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Westerdals students seek compensation

Former students at the private Westerdals School of Communications have hired a lawyer to help them recover excessive amounts of school fees from the school's...

Westerdals admits to irregularities

One of Oslo's major private schools, Westerdals, has admitted that it charged tuition fees for many years that were nearly twice what they should...

Record numbers seek NOKUT certification of foreign education

More than 7,500 applications from immigrants seeking certification of their higher education at home passed through the Norwegian state agency last year that's charged with...

Debate flies around winter holiday week

Oslo schools are closed this week, and others around the country are also taking a week off at this time of year for Norway's so-called vinterferie...

Pegida leader fired from teaching post

Max Hermansen, the leader of the Pegida chapter in Norway that opposes immigration of Muslims, has effectively been fired from his job as a...

Sleepy students lobby for later school start

Both teachers and their students are urging a change in school hours that will allow classes to start later in the morning, between 9-10am for...

Uproar over private school funding

Students feel cheated, the state auditor general is upset, the Parliament has called a disciplinary hearing and Norway's education minister, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, is now fighting...

Norway hosts new education summit

Foreign Minister Børge Brende has been among members of the Norwegian government promoting education around the world, and was busy welcoming dignitaries to Oslo...

Schools accused of ‘shallow’ teaching

Norwegian schools have been charged with offering "shallow or superficial" instruction, failing to motivate students and spending too little time building up students' skills...

NRK’s sex education goes global

Sex education has long been a standard subject in Norwegian schools. Now a nationwide science-oriented TV program for children and youth is getting international...
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