Tag: Universities
Students face housing squeeze
Norwegian media carry stories every August about how difficult it is for college students to find housing, especially in Oslo. This year, real estate...
Most new residents come from elsewhere in Europe
Nearly 25,000 citizens from countries within the European Economic Area (the EU plus Iceland and Liechtenstein) registered themselves as resident in Norway during the...
Design school scores high marks
After years of complaints that Norwegian schools don't rank high enough on international listings comes some vindication: The Oslo School of Architecture and Design...
Foreign students are being studied themselves
There's been a big increase in the number of foreign students applying to Norwegian colleges and universities, which remain tuition-free for both Norwegians and...
More doctorates to foreigners
Never before has the University of Bergen (UiB) awarded more doctorate degrees than it did last year, and more than a third of them...
Norwegian center opens at Cal
Six Norwegian universities, Norway's research council and two Norwegian business schools are pooling resources to open the new Norwegian Peder Sather Center for Advanced...
Students reject embassy’s complaints
A Norwegian students' organization is fending off pressure from the Iranian Embassy in Oslo to remove posters that the organization has spread to all...
University at a crossroads
Norway's first university, the University of Oslo, is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year at a time when more foreign students than ever are...
Students flock to free universities
Norwegian colleges and universities are reporting an increased application rate from foreign students, as Norway has become the only country in Europe to continue...
Consultants' report blasts university leadership, but president undaunted
Leadership at the University of Oslo (UiO) has been a subject of debate all week, after newspaper Dagens Næringsliv reported that a top consulting firm...
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