Norwegian Funding Abroad

The Loan Fund provides funding for EEA students to study in their home

countries. In 2004, 88 students from EEA countries received NOK 6.8

million of such funding. EEA citizens resident in, orwith connections to

Norway through their work, are entitled to educational support. Bjørn Haugstad,Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Research confirms that it is possible for aBritish and a Norwegian student to study at a British University and obtain the same funding ñ although the British student will have to pay much lower university fees than the Norwegian students. Haugstad points out that this is a consequence of Norway not being a EU member. He adds that as long as this matter concerns fewer than 90 students, there is little point in commencing negotiations to amend the EEA agreement.

According to a study published in THES, the Times Higher Education

Supplement, the Arts Faculty at the University of Oslo is among the global

elite. THES writes that the Oslo Arts Faculty isranked 16th in the world,

fifth best in Europe, and the best in Scandinavia. Bjarne Rogan, the Faculty ís dean, notes that the faculty does well in several fields, including contemporary history, Oriental studies, and media subjects. The Universityís rector is pleased at the Arts Facultyís high ranking, and believes it will make the University a more attractive partner for other institutes of research.