Please note that the opinions and issues treated in the articles listed bellow are not neccessarilly the same as those of the ISU-Norway National board and members.

• Hearing for new Immigration Act (Mainly par. 6-19, par. 6-29 and par. 10-7): 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. See also: press report of the government, January 2010.

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• ISU National Assembly: Elections of the new President and National Board of ISU, see the pictures, November 4th 2009.
• Security service: Iranian student expelled from Norway due to the potential of knowledge misuse, blog of the leader of the student parliament in Narvik, October 30th 2009.
• ISU has been accepted as a member of Frivillighet Norge, the Association of NGOs in Norway. See the homepage of Frivillighet Norge, October 2009.
• Focus on bank account problems for international students - too much bureaucracy when creating new bank accounts for students. Universitas(University of Oslo). See also articles in Universitas(University of Oslo) and Studvest (university of Bergen), October 2009.
• Invitation to National Assembly in Narvik - Everybody are cordially invited to participate in ISU of Norway National Assembly (NA ii09) that is taking place in Narvik from 30th of October to 1st of November 2009, October 6th 2009.
• Health and welfare survey - The results from our "Health- and welfare survey among international students in Trondheim 2009” show that the international students are highly competent and hard working, Høgskole i Narvik Aktuelt, September 30th 2009.
• No more deposit for international students in Stavanger - The Board of Studentsamskipsnaden in Stavanger (SiS) has decided to end the practice of requesting a deposit from international students renting student housing as of January 2010, Rogaland Avis, September 21st 2009.
• Finally a solution for quota students Yearly 300-400 new Quota students, but do not receive financial aid the first two months because they need a Norwegian social security number. September 21st 2009.
• Towards a crisis in student housing - only 14,66% of the students are offered student housing and in 2013 the number of students will probably have increased with 80 000 compared to today. July 30th 2009.
• Meeting between UDI and ISU. May 6th 2009.
• Norway’s two student organizations will merge in 2010 - The two umbrella student organizations, NSU and StL, representing all students of universities and university colleges respectively, voted to merge. April 29th 2009.
• ISU's comments on suggested changes in the Immigration Law - about the possibility to apply for a visa to stay in Norway up to 6 months after finishing studies in order to search for a relevant job. March 2009.
• Why Spire? - about cooperation of ISU and Spire (Utviklingsfondets ungdom), a youth organization for the Norwegian Development Fund. March 2009.
• Utlendinger må betale, nordmenn slipper, a Norwegian article about payment of a deposit to Studentsamskipsnaden (the student welfare organisation), Stavanger Aftenblad, March 25th 2009.
• Waterfalls and English attract international students - about survey carried out by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education, Universitas, March 18th 2009.
• Without rights for months - UDI spends up to eight months processing the renewal of study permits, Universitas, March 11th 2009.
• PST is contributing to prejudice, The Norwegian Students’ Union, NSU reacts strongly to PST’s wish to control students and researchers from so-called worrying countries. Dagsavisen, see also: ISU's statement on the case, February 11th 2009.
• Starting a global student movement - The students of the world are to be united under one banner. Universitas, February 4th 2009.
• ISU leader satisfied with new measures, about Norwegian classes for international students at University of Oslo, article by Jannicke Møller Andersen at Nova Nyheter, January 26th 2009

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• Give UMB a "burl" - Jason Hart came from a booming metropolis in Australia to UMB for a semester in Environmental economics. Read his observations. UMB Frontpage, December 19th 2008.
• Demand an end to discrimination, read the entire magazine with English translation..., or read the Norwegian article..., Stavanger studentavisa Hugin, November 2008.
• Increasing number of international students, adressa.no, see also: article in Aftenposten, August 10th 2008.
• Broke Students in Despair over Norwegian Bureaucracy - Summary of an article written by Per Øyvind Fange and Ingrid Hvidsten in VG Nett on Friday September 27th 2008. Translation by Solveig Aamodt.
• The Unforgiving Student - SIU, March 28th, 2008.
• Telephone problems in the in the SiO dormitories - Universitas, February 13th, 2008.
• Forced to receive the phone book - Universitas, February 13th, 2008.

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• The global fight over the brain power (in Norwegian) - BI Magasinet, December 2007.
• Exchange programme for Malawian nurses (in Norwegian) - BI Magasinet, October 2007.
• International promotion of Norway as a venue for study and research - reader's letter: Bente Gundersen, Information Advisor on the international promotion of Norway at the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU), 10.10.2007.
• From an International Student in Norway - international students in Norway are ambassadors of this country, 26.09.2007.
• Rejects Norway - Despite a slight increase, Norway still draws the shortest straw as the OECD countries battle over international students. 18.09.2007.
• ISU wins Part-time work permit case!, collection of articles, spring 2007.
• Studentunionar drep avgift (nynorsk) - on the efforts to reduce the work permit fee for students, Utropia, 27.02.2007.
• Snur studentstrømmen, Aftenposten, 14.01.2007.

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• Internationalisation prize 2006 - news of Student Parliament at University of Oslo.
• Foreign Students Forced to work Illegally, Studvest, 18.10.2006.
• Må betale for a jobbe, Bergens Tidende, 11.10.2006.
• Government Budget worse than expected, Studvest, 11.10.2006.
• Betaler dyrt for å jobbe, Studvest, 04.10.2006.
  ISU Bergen on the challenges for international students related to the Visa and Work Fee.
• ISU Norway leader reelected, Universitas, 27.09.2006.
• UiO is lagging behind on exchange, Universitas, 01.03.2006.
• SFB students allowed to stay, Universitas, 23.05.2006.
• Cutting ties, Universitas, 01.03.2006.
  Universitas Editorial article.
• Still set to eliminate Norwegian course, Universitas, 22.02.2006.
  Members of the ISU Oslo Board representing their international students.

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• Set to exclude international students, Universitas, 07.12.2005.
  On elimination of Norwegian courses.
• Bare plass for nordmenn, Aftenposten (forbruker.no), 07.10.2005.
  On restricting of access to Bachelor degree for non-Norwegian speakers.
• Utenlandske studenter faller utenfor, Aftenposten (forbruker.no), 20.10.2005.
  On feelings of discrimination.

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• Rammes av ekstra utgifter, Utropia, 6. mai 2004.
• Kartlegge av internasjonale studenter, Nordlys, 30.01.2004.

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• International Students Get No Choice, Universitas, 26.11.2003.
  On accommodation of international students at UiO.
• Internasjonale studenter får ikke velge bosted, Universitas, 26.11.2003.
  Same problem treated in Norwegian.
• Kenyansk problemløser, Universitas, 05.02.2003.
  Interview with Jowi James Otieno, ISU National Coordinator at the time of the interview.