Norwegian University Introduces Tuition Fees for Africans, Other Int’l Students

Cursory: Stavanger, Norway – The University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway, is no longer a tuition-free institution

The University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway, is no longer a tuition-free institution.

The university also updated its website to reflect the new development.

It said;

“The Norwegian Government has decided to introduce tuition fees for international students coming from outside of EU/EEA from the academic year 2023/2024.”

This change came after Norway’s parliament voted in June to abolish the free-tuition policy for international students outside the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

A Nigerian undergraduate in the school, Ajoke Yosola, confirmed the development to Legit.ng.

She said:

“The latest update is that two Nigerians and Ghanaian make up less than 20 international students (outside EU citizens) in the whole university this year.

“I gained admission into the institution last year (2022), and about 30 of us Nigerians came at the time.“I have no clue if they’ll review the policy next year.”

Emmanuel Ovon Babatunde, a senior adviser in the Division of Research and Innovation at the University of Bergen, who was also was a beneficiary of Norway’s free tuition programme, spoke to University World News.

“The shock of it all was that it has been supported by SV, a party that has stood for the weakest in the society,” Babatunde said