*Please, if there's anything you'd like to be added or changed, make sure you post a comment.

[size=14pt]Key points[/size]
*No tuition fee
*Graduate programmes available in English
*Undergraduate studies available if you take a 1-year Norwegian course, though there are a few exceptions with English as the language of instruction

- Why should I study in Norway?
Norway is full of top modern universities with up-to-date technology and equipment available at their disposal. It's a small country with a population of only 5 million spread around. It's peaceful and packed with different people from all over the world.

- Are there any language barriers?
90% of the people you'll come by will be able to keep a conversation going in English. 99% of the students at your university will possess good English proficiency.

- Is the language (Norwegian) difficult to learn?
Yes, and no. The tonal qualities of Norwegian makes it difficult to sound like a native speaker, but on a general basis, the language is closely related to English and shouldn't offer too many surprises grammar wise. In a couple of months you'll be able to speak satisfactory.

Many technical terms are similar to the English equalivients. For example: construction - konstruksjon, engineer - ingeniør, situation - situasjon etc.

-Is it cold?
Norwegian temperatures are very often described as "freezing" all year around. Needless to say that this is an exaggeration. Winters are cold, for the rest of the year you'll be able to enjoy mild and comfortable temperatures. Summer temperatures can even reach up to 30 °C.

-What do I need before applying?
1. Find the programme you're looking for. This can be done in a number of ways:
- Google (for example: "business magagement bachelor/master Norway"
- http://www.mastersportal.eu/countries/19/norway.html (though some programmes might be missing)
- Going to the respective university's website. Full list: http://www.studyinnorway.no/Where-can-I-study/List-of-institutions

2. Make sure the study programme is available for international applicants
3. Read up on your university's application procedures. An example here from University of Oslo: http://www.uio.no/english/studies/admission/master/
4. Make sure you meet the requirements
5. Apply (deadlines varies depending on what you're applying for, but the most common date to open for applications is october 1st with deadline december 1st).

- Student VISA (after gaining admission)

- Work prospects

Useful links:
http://www.studyinnorway.no/

This is a work in progress. I'm submitting it now so people can start asking.

Since we have this one https://www.nairaland.com/260142/nigerians-oslo-norway that is more than 4yrs old though growing slowly why not reactivate it? Duplicating thread makes section messy.

Because it's messy, and not aimed at studies/visa applications in particular. As you can see I've been very active there, but I keep having to dig up the same replies because I don't own that thread, and I don't have time to keep doing so.

If you feel this thread is unecessary, feel free to delete it.

StarFlux: Because it's messy, and not aimed at studies/visa applications in particular. As you can see I've been very active there, but I keep having to dig up the same replies because I don't own that thread, and I don't have time to keep doing so.

If you feel this thread is unecessary, feel free to delete it.

You don't need to own a thread to be able to play major role on it, your info is useful but it will be better to concentrate all the info about Norway in one thread rather than having it all over the places.

My only intention with this thread was to sum up everything in one thread. People ask many of the same questions over and over again, and they have to dig through several pages of information before they "might" find it. It's understandable that most people can't even be bothered doing that. This makes the information easier to find and more available. Then the people who's looking for casual talk go to the other thread.

I understand that it's better with one thread, so as I said, you can remove this one if you feel that's the optimal choice. I won't be offended.

StarFlux: My only intention with this thread was to sum up everything in one thread. People ask many of the same questions over and over again, and they have to dig through several pages of information before they "might" find it. It's understandable that most people can't even be bothered doing that. This makes the information easier to find and more available. Then the people who's looking for casual talk go to the other thread.

I understand that it's better with one thread, so as I said, you can remove this one if you feel that's the optimal choice. I won't be offended.

That thread is just 12 pages, we have threads running into 400 to 800 pages still people managed to keep it going, people who can't be bothered to dig out info are the lazy ones.

When that thread is deemed too long then part2 of it will be created just like we have in Canadian, US and the UK threads.