian language exam for 14,000 immigrants is cancelled this week
The completion of the written part of the Norwegian exam for 14,000 adult immigrants is being stopped this week due to IT problems. “There have been major login problems…
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Single minors with limited stay are entitled to education
Families with children and single minors with limited stay are entitled to education The Parliament gives families with children and single minors with limited stay the…
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Majority for video recording of oral examinations
A number of parties at Stortinget want to enable video recording of the oral exam at higher education institutions. A majority consisting of the Frp, Venstre, Høyre and…
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Only 3 out of 10 Oslo University students complete a bachelor’s degree at the appointed time
Only every third student at the University of Oslo (UiO) finish their studies in three years. At the Norwegian Trade College (NHH), the figure is 63%. This is shown in…
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The AUF leader wishes to abolish homework
The AUF leader wishes to abolish homework AUF leader Mani Hussaini does not want homework in Norwegian schools anymore. He believes it is an outdated learning method,…
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Attempted hacking of Norwegian researchers by Iran
The FBI have found 9 Iranians responsible for an attack against researchers. 43 of them are employees at the University of Oslo and the University of Bergen. It was made…
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Hectic exam time for 240,000 youths
This morning at 9 o’clock, all 10th graders gets to know which subjects they will get on their exams. 240,000 students will spend the following weeks preparing for a…
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Strong growth in threats and violence against teachers in Oslo
In 2017, 3,170 cases of violence and threats were reported in Oslo schools, an increase of 63 per cent from the previous year. “These are serious numbers, but they must…
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The government wants more minority advisers at school
The government extends the scheme of minority advisers in the school with 13 new positions. The purpose of the expansion is to combat “social control” and also to…