Free education attracts more international students to Norway

NORWAY:The number of foreign students that apply to Norwegian universities has significantly increased. Norway is now one of very few countries left in Europe that offer free education for international students.

The numbers seems to indicate that after both Sweden and Denmark introduced tuition fees for all students not part of the EU or EEA, more students choose to come to Norway instead. In only two years, the number of foreign applicants has increased by 50 percent.
Students come to Norway from countries both inside and outside of the EU. The financial crisis has led to a cut in student loans and financing in many European countries, and tuition fees have gone up at many universities.
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