Several leave primary school without grades
The number of pupils completing primary school without grades in more than half of the subjects, have doubled since 2009. Disturbing, says the leader of…
Education
192 applicants did not get into videregående skole in Oslo
Over 17,000 applicants have gotten into videregående skole(similar to junior college or sixth forms of comprehensive school, a kind of upper secondary education) in Oslo…
American College of Norway
WHAT IS ACN – ACN offers American university courses, taught in English by American faculty in a unique learning environment. Each year, 70 students are given…
Student fined for bad behavior in the classroom
A 15-year-old student from Troms has received a 1,800 kroner (215 dollars) fine for having behaved aggressively in classrooms. The incident took place in March…
8 of 10 health educated are employed
Nearly 82 per cent of all persons with a health care education were employed by 4th quarter 2015. The employment rate among physicians and nurses…
Brain cancer is more common among the highly educated
People with higher education may be at a higher risk of developing brain tumors, according to new research from Sweden. Earlier research has shown that…
There will be new rule of absence in High Schools from next fall
From the next fall there will be more tightened rules for absence for students in high school. More than 10 percent undocumented absences in a…
Crown Prince of Norway receives Honorary Degree from Northumbria University
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has conferred an Honorary Degree on His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon was presented with the Doctor…
Insufficient schooling of immigrant children will prove expensive to society
If Norwegian schools fail to provide children with an immigrant background good enough schooling, it will cost society 2.6 million kroner per child, according to…
Four out of ten student teachers failed their mathematics exams
37 percent of student teachers who took national midterm exams in mathematics, received a failing grade. On May 11 this year 997 students in the…
Plan for eleven months of financial support for students passed in Stortinget
Next year, students will get an extra week of scholarship money and student loans, and subsequently this financial support will also extended to the whole…
Study in Norway
Are you considering studying in Norway? Here are some useful sources of information. 15 000 foreign nationals are currently studying in Norway. If you are…
Changing the four-year rule to make it easier for scholarship holders to get a job after
It will be probably be easier for scholarship holders, including research scholars and fellows, to get jobs at universities and colleges after completing their degrees….
One out of ten teenagers in Skedsmo supports Norwegians who fight in Syria
One out of ten schoolchildren in Skedsmo said they support young people who go to Syria to fight there as a part of an army, …
Stortinget wants to know what’s being done to put the imam education in place
The government was before Christmas instructed to review the possibility of an official Norwegian education for imams and other religious leaders. The parliamentary majority believes…
Norwegian for beginners – online with Lingua Planet
Norwegian for beginners with Lingua Planet is a complete, net-based course for those who wish to gain a strong foundation and practical introduction to Norwegian….
Teachers of asylum seekers receive no money for books for Norwegian courses
50 teachers who volunteer to provide free Norwegian lessons to asylum seekers have received no money to buy textbooks and dictionaries. Since last fall, the teachers…
PST will allow Iranians to study at NTNU after all
Two Iranian PhD students who sued the state after being thrown out of Norway, have got new residence permits and may return to the University…
Agreement to introduce a national absenteeism limit
The Conservatives, FRP, Ap and Sp have agreed that they will introduce a national absenteeism limit for all High schools. The level has not yet…
Super talented students are bullied more than other students
The most clever pupils in the school experience far more harassment and bullying than other student groups. Being a super good student, does not necessarily…
