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Contact:
International Students' Union of Norway, Storgata 19, 0184 Oslo, office: +47-98225998, email: nationalsecretary  isu-norway.no org.nr: 892 438 072 |
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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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Quota Students Feel Discriminated
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CNN: Why the Olympics matter, by ISU UiO Leader Robert Kaufman
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Grant McDermott and other quota students at NHH in Bergen do not get economical support to go on exchange. As an integrated part of their Master degree, the students want to exchange one semester to a university or college outside Norway, but the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) are unwilling to continue the quota scholarship while the student is abroad on exchange. SIU wants the quota students to stay in Norway, saying that part of the quota program is to get to know the Norwegian system of higher education. The leader of the NHH Students' association, ISU NHH and the International Office at NHH support the students and think quota students should have the same exchange possibilities as other NHH students. NHH is currently in dialouge with SIU to solve the issue. Read more (in Norwegian): Studvest, February 24th, 2010.
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A recent article written by ISU UiO Leader Robert Kaufman and published by CNN on "Why the Olympics matter", did not only present a noble act of sportsmanship and spirit performed by the Norwegian cross-country ski coach Bjørnar Håkensmoenshown during the 2006 Olympics -comparable to the highest values and noblest ideals on which ancient Olympics have been practised in ancient Greece from 8th century BC til 5th century AD-, but also represent a -good- example of the positive effect of an effective social environment provided to international students in Norway. ISU feels proud for such efforts of its members, as well as for their high moral standard. For more information, read the article. February 15th, 2010.
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International Students' in Norway Day
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ISU Political Agenda 2009-2010
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During ISU's Leaders Meeting (Telemark, Feb. 5-7, 2010), ISU local Leaders decided to establish and celebrate -during the current semester- a day where the importance and significance for academic and social integration would be highlighted, through actual cooperation between (and effective inclusion of) both local student democracies and local ISU branches, and their members; such day has been chosen to be on the 21st April, and to be remembered as the "International Students' in Norway Day". To the activities, as locally planned and executed, everyone's attendance will be highly appreciated, and of course, very welcomed. February 12th, 2010.
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ISU Leaders' Meeting, that took place in Telemark (Febr. 5-7, 2010), witnessed the prioritisation of certain political, academic, social and practical issues that affect international students currently studying in Norway, according to (and within the ambit and direction of) the ISU National Action Plan 2009-2010. The result of such prioritisation has been presented to the State Secretary (Education) Mr. Kyrre Lekve, on a meeting arranged by ISU and attended also by NSU and StL's Executive Board Leaders, Ms. Anne-Karine Nymoen and Ms. Ina Tandberg, and which can be found in the following document: ISU Political Agenda 2009-2010. February 10th, 2010.
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Global Student Declaration, UNESCO, Paris, January 13th - 15th 2010
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NSU and StL Resolution: Student Discount without Age Limit
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Regional and sectorial student organisations from across the world met on January 13th - 15th, 2010, for the third time, to debate higher education and students rights, in the midst of a shocking global financial crisis and after last year's UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE+10). Such meeting, in which more concrete steps forward for global student cooperation have been debated, witnessed the adoption (with consensus) of the "Global Student Declaration". More information can be found in ESU's website, as well as in Times Higher Education Overseas Briefing. For some brief update on the background, visit Universitas article, February 1st, 2010.
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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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