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Indian students in Norway
Indian students, autumn semester 2025.
Source: HK-dir, Database for Statistics on Higher Education (DBH), table 'Utenlandske studenter' (foreign-citizen registered students), API table 135. #27 of 30 AIS chapters by size.
Norway had 412 Indian students at its universities and colleges in autumn 2025, down from 469 in autumn 2023, according to HK-dir. Public institutions have charged tuition to students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland since 2023, and from 1 August 2026 may set fees below full cost.
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HK-dir's higher education database records 412 Indian citizens enrolled in Norway in autumn 2025, the 15th largest foreign nationality. NTNU, BI Norwegian Business School, the University of South-Eastern Norway, the University of Oslo and the University of Bergen had the most Indian students. Norway introduced tuition fees for non-EU/EEA degree students in 2023, after which new enrolments from outside Europe fell sharply; a law change passed in 2026 lets institutions charge less than full cost from 1 August 2026, and several have cut fees.
From 1 August 2026 Norwegian universities may set tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students below full cost; several, including UiT, OsloMet and the University of Stavanger, have cut their fees. Source
This month
Indian students in the news in Norway.
September 2026. Updated 1 October 2026, refreshed automatically on the 1st of every month.
Coverage was light, so recent stories from across Europe are included and marked.
- IIT Madras ocean engineering students win Njord Autonomous Ship Challenge in Norway, emerging as global leaders in marine autonomy | Indian Institute of Technology Madrasiitm.ac.in
- From Campus to Career: How New India-EU Partnerships are Creating Global Opportunities for StudentsTelegraph India
- FWB: Concern voiced over federal bill's potential impact on non-EU studentsThe Brussels Times
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