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We must acknowledge that studying abroad has its own whims. It should come to us as no surprise that most of the students fancy to study on foreign shores. Among other countries, Norway is fast emerging as the hottest study abroad destination for aspirants. Top universities in Norway proffer high level of flexibility and excellent quality courses for students who yearn to study in Norway. The sheer number of courses proffered at the universities and colleges (more than one hundred and fifty) will surely leave you split on choices.

When it comes to imparting good quality higher education, Norway is one of the best countries in Europe. The degrees conferred here are reckoned worldwide, thus a student passing out from Norwegian university or college can ply the whole globe in search of an appealing vocation. What will come to you as a surprise is the fact that top universities and colleges in Norway do not demand a dime, when it comes to tuition fees for international students. The only expense one will have is the living expenses and that too can be considerable covered by study in Norway scholarships being proffered by many an institution. Students from all around the world will enjoy their stay at Norway because of the appealing climatic condition and the warm heartedness of the local people.

Every year more than a million students come to Norway for their higher studies. There is a plethora of under graduate and post graduate programmes being proffered at the top universities in Norway. The fact that the medium of teaching is English will ease many a students who do not know Norwegian local language. Students are also categorized into three separate divisions. The first segment is the self financing degree students; then is the exchange students and finally students who participate in a variety of fellowship programs. Let us discuss some of the eligibility criterion for getting admitted into engineering, MBA and PhD programs in Norway. It should be noted that learning Norwegian language will come handy as proficiency in English and local language is often a constraint for getting into various under graduate programs. An internationally acclaimed bachelor’s degree will automatically entitle you to get admission into the master’s course being proffered at various Norwegian colleges and universities.

For students who aspire to study in English, apt TOEFL scores and a check on the host University is an obligatory condition. It is highly advisable to do some intricate research on the web about your preferred university before finalizing the eligibility constraints. Intellectuals also require a student residence permit to study in Norwegian universities and colleges. The cost of living in Norway is very reasonable and comes down to NOK two thousand to two thousand five hundred per month. The tuition fees (in some universities and colleges) are crazy low and often are in the range of three hundred to six hundred NOK per semester. Some of the top universities in Norway are: – University of Oslo, University of Agder (UiA), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), University of Bergen (UiB), etc.