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<description>News from the National Board of International Students' Union of Norway published at the ISU-Norway website. You can subscribe to receive the notifications of these news in your favourite RSS feed reader. For example, Google Reader is one of them: in GMAIL, click More... in the top menu, select Reader and subscribe to the address that you see in your address bar currently. Everytime we post a new message here, your reader will show it to you. </description>
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<title>Annual ISU national and other reports</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 7 Jan 2012 10:10:10 GMT</pubDate>
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The Annual National Report of ISU-Norway for 2010/2011 has been published on-line at our homepage together with a brief report on the meeting with Kyrre Lekve, State Secretary for Higher Education and Research, and the Bi-Monthly National Report for October-December 2011 prepared by the ISU-Norway president John Ganyo.
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<title>International Students’ Union established at HiH</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:10:10 GMT</pubDate>
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At the General Assembly held today, Anja Jakobsen (Denmark) was elected as the first President of ISU HiH, 
while Alesya Melnichnikova (Russia) was elected Vice President, November 29th, 2011.
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<title>ISU Norway Establishes 6 new Local Branches</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:10:10 GMT</pubDate>
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Between April and October 2011, ISU Norway has made giant strides in expanding the local base of Norway’s Union of International Students studying in various universities and colleges across the country. For the first time since its inception, ISU has opened 6 new local branches in a period of about three months including one merger where a new local branch was merged with an existing one as a result of the two institutions becoming one.
The new local branches include; ISU OIBC (Oslo International Bible College), ISU AHO (Oslo School of Architecture and Design), ISU HiOF (Østfold University College), ISU NVH (Norwegian School of Veterinary Science), ISU HiNT (North-Trøndelag University College) and ISU HLT (Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology). Utropia #13/2011 has also published a short notice. Read the full press release at ISU-Norway homepage.
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<title>ISU Norway Elects New National Board 2011 - 2012</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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The International Students’ Union of Norway elected a new National Board in a National Assembly. It took place in Bodø from 21st to 23rd October 2011 hosted by the International Students' Union of Nordland University, Bodø, Norway.
Five new members were elected by the delegates to the National Board of ISU in line with sub-section 3.1.1 of the constitution. The new Board consists of John Ganyo from Ghana (studying at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences) as National President, Ashish Singh from India (studying at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences) as 1st Vice President, Isaac Wanasolo from Uganda (studying at Norwegian
University of Science and Technology) as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Welfare, Ahmet Oguz Tezel from Turkey (studying at Norwegian University of Science and Technology) as Vice President of Public Relations and Mashhood Ahmed Sheikh from Pakistan (studying at University of Tromsø) as Vice President of Union Development. See our homepage for the full press release.
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<title>Election of a National President and Vice Presidents in Bodø October 21st - 23rd 2011</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/index.php#elections2011</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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ISU is electing a National President and 4 Vice Presidents starting November 2011. The job as a National President for a national student organization is a rewarding one, offering both the honour of representing international students towards various Norwegian authorities, partners and organizations and the opportunity to work with people from all over the world. It is also an excellent opportunity to develop further one's leader skills. It is a 38% job position that will be available from November for a period of 13 months. The Vice Presidents include First Vice President, one Vice President of Public Relations, one Vice President of Union Development and one Vice President of Academic Affairs and Welfare. The Vice Presidents are elected for a period of one year. More information about the duties connected with the positions as well as about the application procedure can be found at ISU homepage. The election is going to be held at our National Assembly in Bodø on Sunday 23rd, and we encourage all of the interested to apply. We are thankful for all the help we can get in circulating this announcement.
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<title>A new dawn of leadership at ISU Norway as Interim President takes office</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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The outgoing president of ISU Norway, Karen Contreras Lisperguer handed over instruments of service to the 1st vice president, John Ganyo at a send-off dinner held on Thursday, 26th May, 2011 at Grünnerlokka Family Centre. This follows Karen’s resignation from the position at an Extraordinary National Assembly. Read full story at ISU homepage.
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<title>Application and Tuition fees for International Students are NOT welcome</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/index.php#NoNoTution</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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In recent times, the press has carried reports about alleged proposals to introduce tuition fees
and application charges on International Students intending to study in Norwegian Universities.
This has been mainly due to the fact that, Sweden has introduced tuition fees for international
students from 2011. The International Students’ Union therefore calls on all Student Organisations, 
Partners and stake holders to support them to strongly oppose this move without compromise.  
Read the full press release at ISU homepage.
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<title>Scholarship for students in Norway from Eastern-Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/index.php#alarga</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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We have received information from the former president of our local branch in Narvik, Nemanja Trecakov, about a scholarship. The scholarship is for students in Norway from Eastern-Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The applicant needs to be able to understand English, Norwegian, and at least one other language. We want all our local branches to know about this so they have the opportunity to apply. The student who apply has an opportunity to receive 100 000 NOK for a two-years masters degree. The deadline for applying is 18. april 2011. 
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<title>ISU Tromsø Elects New Executive Board</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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The International Students' Union of Tromsø held their election on 31st January this year, and has formed a new board. Few people attended the election, but it went well nonetheless. Utropia got to interview president Mashhood Ahmed Sheikh. Read more at ISU-Norway homepage.
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<title>Information Campaign at ISU UMB</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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In the wake of ongoing protest worldwide, ISU Norway also stands still with the international students’ community all across the world. After the protests in London against recent regulation on fee, Italy saw a huge protest against the proposed law by the government to reduce the huge amount of funding to the universities and make the education sector open for Private companies. The argument behind the proposed amendment comes from the background of the recent financial crisis and non-functioning of the existing university system.
Continue reading at ISU-Norway homepage...
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<title>ISU Norway stands with students’ community across the World</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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In the wake of ongoing protest worldwide, ISU Norway also stands still with the international students’ community all across the world. After the protests in London against recent regulation on fee, Italy saw a huge protest against the proposed law by the government to reduce the huge amount of funding to the universities and make the education sector open for Private companies. The argument behind the proposed amendment comes from the background of the recent financial crisis and non-functioning of the existing university system. The reform cuts the number of university. Continue reading at ISU-Norway homepage...
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<title>ISU Norway Elects New National Board</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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The new Board consists of Karen Contreras from Chile as National President (University of Oslo), John Ganyo from Ghana as 1 st Vice President (Oslo University College), Isaac Wanasolo from Uganda as Vice President for Public Relations (Norewegian University of Science and Technology), Vilma Vaitilaviciute from Lithuania as Vice President for Union Development (Oslo University College) and Mashhood Ahmed Sheikh from Pakistan as Vice President for Academics and Welfare (University of Tromsø).
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<title>New partnership agreement between NSO and ISU</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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ISU  -within the framework of ISU's adopted Platform (version 2009) and the National Board's commitment towards a strengthened organisation- has signed an agreement of cooperation with NSO (Norsk studentorganisasjon), the organisation which resulted after the merger of Norsk Studentunion (NSU) and Studentes Landsforbund (StL) in April 2010. The new organisation represents all Norwegian students at all institutions of higher education in Norway. The new agreement of cooperation is replacing the past Memorandum of Understandings signed with NSU and StL in 2008. The signed agreement can be found at ISU-Norway homepage.
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<title>Presentation to KD of ISU's political priorities for 2010-2011</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#agenda1011</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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After the Ministry of Education's prompt attention and good solutions offered on ISU's prioritization of the issues that affect international students currently studying in Norway (as presented to a meeting with the State Secretary Mr. Kyrre Lekve on the 10th February 2010) according to (and within the ambit and direction of) the ISU Platform, a new meeting between the Ministry of Education (KD) and ISU (kindly attended by NSO Executive Board Leader, Ms. Anne-Karine Nymoen) offered the organisation the possibility to present the new priorities for the academic year 2010-2011. Read more at ISU-Norway homepage.
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<title>New partnership agreement between ANSA and ISU</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#ansa</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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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.
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<title>Global student appeal on higher education, addressed to G8/G20 leaders (June 2010)</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#g8g20</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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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.
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<title>Policy forum on aid effectiveness and development: The example of Ghana</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#spire3ghana</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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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. 
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<title>New partnership agreement between UngInfo and ISU</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#unginfo</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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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.
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<title>Case resolved: Funding for Quota students on exchange</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#quotaplusplus</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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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.
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<title>Οrganisation of 2nd ISU Leaders' meeting in HiO/OUC</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#leaders2</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#leaders2</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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 participants- have been Mr. Bjørn Anders Foss (a motivational speaker from Multiple Sclerosis Forbundet) and Farshad Tami (ex ISU National President).
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<title>Palestine, Israel and Norway's Higher Education - Meeting with the Ministry</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#palestine</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#palestine</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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.
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<title>Debate on internationalisation and inclusion</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#debate</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#debate</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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).
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<title>Formation of a new student organisation</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#merger</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#merger</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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/
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<title>Identification and specialisation of ISU Political Agenda 2009-2010</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#onagenda0910</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#onagenda0910</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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</description>
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<title>ISU report on expulsion of international students</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/docs/REP_100220_Expulsion_of_intl_students_case_final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/docs/REP_100220_Expulsion_of_intl_students_case_final.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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.</description>
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<title>Quota Students Feel Discriminated</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#football</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_newsphp#football</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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...</description>
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<title>CNN: Why the Olympics matter, by ISU UiO Leader Robert Kaufman</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#olymp</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#olymp</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>A recent article written by ISU UiO Leader Robert Kaufman was published by CNN on "Why the Olympics matter"...</description>
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<title>International Students' in Norway Day</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#intday</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#intday</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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...</description>
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<title>ISU Political Agenda 2009-2010</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#agenda0910</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#agenda0910</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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...</description>
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<title>Global Student Declaration, UNESCO, Paris, January 13th - 15th 2010</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#decl</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/isu_in_news.php#decl</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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...</description>
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<title>NSU and StL Resolution: Student Discount without Age Limit</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>This weekend NSU and StL approved a resolution concerning the age limit for student discount on public transportation in Norway...</description>
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<title>Hearing for new Immigration Act</title>
<link>http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/AID/publikasjoner/lover_og_regler/2009/Forskrift_utlendinger_01.01.2010.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/index.php#hearing</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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</description>
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<title>ISU National Assembly II/2009</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_ISU_091103_NA_Elections.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_ISU_091103_NA_Elections.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Elections of the new President and National Board of ISU, see the pictures
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<title>Iranian student expelled from Norway</title>
<link>http://pebondestad.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/narvikstudent-utvist-fra-landet-pa-grunn-av-utdanningsvalg/</link>
<guid>http://pebondestad.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/narvikstudent-utvist-fra-landet-pa-grunn-av-utdanningsvalg/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Security service: Iranian student expelled from Norway due to the potential of knowledge misuse, blog of the leader of the student parliament in Narvik
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<title>ISU member of Frivillighet Norge</title>
<link>http://www.frivillighetnorge.no/no/English/</link>
<guid>http://www.frivillighetnorge.no/no/English/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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ISU has been accepted as a member of Frivillighet Norge, the Association of NGOs in Norway. See the homepage of Frivillighet Norge,
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<title>Focus on bank account problems for international students</title>
<link>http://universitas.no/news/53885/no-control-over-own-money/</link>
<guid>http://universitas.no/news/53885/no-control-over-own-money/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
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
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<title>Invitation to National Assembly in Narvik</title>
<link>http://www.hin.no/index.php?ID&#61;4458&#38;lang&#61;nor&#38;displayitem&#61;753&#38;module&#61;news</link>
<guid>http://www.hin.no/index.php?ID&#61;4458&#38;lang&#61;nor&#38;displayitem&#61;753&#38;module&#61;news</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
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
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<title>Health and welfare survey</title>
<link>http://www.sit.no/content.ap?thisId&#61;38354&#38;language&#61;3</link>
<guid>http://www.sit.no/content.ap?thisId&#61;38354&#38;language&#61;3</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
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
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<title>No more deposit for international students in Stavanger</title>
<link>http://www.rogalandsavis.no/nyheter/article4596469.ece</link>
<guid>http://www.rogalandsavis.no/nyheter/article4596469.ece</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
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
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<title>Finally a solution for quota students </title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090918_QUOTA_SOLUTION.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090918_QUOTA_SOLUTION.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
Yearly 300-400 new Quota students, but do not receive financial aid the first two months because they need a Norwegian social security number
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<title>Towards a crisis in student housing</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090803_NSU-STL_HOUSING.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090803_NSU-STL_HOUSING.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
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
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<title>Meeting between UDI and ISU</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090519_ISU_UDI.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/docs/ART_090519_ISU_UDI.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
Report on the discussed cases.
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<title>Norway’s two student organizations will merge in 2010</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/docs/article_merging.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/docs/article_merging.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
The two umbrella student organizations, NSU and StL, representing all students of universities and university colleges respectively, voted to merge
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<title>ISU's comments on suggested changes in the Immigration Law</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/docs/HEA_090401_NEW_IMMIGRATION_LAW.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/docs/HEA_090401_NEW_IMMIGRATION_LAW.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
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
</description>
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<title>Why Spire?</title>
<link>http://isu-norway.no/NAI2009/Why_Spire.pdf</link>
<guid>http://isu-norway.no/NAI2009/Why_Spire.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
About cooperation of ISU and Spire (Utviklingsfondets ungdom), a youth organization for the Norwegian Development Fund
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<title>Utlendinger må betale, nordmenn slipper</title>
<link>http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/1005900/Utlendinger_maa_betale_nordmenn_slipper.html</link>
<guid>http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/1005900/Utlendinger_maa_betale_nordmenn_slipper.html</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
A Norwegian article about payment of a deposit to Studentsamskipsnaden (the student welfare organisation), Stavanger Aftenblad
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<title>Waterfalls and English attract international students</title>
<link>http://universitas.no/news/53148/</link>
<guid>http://universitas.no/news/53148/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
About survey carried out by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education, Universitas
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<title>Without rights for months</title>
<link>http://universitas.no/news/53108/</link>
<guid>http://universitas.no/news/53108/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
UDI spends up to eight months processing the renewal of study permits, Universitas
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<title>PST is contributing to prejudice</title>
<link>http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article397593.ece</link>
<guid>http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article397593.ece</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
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
</description>
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<title>Starting a global student movement</title>
<link>http://universitas.no/news/52863/</link>
<guid>http://universitas.no/news/52863/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
The students of the world are to be united under one banner, Universitas</description>
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<item>
<title>ISU leader satisfied with new measures</title>
<link>http://www.novanyheter.no/index.php?option&#61;com_content&#38;task&#61;view&#38;id=2866&#38;Itemid&#61;60</link>
<guid>http://www.novanyheter.no/index.php?option&#61;com_content&#38;task&#61;view&#38;id&#61;2866&#38;Itemid&#61;60</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
About Norwegian classes for international students at University of Oslo, article by Jannicke Møller Andersen at Nova Nyheter
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