About Universities in Norway for International Students
Public Higher Institutions in Norway;
Harstad University College:
- Located in Harstad, this northern region institution is an international breeding ground of some of the best learning techniques. With over 15,500 students, this research-centered school boasts of over 30% foreign influence.
Lillehammer University College:
- Spread across six campuses including Lillehammer, the school has about 52 undergraduate courses, 31 graduate degree courses, and 5 doctoral degree courses. Offering a very broad amount of course areas from sciences to the arts
Hedmark University College:
- A public university with four campuses located in Elverum, Hamar, Åmot, Stor-Elvdal and established in 1994 as a merger.
Bergen National Academy of the Arts:
- A public university college located in Bergen, Norway established in 1996.
Molde University College:
- A public university located on two campuses; Molde and Møre og Romsdal, the school has been given the specialized title for the institution of logistics in Norway
Narvik University College:
- A public university located in Narvik and opened in 1984
Nesna University College:
- A public university located in Nesna, Norway.
Nord-Trøndelag University College:
- With three campuses, Steinkjer, Levanger, Namsos, this university college was founded in 1994
Norwegian Academy of Music:
- A special school for music and other performance arts, this school is located in the capital city of Oslo.
Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy:
- A public military institution located in Trondheim is currently not open to foreign students.
Norwegian Defence School of Engineering:
- A public military university located in Lillehammer
Norwegian Military Academy:
- A public military training school located in Oslo and is only open to Norwegian citizens
Norwegian Naval Academy:
- A public armed forces training school located in Bergen and is only open to Norwegian citizens
Norwegian Police University College:
- Public police training school located in Oslo and Bodø and is only open to Norwegian citizens
Norwegian School of Economics:
- A public run institution with special studies in Economics, located in Bergen
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences:
- A public university specializing in sports and sports sciences. The school is located in Oslo the capital city.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology:
- A public university located in Trondheim, Gjøvik, and Ålesund
Nord University:
- A public university located in Bodø
Oslo National Academy of the Arts:
- A public university that focuses on the arts and social sciences situated in Oslo.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences:
- A public university located in Ås and founded in 1859, it remains one of the oldest standing university college in Norway.
Oslo School of Architecture and Design:
- A public university for architecture and design and is currently the only university that is devoted to those subject areas. Located in Oslo.
Oslo Metropolitan University:
- Located in Oslo and Akershus, the school was founded recently in 2018 and is one of the newest public owned schools in the country.
Sámi University of Applied Sciences:
- Devoted to the Sàmi tribe of Norway, the school is located up north in Kautokeino.
Sogn og Fjordane University College:
- A government-owned university and is located in Sogndal.
Stord/Haugesund University College:
- A public-owned institution with two campus locations, one in Stord and the other in Haugesund.
University of South-Eastern Norway:
- With locations spread across the eight areas in the south region of the country, this modern university is home to more than 30% international understudies.
University of Bergen:
- A public university located in Bergen
University of Oslo:
- One of the oldest higher institutions in the country, tuition-free and very open to foreign students
University of Agder:
- With two campuses, in Kristiansand and Grimstad, this public university hold of one of the top spot in technical sciences and is one of the more newer schools in the country.
University of Stavanger:
- State-owned institution located in Stavanger
University of Tromsø:
- A public university college located in Tromsø
Volda University College:
- A public university college located in Volda
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences:
- One of the many schools located in Bergen
Østford University College:
- A public university college located in Halden, Norway
Private Higher Institutions in Norway;
BI Norwegian Business School:
- The biggest school of business in the entire country and the second topmost school of business in Europe. Primarily situated in Oslo, this privately-owned school has several affiliations and locations across Europe and the Middle East.
MF Norwegian School of Theology:
- A private religious-based education institution located in Oslo
Noroff University College:
- A private school that is committed to practical and theoretical learning located in Kristiansand, Norway.
NLA University College:
- Situated on three campuses namely Bergen, Oslo and Kristiansand
School of Mission and Theology:
- A specialized school for faith and religion located in Stavanger
VID Specialized University:
- Situated on three campuses namely Oslo, Stavanger, and Bergen, the school was founded in 1994.