EDUCATION
Look to the north!

The level of education in Norway is among the highest in Europe, and it is with good reason that more and more qualified and ambitious students are looking to the north and to Norway. The possibilities are many, and it is the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) that has its finger on the pulse when it comes to education,research and development.

SIU is the national agency organized under the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, mandated to manage programs within education, research and developmental cooperation. During the past ten years, the number of foreign students in Norwegian universities has more than doubled, now nearing 15,000.

Satisfied Students
There are not many countries where studies meet life in such a natural way as in Norway; with festivals, sporting activities, cultural events and music available on an ongoing basis. These recreational activities in turn create a synergy of communication and understanding.

Both Norwegian students and their foreign counterparts have found that they simply get more out of their education here. A 2009 SIU study found that 84 per cent of international students in Norway were either happy or very happy with their student experiences.

Change and Innovation
Change often brings creativity and innovation, and there are few countries in the world that have seen the astounding changes that Norway has experienced during the past 40 years, emerging from what was essentially a country of raw material exports to a highly educated, innovative country. This has resulted in an integrated network of education, business, industry, research and development, a result from which all benefit.

The close proximity and cooperative efforts between Norwegian universities and research and development activities create possibilities for students and those in the work force that add a dynamic dimension to life in Norway. And, for this country with a population of under five million, the variety to choose from here is nothing less than impressive.

No Limits
Norwegian institutions of higher education offer over 200 Master's Programs that are taught in English, and many additional courses where the reading literature and guest lecturers use the English language. This international feel reflects the global thinking supported by the Ministry of Education and Research (KD), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD), Norad, Nordic Council of Ministers, the European Commission and Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.

SIU continues to Communicate Norway as a country with highly active levels of education and research, taking place nationally but with an eye to the world.

 

 

For more information about your possibilities for studies in Norway take a look at the SIU website, www.StudyinNorway.no.