Tag: education
Security tightened at business school
The Oslo campus of the Norwegian Business School BI beefed up security this week, after receiving threats against members of its own management. The...
Thousands of students wait for housing
More than 10,000 students starting at Norwegian universities and colleges this week are stuck on lists waiting for a place to live. Demand is...
Norway to try more flexible school start
Schools are opening all over the country this week, with lots of six-year-olds probably the most excited or anxious as they enter the first...
Gerhardsen heir to run Oslo schools
Marte Gerhardsen is not off to the best start as the new director of education for the City and County of Oslo. The Labour Party-led...
Violence rising at primary schools
Armed police and emergency health care personnel responded swiftly to calls of a "threatening situation" involving a knife at a primary school in Oslo...
Brexit uncertainty keeps on growing
Norwegian students are the latest group to be warned about the consequences of Brexit. While businesses and British expats in Norway have been worrying...
Court condones professor’s firing
The Oslo County Court has concluded that the University of Stavanger was within its rights to fire a former professor, claiming there was clear...
Schools urged to offer Christmas services
Norway's education ministry is urging all schools around the country to offer religious services to their students before the Christmas holidays, or an alternative...
More heads may roll in the Oslo schools
Terje Moen, deputy leader of the Norwegian labour organization representing school employees, thinks more top city employees in charge of education in Oslo should...
Oslo schools chief quits under pressure
UPDATED: Astrid Søgnen, director of education for the City of Oslo, has finally agreed to resign her powerful post after more than a year...
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