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Three out of four students have parents who have graduated
Every fourth student in Norway has parents without higher education. The rest come from families with a background from university or college. OECD figures show that 21…
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Schools, universities, admissions and student life in Norway.
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’Skam’ fever among Chinese Norwegian language students
Kygo, Munch, fjords and mountains, and, of course, the TV show ‘Skam’ (Shame). It occupied Norwegian students who met Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Beijing on Monday.…
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Inspectorate concerned about Google deal in Trondheim schools
The Inspectorate of Education is concerned that Google may provide information to US authorities about students using the company’s cloud service in school. As one of…
Education
Wristwatches are banned from exams
University of Oslo bans the use of wristwatches during examination. The new rules takes effect for 18th of April. The reason for the new rules are the many smartwatches…
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New teachers may be relieved of paying half of student loan
Those who start on teacher training in the autumn will have half of their student loan cut. Most money will go to teachers in children’s schools who takes a job in…
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Teacher shortage in Northern Norway
Over the course of the next ten years, Northern Norway will need at least 4,000 new teachers. In addition, the proportion of unqualified teachers is higher in the north…
Education
Schools are being systematically attacked worldwide
Schools, students and teachers are being systematically attacked, and school buildings are used for military purposes worldwide, according to a new report. The situation…
Education
49 municipalities are considering closing primary schools
Every fifth municipality in a survey conducted by VG say they are thinking about closing down primary schools. According to VG 49 of 241 municipalities asked have either…
Education
1,390 schools have been silently shut down in the past 31 years reports VG newspaper
Without any form of central decision making process to close small schools, Norwegian municipalities have closed down 1,390 primary schools since 1986. Senterpartiet…
Education
More applicants for Health Care studies
The Number of applicants for higher education is declining, but there is an increase in applicants for Health Care studies, according to new figures from the Directorate…
Education
Wants own student imam at UiB
The University of Bergen can be the first to offer its own imam of the students. The proposal is cheered by Bergen Mosque. It is social democratic list at the University…
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Higher share of women on web-based courses
In the autumn of 2016, there were slightly less than 12 000 participants in web-based schools. The share of women participating in web-based courses has been increasing…
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