Norway in a country with substantial resources. Maintaining, as well as, developing a high quality education system is a priority of Norwegian Authorities. Education in Norway is open to all regardless of the social and economic background of the student and, this is the same for international students, where all students are provided with free education. Further, Norway has high quality education, where lecturers are easily communicable, tuition is often conducted in small groups and students are encouraged to evolve a critical mind, which will improve employment opportunities at home country, as well as overseas. In Norway, there will also be many opportunities to experience unique nature sceneries, such as, Northern lights, midnight sun, the fjords and many more. Norway is a modern society, where equality is valued and is deeply established in the Norwegian society, as well as, in legislation and tradition. By studying in Norway, apart from achieving a reputed qualification, you will benefit from high technological standards and services, contemporary facilities and equipment and innovative teaching methods.
Capital – Oslo
Population – Around 5,328,000
Life expectancy – Women: 84 years, Men: 80 years
Land Area – 385,207km2
National Day – May 17
Government – Parliamentary, representative Democratic Constitutional Monarchy
Currency – Norwegian Krone
Official language – Norwegian (English is widely spoken and the Degrees are in English medium.
Dialing Code – +47
Climate – In summer the average temperature is around +18°C and temperature goes below 2°C in winter
University intakes – Bachelor’s – August/September
– Master’s – August/September
- One of the best countries in the world with excellent and high quality Education System
- Merit based 100% Scholarships available for Bachelor’s and Master’s
- Friendly culture and people
- Practice speaking both English and Norwegian
- Degree Programs conducted in English
- Work rights of 20 hours per work while studying
- Unlimited working hours during holidays
- Affordable living costs
- Living cost for a single person per month is between LKR 150,000 – LKR 200,000
- Show money for a single person is around LKR 2 million – LKR 3 million
- Post Study Work Permit available after studies, initially for 1 year.
- Pathway to obtain PR in Norway.
Major Universities (Number of Universities offer 100% Scholarships for outstanding candidates, however some Universities have a low cost tuition fee with partial scholarships.)
University of Oslo (Among the Top 100 Universities)
University of Bergen (Among the Top 100 Universities)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Among the Top 500 Universities)
University of Tromso (Among the Top 500 Universities)
BI Norwegian Business School
Oslo
Bergen
Trondheim
Stavanger