University of Bergen
Location: Bergen, Norway
Website: www.uib.no/exchange
Language of instruction: English and Norwegian. Courses for exchange students are taught in English. Norwegian proficiency is not required as an exchange student.
Terms: Fall Semester (August - December) / Spring Semester (January - June)
Highlights
- The University of Bergen (UiB) is situated in Norway's second largest city.
- Our students love the fact that they can enjoy a bit of city life with plenty of cultural events and simultaneously make use of Bergen's unique opportunities for outdoor adventures.
- In 2016 the University of Bergen received an award for Excellent International Student Satisfaction, based on almost 16,000 reviews from international students. This is only awarded to universities with an average rating of 9.0 or higher, on a scale up to 10.
Accessibility
- Students with special needs can get special arrangements and assistance from UiB during their exchange period.
- Please let the UVic Exchange Team know before the application deadline, so that we can inquire with UiB to ensure they can meet your specific needs.
- The Student Welfare Organization can offer rooms/apartments that are specially adapted for students with special needs. Supporting documentation (medical certificate) must be submitted if you are interested in this option.
Area of study
See courses available in English
Note: courses in Earth Sciences, Biology, Music, Fine Art, and Design will have very limited capacity.
Credits
Credits at UiB:
- Full-time option: 30 ECTS per term at UiB, which is roughly equal to 7.5 UVic units
Course Evaluations at UVic:
- Once accepted, UVic exchange students will be able to submit UiB courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each UiB course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
- Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their UiB courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units.
- This evaluation process opens in late September for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 4-6 weeks for results to be made available.
- Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a final evaluation is conducted by UVic Records using your UiB transcript, and the results are applied to your UVic transcript.
Exchange credit history
See the exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from the University of Bergen. Note that this is a guide only, and not a guarantee that your courses would be evaluated in the same way.Housing
On-campus housing: Guaranteed- Exchange students are guaranteed student housing at the Student Welfare Organization (Sammen), if they apply through Sammen’s application portal during the application period.
- The students will be offered housing shortly after the application deadline and should accept the offer, even if their admission at UiB is still under consideration.
- Shared rooms will be allocated to short term students (1 semester stay)
Medical insurance, immigration & arrival
- Medical insurance: Students must have health insurance for their stay in Norway. UiB does not offer health insurance to students. More information on health insurance requirements.
- Immigration: Information on residency permit
SDGs-in-Action
Add a United Nations CIFAL qualification to your international experience (and your CV!) by taking the SDGs-In-Action challenge. Below is some of the many ways to get involved at the University of Bergen.
- Browse the list of student societies at the University of Bergen you can join.
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