Studying in Norway

Introduction: Norway is situated in the northern part of the globe and a member of European Union. More specifically, it is a Scandinavian country and one of the richest countries in the world. Usually they are never in limelight but these Scandinavian countries (Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden) are great places to live in, economy is very good, crime rate is surprisingly low, immigration is relatively easy compared to other countries in the world and most importantly education is beyond expectation. Moreover, they are free even for international students except Sweden and Denmark. Lets focus on Norway again. However, there are some cons as well.

Demerits of Studying in Norway: Extremely cold weather In order to have a good job and settle down there you need to know the Norwegian language. Overall, to have a social life you need to speak Norwegian. This is true for every country in Europe except United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. To avail the residence permit for studies, a student have to transfer 12 lakh BDT to a Norwegian bank account (the educational institute helps to open up an account, so no worries) and then they are issued the residence permit. This money is for living cost. But if you can manage a scholarship at masters and Ph.d such as Erasmus Mundus scholarship, quota scheme scholarship etc. then I guesses you wontneed this money. However, for bachelors this amount of money is required to avail the residence permit. But not to worry, after going there you can send back the money if you wish to but it wont be a good decision as you will face problem the very next year when you will go to renew your Residence permit. The last one might not be a demerit for everyone depending on their financial condition.

Lets now start our discussion about the procedures to get admitte d in Bachelors and Masters in a Norwegian University. Step 1: First of all go to this link to explore about Norway which is very important.
http://www.studyinnorway.no/

Step 2: In the left corner of the website you would see, what can I study option. From here you

chose your intended field of study and follow the instruction.

Step 3: After matching your desired level, you will find offered courses by various universities in English in those sections. The links of the university website is given there as well. Go to those links for details about programs.

Step 4: See the admission requirement and deadline of application for your desired program and prepare the documents accordingly. For Norway university application you have to use an application portal from where you can apply to different universities and to various subjects at once. The documents have to be uploaded in this portal as well. Addition to that, the hard papers needed to be send to the university before the deadline.
https://fsweb.no/soknadsweb/login.seam?inst=umb

Step 5: Usually the session for International applicants start from August-September. So application deadline for most of the universities are in December. After application the result is handed out around March-April.

Step 6: After getting the admission letter prepare documents for your residence permit. Although, Norway have their embassy in Bangladesh but the Swedish embassy handles the visa procedure for Norway in Bd. http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/Dhaka/VisitSweden/Visa-for-Denmark-Norway-Finland-Iceland-and-Poland/

Step 7: Go through this page very carefully to understand the requirements of a residence permit.
http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate-of-Immigration/Central-topics/Studies/How-do-I-apply-for-aresidence-permit-for-students/#studypermit

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I guess this is all the knowledge I had about studying in Norway. I hope this will help you to get an idea about studying and living in Norway. Best of luck.

Cheers from MdShajjadul Islam North South University HAIL ALTUISM