http://www.isu-norway.no/ http://isu-norway.no/bilder/isu_logo_rss.png http://www.isu-norway.no/ 144 167 News from the National Board of International Students' Union of Norway published at the ISU-Norway website. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT en-us 60 http://isu-norway.no/index.php#ansa http://isu-norway.no/index.php#ansa Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT ISU has signed an agreement of cooperation with ANSA (the Association of Norwegian Students' Abroad), a non-profit and independent organisation, founded in 1956, with the aim to voice, maintain and promote the educational, cultural, political and economic interests of Norwegian students studying abroad (currently, in over 90 countries at over 1200 educational institutions worldwide). This year's good cooperation between the two organisations already resulted in the 'funding for Quota students on exchange' case. For more information on the new partner organisation, and background of this step, please visit ISU-Norway website. http://isu-norway.no/index.php#g8g20 http://isu-norway.no/index.php#g8g20 Tue, 27 Jun 2010 03:00:00 GMT Students' organisations from across the World, collectively representing more than 150 million students, have released a Statement, addressed to the leaders of the G8 and G20 member States during the June 2010 Summits in Canada, with the aim to tackle the challenge of privatisation of education and reaffirm education's value as an 'essential public good and a fundamental right', according to the commitments and principles agreed upon by global community within the framework of UNESCO World Conferences on Higher Education. See the statements in English, French and Spanish, and more information at ISU-Norway website. http://isu-norway.no/index.php#spire3ghana http://isu-norway.no/index.php#spire3ghana Tue, 27 Jun 2010 03:00:00 GMT On June 3rd, ISU participated at Spire's 3rd policy forum for 2010, where aid effectiveness policies and development issues have been specially focused upon. The forum's featured speaker has been Mrs. Astrid Schnitzer, a former UNDP programme/policy specialist, who shared her global experiences regarding challenges and recent developments on aid effectiveness, with a special focus on Ghana. See ISU website for her presentation, and minutes. http://isu-norway.no/index.php#unginfo http://isu-norway.no/index.php#unginfo Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:00:01 GMT ISU has signed an agreement with UngInfo (Youth Information Centre) in Oslo, a project-based organisation established within the framework of Barne og Ungdomsrådet i Oslo (BURO) in 1992, with the aim to cover the growing need amongst young people (aged up to 26 years old) for information about issues such as education, accommodation, health care, travel, tourism and job search. UngInfo, which is part of the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA) and member of Ungdoms Informasjonen www.unginfo.no, strives to ensure that the information provided is reliable, accurate and easy to understand, while all the services offered (information booklets/brochures, internet, phone, luggage storage, etc.) will be free of charge. For more information on the new partner organisation, please visit www.unginfo.oslo.no (in Norwegian) and www.use-it.no (in English), while the signed agreement can be found at ISU-Norway homepage. http://isu-norway.no/index.php#quotaplusplus http://isu-norway.no/index.php#quotaplusplus Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:00:01 GMT 1.100 Quota scheme students stand to be benefited from the solution recently offered by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, according to which funding will be available throughout the exchange period abroad, as part of the students’ degree. The above case, which came into light for the first time in November 2009 and has been included in the current year’s Political Agenda of ISU as presented to the State Secretary Mr. Kyrre Lekve in a meeting in February 2010, received media attention in the local press. http://isu-norway.no/index.php#leaders2 http://isu-norway.no/index.php#leaders2 Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT ISU 2nd Leadership meeting for 2010 (LM), held in Høgskolen i Oslo from 30th April to 2nd May 2010 and hosted by the local ISU HiO/OUC branch -together with the support of ISU's Regional Cooperation Group-, has been kindly attended and welcomed by the Pro Rector of HiO Mr. Per Arne Olsen, the Director of the International Office of HiO Ms. Dagrun Kvammen, NSU (and future NSO) Leder Ms. Anne-Karine Nymoen, StL Leder Ms. Ina Tandberg, StL HiO nestleder Ms. Catrine Lie, NSO HiO future Leder Mr. Daniel Massie, Spire's Leder Christian Bull and SAIH's nestleder Ms. Anette Remme, while -among its partecipants- have been Mr. Bjørn Anders Foss (a motivational speaker from Multiple Sclerosis Forbundet) and Farshad Tami (ex ISU National President). http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#palestine http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#palestine Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT ISU has been kindly invited by the State Secretary (Education) Mr. Kyrre Lekve to attend and contribute to a meeting with the Minister of Education and Research Mrs. Tora Aasland on Israel - Palestine and Higher Education. Such meeting, which was held on 27th April 2010 and attended by various stakeholders, as well as by ISU’s National President George Vlazakis, and NSU and StL’s Leder and Internasjonal ansvarlig (Anne-Karine Nymoen, Ina Tandberg, Magnus Ofstad Malnes and Anette Cvijanovic), focused on Norway's current cooperation on research and higher education with Palestine and Israel, and included presentations of existing networks and the Ministry's view on the path forward. http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#debate http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#debate Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT On April 21st 2010, a political debate with the topic "International vs. Norwegian students- Isolation and integration" has been organised by Kulturutvalget in Det Norske Studentersamfund, Oslo. The debate, which focused on inclusion and integration of international students in Norwegian student life, the influence of the Fadder system and existing societies, and the present housing situation, consisted of a presentation by each of the invited panel speakers (Det Norske Studentersamfund President Kristin Fladmoe Wolmer, SiO Head of Rental operations Nina Nystad, UiO Head of International Education Office Guri Vestad, Buddy System Commission representative Ove Torheim-Sandvik, ISU UiO President Emily Kristin Balloun and ISU National President George Vlazakis). http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#merger http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#merger Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT A historic event took place in Oslo from 22 to 25 April 2010, with the merger of the two Norwegian student organizations and ISU partners (Norsk studentunion/NSU and Studentenes landsforbund/StL) and the formation of a new student organisation called Norsk Studentorganisasjon (NSO - Norwegian)/National Union of Students in Norway (NUS Norway - English). ISU has been there. http://stlognsu.no/ http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#onagenda0910 http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#onagenda0910 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:41:00 GMT As presented by ISU's National President, George Vlazakis, at NSU and StL's joint International Komite (IK) meeting. ISU has been provided the chance to present to the IK a detailed list of concerns for international students in Norway. The document presented -and distributed- to the participants of the IK meeting: http://isu-norway.no/docs/DOC_100320_ISU_MEMO_NSU_StL_Internasjonal_Komitee.pdf http://isu-norway.no/docs/REP_100220_Expulsion_of_intl_students_case_final.pdf http://isu-norway.no/docs/REP_100220_Expulsion_of_intl_students_case_final.pdf Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:40:00 GMT A new Report regarding the cases of expulsion of international students has been released by ISU today. Such Report, which has included all relevant information for the case starting as early as 2003, is expected to contribute positevely towards a better understanding of the issue. http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#football http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_newsphp#football Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) are unwilling to continue the quota scholarship while the student is abroad on exchange. SIU wants the quota students to stay in Norway... http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#olymp http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#olymp Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT A recent article written by ISU UiO Leader Robert Kaufman was published by CNN on "Why the Olympics matter"... http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#intday http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#intday Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT During ISU's Leaders Meeting (Telemark, Feb. 5-7, 2010), ISU local Leaders decided to establish and celebrate -during the current semester- a day where the importance and significance for academic and social integration would be highlighted... http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#agenda0910 http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#agenda0910 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT ISU Leaders' Meeting, that took place in Telemark (Febr. 5-7, 2010), witnessed the prioritisation of certain political, academic, social and practical issues that affect international students currently studying in Norway... http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#decl http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#decl Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT Regional and sectorial student organisations from across the world met on January 13th – 15th, 2010, for the third time, to debate higher education and students rights...and adopted the Global Student Declaration... http://www.nsu.no/DesktopModules/ReadNews.aspx?ModuleID=400&ItemID=2595&tabID=0&subtabID=0 http://www.nsu.no/DesktopModules/ReadNews.aspx?ModuleID=400&ItemID=2595&tabID=0&subtabID=0 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:40:00 GMT This weekend NSU and StL approved a resolution concerning the age limit for student discount on public transportation in Norway... http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/AID/publikasjoner/lover_og_regler/2009/Forskrift_utlendinger_01.01.2010.pdf http://isu-norway.no/index.php#hearing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT 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: http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/aid/pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2009/ny-utlendingsforskrift-fra-1-januar-2010/faktaark-om-ny-utlendingsforskrift.html?id=581883 http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_ISU_091103_NA_Elections.pdf http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_ISU_091103_NA_Elections.pdf Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT Elections of the new President and National Board of ISU, see the pictures http://pebondestad.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/narvikstudent-utvist-fra-landet-pa-grunn-av-utdanningsvalg/ http://pebondestad.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/narvikstudent-utvist-fra-landet-pa-grunn-av-utdanningsvalg/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT Security service: Iranian student expelled from Norway due to the potential of knowledge misuse, blog of the leader of the student parliament in Narvik http://www.frivillighetnorge.no/no/English/ http://www.frivillighetnorge.no/no/English/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT ISU has been accepted as a member of Frivillighet Norge, the Association of NGOs in Norway. See the homepage of Frivillighet Norge, http://universitas.no/news/53885/no-control-over-own-money/ http://universitas.no/news/53885/no-control-over-own-money/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT Too much bureaucracy when creating new bank accounts for students. Universitas(University of Oslo). See also articles in Universitas(University of Oslo) - http://universitas.no/leserbrev/53970/an-actual-problem/ and Studvest (university of Bergen) - http://www.studvest.no/nyhende.php?art_id=11594 http://www.hin.no/index.php?ID=4458&lang=nor&displayitem=753&module=news http://www.hin.no/index.php?ID=4458&lang=nor&displayitem=753&module=news Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT 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 http://www.sit.no/content.ap?thisId=38354&language=3 http://www.sit.no/content.ap?thisId=38354&language=3 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMT 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 http://www.rogalandsavis.no/nyheter/article4596469.ece http://www.rogalandsavis.no/nyheter/article4596469.ece Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMT 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 http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090918_QUOTA_SOLUTION.pdf http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090918_QUOTA_SOLUTION.pdf Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMT Yearly 300-400 new Quota students, but do not receive financial aid the first two months because they need a Norwegian social security number http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090803_NSU-STL_HOUSING.pdf http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090803_NSU-STL_HOUSING.pdf Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:40:00 GMT 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 http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090519_ISU_UDI.pdf http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090519_ISU_UDI.pdf Wed, 06 May 2009 12:40:00 GMT Report on the discussed cases. http://isu-norway.no/docs/article_merging.pdf http://isu-norway.no/docs/article_merging.pdf Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:40:00 GMT The two umbrella student organizations, NSU and StL, representing all students of universities and university colleges respectively, voted to merge http://isu-norway.no/docs/HEA_090401_NEW_IMMIGRATION_LAW.pdf http://isu-norway.no/docs/HEA_090401_NEW_IMMIGRATION_LAW.pdf Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT 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 http://isu-norway.no/NAI2009/Why_Spire.pdf http://isu-norway.no/NAI2009/Why_Spire.pdf Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT About cooperation of ISU and Spire (Utviklingsfondets ungdom), a youth organization for the Norwegian Development Fund http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/1005900/Utlendinger_maa_betale_nordmenn_slipper.html http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/1005900/Utlendinger_maa_betale_nordmenn_slipper.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT A Norwegian article about payment of a deposit to Studentsamskipsnaden (the student welfare organisation), Stavanger Aftenblad http://universitas.no/news/53148/ http://universitas.no/news/53148/ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT About survey carried out by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education, Universitas http://universitas.no/news/53108/ http://universitas.no/news/53108/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT UDI spends up to eight months processing the renewal of study permits, Universitas http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article397593.ece http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article397593.ece Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:40:00 GMT 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 - http://isu-norway.no/docs/PSTcase.pdf http://universitas.no/news/52863/ http://universitas.no/news/52863/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:40:00 GMT The students of the world are to be united under one banner, Universitas http://www.novanyheter.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2866&Itemid=60 http://www.novanyheter.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2866&Itemid=60 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:40:00 GMT About Norwegian classes for international students at University of Oslo, article by Jannicke Møller Andersen at Nova Nyheter