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Norwegian application conditions for studying abroad

1) education requirements

According to the educational system and academic system of different countries, Norway has set more detailed standards for the admission conditions of foreign students, and the academic requirements for foreign students applying for admission are also different. But the usual admission conditions include education, study plan, English (or Norwegian) level, proof of funds and so on.

Undergraduate course: Norwegian institutions of higher learning accept undergraduate students, and the academic qualifications of applicants are required to graduate from high school to the first year of university, or even two years of university. In view of the fact that China students have a college education for more than one year, they can graduate from junior college.

Postgraduates: Some master's courses in Norwegian institutions of higher learning are taught in English, which mainly provide education for international students from eastern European countries and developing countries who enjoy scholarships from Norwegian research and development institutions or come to Norway through exchange programs and quota programs, and also accept a small number of self-funded international students. Some exchange students can take master's courses, but they can't get master's degrees.

Doctoral degree: Foreign students applying for doctoral degree in Norway should have the same conditions as Norwegian applicants. However, only a master's degree does not necessarily guarantee that an applicant can be admitted. Because there is great competition for doctoral admission, applicants should contact their interested departments before applying.

2) Language requirements:

Due to the continuous expansion of exchange programs, almost all universities in Norway have participated in some exchange programs. Therefore, Norwegian universities adopt the model of British education system, and more and more majors are taught in English. Nevertheless, Norwegian is the official teaching language of Norwegian universities, and almost all undergraduate majors are taught in Norwegian. Foreign students who apply for degree courses taught in Norwegian should have a good foundation in Norwegian.

Practical guide to studying in Oslo, Norway

Procedures that should be handled immediately after arrival.

1. Report to the scholarship issuing institution or inviting unit to receive the scholarship, and learn some necessary information and the other party's possible requirements.

2. Check into the dormitory or determine the address. Before you move, the other party will usually ask you if you need to book a dormitory in the student city. If the other party has booked a place for you, please check in as soon as possible in order to determine the exact address, because the subsequent procedures will require an address, and the results will usually be sent by post office. You can also rent your own house in the city, but the price will be much higher than the student dormitory. However, you can share it with others. Before renting a house, we should fully consider the local public security, traffic and surrounding environment. It is recommended that students who come to Norway for the first time live in the student dormitory, where no matter what problems arise, someone will help you solve them. After getting familiar with the basic situation in Oslo, consider renting a house outside. (The situation of student town will be introduced in detail below.)

3. Apply for a residence visa. Visas applied to the Norwegian Embassy in China before going to Norway will generally be issued according to the length of study in Norway. If the time is less than 3 months, a valid visa will be issued in March; If you study in Norway for more than 3 months, you will generally be issued a valid entry visa for 7 days, and you need to apply for multiple entry and residence visas at the local police station within 7 days after you arrive in Norway.

Oslo political museum

Oslo, tel: 44 0 190

Tel: 22669050 Office hours: Monday to Friday 08: 30- 12: 30.

Transportation: take any subway in the city (1-5) to Gronland station, and then walk 200 meters south (the southern end of the cathedral).

Documents to bring: passport, admission notice or invitation letter from relevant Norwegian institutions.

The residence visa procedure is relatively simple, and it can usually be done at that time.

4. Apply for residence registration. Anyone who has studied in Norway for more than 6 months must register with the Oslo Civil Registry and get an ID number. (This procedure can be handled collectively in the university or by yourself. It takes two weeks to deal with it by yourself than in a group)

Oslo civil registry

Hagegata 23 0653, Oslo

Tel: 22 66 19 00

Office hours: 09: 00-14: 30 (May1May-September14).

09: 00- 15: 00 (September1May 14)

Documents required: passport (entry and residence visa) Note: The local ID number will be sent to your residence through the post office.

5. Apply for Norwegian medical insurance. Anyone who has studied in Norway for more than three months should apply for local medical insurance. In general, the insurance premium shall be borne by the tendering agency. You only need to fill in an application form and send it to the relevant social insurance office (the application form can be collected at the inviting institution or the university you will attend). If individuals need to buy insurance by themselves, the specific operation method can be consulted with relevant institutions or social insurance agencies. It is recommended that all eligible people buy medical insurance. When you are sick and need hospitalization or first aid, you can enjoy all medical services without spending a penny. Otherwise, you will have to pay extremely high medical expenses in Norway. Note: Dental diseases are not covered by insurance.

Social insurance office

Oslo p.b.49 kjelsass0411

Tel: 22 23 90 30

Office hours: Monday to Friday 09: 00- 14: 00.

Note: Application results will be sent by post office.

Second, the student city situation

There are 9 student towns in Oslo, with excellent geographical location, traffic conditions and surrounding environment. The student dormitories here are divided into apartments and single rooms. The price of apartments ranges from 2,600 kronor to 6,000 kronor per month, and single rooms are cheaper, ranging from 1700 kronor to 4,000 kronor per month. Students who live in single rooms often need to share a bathroom and kitchen with others. Generally, two people share a bathroom (that is, two people live in a small suite composed of two single rooms, which is more common), and 6-7 people share a kitchen.

Take Kringsja Student Town as an example. There is a 13 student dormitory here. The larger dormitory will have two exits (Exit A and Exit B). Each floor is divided into several units, each unit has 7-9 single rooms, every two single rooms share a bathroom, and the single room at the end of the corridor has its own bathroom, which is also a little compensation. In addition, each unit has a public kitchen, kitchen utensils and equipment are quite complete, such as refrigerator, freezer, oven, rice cooker, frying pan, soup pot and so on. Each unit has a wooden cabinet marked with room number and a cutting board. In addition, there are dining tables, chairs, candles (used to set off the dining atmosphere, so they are daily necessities), glasses, knives and forks, spoons and so on. , can be said to be everything. These things are common, just clean them after meals and put them back. Please note that every household here uses electric cookers. Compared with domestic gas or liquefied gas stoves, the firepower may not be enough, and Chinese people may be more accustomed to using the latter. However, Norwegians are born to stew, boil or roast, and they don't know what frying and roasting are. A rice cooker is enough, so do as the Romans do. In addition, there are all kinds of spices in the kitchen, except for Chinese food, such as soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, pepper, aniseed and so on. But these things can be bought in stores in China. There is an internal telephone in the corridor of each unit, which can call all the telephones in the student city 24 hours a day. However, during the period from 5: 00 p.m. to 8: 00 a.m. the next day or on legal holidays, you can call the local telephone starting with 22. You may ask, what should I do if I want to make a local call or a long-distance call outside this time? It's simple. Just buy a mobile phone or a phone card. Card telephones are installed in every dormitory building, and public telephones can be seen everywhere in the student city.

Single rooms for students are also divided into single rooms with furniture and single rooms without furniture, so the price difference is not to mention. A single room with furniture includes wardrobe, wardrobe, bed, writing desk, chair, bookshelf, sofa, etc. The single room on the first floor, which may consider privacy issues, is specially equipped with shutters, desk lamps and wall lamps. Bedding, curtains and other items need to be purchased by yourself. In addition, there are cable TV plugs and telephone interfaces in the single room. If you feel that life lacks color, you can buy a TV at the local flea market or student town to kill the boring time after studying. If you want to use the computer or surf the Internet, you must contact the local telephone company TELENOR to open a telephone line for your dormitory.

There are post offices, supermarkets, gyms, laundry rooms, storage rooms, concert halls and other facilities in the student city. If you want to exercise, you can buy a fitness card worth 600 kroner from the reception desk (valid for one semester). With this card, you can enjoy all the services in the gym. In addition, you can also use this card to go to the sports center of Oslo University and all the student-oriented sports venues in Oslo, which are rich in content, such as swimming, sauna, table tennis and so on. If you are interested, you can also sign up for Tai Chi, Taekwondo and other training courses, but this requires an extra small fee. The laundry room also needs to use a card to wash clothes. Laundry cards can be handled free of charge at the front desk, and you need to pay 10 kronor for each laundry, but you don't have to pay cash. The computer will keep accounts for you, and the bill at the end of the month will be sent to your mailbox.

The student city also has a parking lot for students with cars, and of course bicycles also have their own parking garage. In addition, there is a residents' committee (Leieboerutvalget) in the student town, whose members are democratically elected by all the residents of the student town at the beginning of each semester to represent the interests of the residents and solve problems for everyone at the same time. It is a truly non-profit student service organization. No matter what problems you encounter, you can consult with the neighborhood Committee or complain to the neighborhood Committee about something. Here, you can borrow typewriters, sewing machines, various tools, football, volleyball, table tennis equipment and so on. You can also rent a conference room, a concert hall, a darkroom (for developing photos) or borrow a TV room from the Committee.

Third, the procedures to be handled in the university

1, report for duty. The autumn semester of Norwegian universities generally lasts from August 15 to February 20th, and the spring semester lasts from June 15 to June 15 of the following year. Therefore, after August 15, all departments of the university will begin to operate, and courses of various disciplines will be launched one after another from August 20. The registration of foreign students is all concentrated in the international student office of the university management center. You need to bring your passport and Norwegian admission notice when you report for duty. The staff will tell you your registration number and send you some materials about how to start your school life. It is recommended to study these materials carefully. In addition, before printing on the computer, don't forget to print out the tuition payment form for this semester. The computer will prompt or ask the relevant staff about the specific steps.

2. Pay tuition. Universities in Norway are free. However, because the school has to provide certain benefits for students and maintain the consumption of basic materials, it charges a nominal tuition fee of 420 kroner per semester. Take the bill of payment for tuition (BREV GIRO) to the post office to pay, and pay attention to keeping the receipt.

3. register. All students who want to study in this university should be registered as legal students of this university. If they don't register, you can only sigh at the welfare that many students enjoy at school. (The welfare of students at school will be described in detail below) At the University of Oslo, all the registration work is done online. Several teaching buildings in the campus are specially equipped with Internet terminals for registration, and you can successfully register according to the screen prompts. Three days later, the school will send you the term card through the post office. When registering, you need to bring the registration number and the code or name of the exam to be taken.

4. apply for a student id card. Once you know your personal number, you can apply for a student ID card in the international student office of the university. If you only study in Norway for one semester or less, you don't need to apply for a student ID card. Note: The student ID card can be used as an ID card, and you can enjoy certain discounts by train or plane at ordinary times.

5. Apply for a duplicate card. Although attending university in Norway is free, textbooks or other books are expensive. Some courses need to read a lot of books, and a book may only need to read a few chapters or sections. Therefore, copying is a good way to collect materials. The denomination of duplicate cards ranges from 20 kronor to 375 kronor.

6. E-mail address. You can get an e-mail address at the university. At the beginning of each semester, all departments will organize lectures in this field or consult the information office of your department.

7. Apply for a fitness card. Each fitness card is worth 600 kronor and is valid for one semester. If you don't need to exercise every day, you can buy a full-day card at any time, each card costs 30 kronor, and you can enjoy all services in one day. In addition, there are many clubs in the university, and you can join them selectively according to your hobbies.

8. Physical examination. According to Norwegian law, foreigners who have lived in Norway for more than three months need to undergo X-ray and tuberculosis examination. (except Western European countries, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan), please make an appointment with the relevant designated hospitals in time, and the results will be available in 1-2 days. If you pass the physical examination, the hospital will issue you a certificate card and give it to the international student office.

Fourth, the welfare of students in school.

1, student medical center. The University of Oslo has a student medical center, which is divided into general medical department and psychotherapy department. Here, you can enjoy free medical care with your term card. Note that the medicine is not free, but if you need to be hospitalized or seriously ill, the national medical insurance will pay for you. If you have a chronic disease, the medical center can write you a blue prescription. With this prescription, you only need to pay a small part of the drug price. In addition, the medical center also provides contraceptive advice to students and prescribes contraceptives.

The emergency telephone number of the medical center is 22 85 3 1 48. If you need first aid at night or on weekends, you can call 22932292, 22 1 1 7090 (Oslo legevakt) or 1 13.

2. Social counseling center. Social counseling centers can provide students with free counseling on the following issues:

-own problems, such as not being able to adapt to the new environment, not getting along with neighbors or needing someone to talk to.

-Practical issues such as how the Norwegian public sector operates, how to apply for study abroad loans, apply for residence visas, dormitories, medical insurance, etc.

-Issues such as pregnancy and abortion.

-Family problems, such as family discord, divorce and how to deal with emergencies.

Five, looking for a job

According to relevant regulations, students with Norwegian residence permit can work up to 20 hours a week, or they can work full-time at Christmas, Easter or summer vacation (June1May-August 15). Before working, you need to apply for a work permit. The work permit application form can be obtained at the international student office. Send the completed application form and passport to Oslo police station.

Note: Generally speaking, applicants need to be proficient in Norwegian; Every time you find a new job, you need to fill out a new application form. In addition, the employment center in the university can provide you with relevant job consultation.

6. Airports and transportation

Oslo Airport, located in GARDERMOEN, Gader, 50 kilometers north of Oslo, is the largest international airport in Norway. The traffic from downtown to the airport is very convenient. You can arrive at the airport by airport express train or airport bus within one hour.

Express train consultation telephone number: 22 17 70 30, fare 120 kronor.

Airport bus telephone number: 177/ 23 00 24 00 or 8 15 44 444, the fare is 45 kronor.

The public transportation in Oslo is very developed, with 50 bus lines, 8 tram lines and 5 subway lines. The transportation network extends in all directions and is very convenient. Oslo's transportation hub is located in JERNBANETORGET (Oslo Central Station), which is also the location of Oslo Railway Station.

Public transport and train information enquiry telephone: 22 17 70 30

Taxi number: 22 38 80 90

Bus tickets: Tickets of all public transport vehicles (subway, bus and tram) in Oslo are charged by the hour, not by the mileage, and the tickets are universal. For example, after you buy a subway ticket, you can take any subway, bus or tram within one hour after purchasing the ticket. After one hour, the ticket will automatically expire.

For adults, there are the following kinds of tickets:

-1 hour ticket (VOKSEN BILLETT), that is, the fare for taking any bus within one hour is 24 kronor.

-DAGSKORT, that is, you can take any bus fare of 50 kronor on the day of ticket purchase.

-SYV DAGERSKORT, that is, you can take any bus ticket of 240 kroner within a specified period of one week.

-8 tickets. This ticket can be used for 8 times. You can punch in the automatic punching machine of the bus or station every time you use it, and then you can take any bus within one hour. The fare is 200 kronor (***30 square meters).

-Monthly ticket, you can take any bus of 720 kroner (student ticket) within one month.

-Half-year ticket

-Annual ticket

There are also evening tickets (165438+ 0 pm to 4 am the next day), which are nearly half cheaper than ordinary tickets.