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On this site, you will find information related to our National Assembly, our member organizations and our national board. There are also links to relevant information for international students in Norway.
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NSU and StL Resolution: Student Discount without Age Limit
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New regulations for prolonged work permit for students
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This weekend NSU and StL approved a resolution concerning the age limit for student discount on public transportation in Norway. Both organisations are working for equal access to higher education for students and they find the current upper age limit of 30 years for student discount on public transport discriminatory, especially since one forth of students in Norway are older than 30 years. NSU and StL want a minimum of 50% discount on public transport all over Norway for all students regardless of age. Read more... (in Norwegian). NSU&STL, January 31st 2010.
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The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (AID) has informed of new regulations accompanying the new Immigration Law valid as of 1 January 2010. According to the new regulations, international students that have completed their education in Norway can apply for a permit to stay in Norway and search for a job for up to six months. The requirements are that the applicant has been studying in Norway with a valid student permit, has completed his/her studies and is able to support him/herself financially according to the regular requirements.
For more information please see the following links: link1 (Mainly § 6-19, § 6-29 and § 10-7), link2.
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Elections of the new President and National Board of ISU
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Iranian student expelled from Norway
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ISU National Assembly that took place in Narvik (30th Oct - 1st Nov) witnessed the election of a new ISU National Board that will start functioning on the 1st of December. The new National Board is as follows: National President: George Vlazakis (Greece), 1st Vice President: Karen Contreras Lisperguer (Chile), 2nd Vice President: Mark Achaw (Ghana). Pictures from the elections are in the following document. November 4th 2009.
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A foreign student in Narvik has lost his residence permit on October 27th. The security service reasons are that the student might misuse the knowledge learned in Norway back home in his country. Read more in this article,
and the blog of the leader of the student parliament in Narvik,
October 30th 2009.
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ISU member of Frivillighet Norge
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Focus on bank account problems for international students
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ISU has been accepted as a member of Frivillighet Norge, the Association of NGOs in Norway. The Association of NGOs in Norway (Frivillighet Norge) is an umbrella for the voluntary sector in Norway, founded in September 2005. The mission of the Association is to coordinate the voluntary sector’s dialogue with the authorities on issues that are common to the voluntary sector, and to voice the voluntary sector’s opinions to the public and the authorities. Another important task is to produce information and give advice to the member organizations.Through this membership we will increase our cooperation with other organisations, we will be able to attend seminars and courses to help us in further developing our organisation and lobbying for the interests of international students. You can read more on the homepage of Frivillighet Norge...
October 2009.
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Several student media have lately been focusing on the problems international students meet when they want to have a Norwegian bank account. In Bergen international students have been turned down by the bank when they want to create an account, even if it is the bank's responsibility to apply for a D-number for students that are staying in Norway for a period shorter than six months. That students from outside the EEC area cannot access their own money until they get a Norwegian social security number is also a problem raised by the media. Read more in Universitas(University of Oslo) and
Universitas(University of Oslo) and
Studvest (university of Bergen)
October 2009.
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