It applies to all schools if the proposal goes through Parliament.
It’s dumb, education should be free for all, restricting access to knowledge and skills only increases the class divide and creates shortages in the work market, it’s shooting yourself in the foot long term as a country for short term financial gain
How high would the tuition fees end up being?
Is this concerning all institutions and universities ?
This is defenetly a form of silent political protest from NTNU. As a socialist, this gouverment actually makes me want to vote høyre in the next election. They are not really good, just better then what we have right now when it cones to science and higher education. I am so fucking sick of our gouverment giving zero shits about science and higher education.
bruh i came to norway to study cause it’s free, now i work here and gladly pay my big ass taxes cause free education gave an opportunity to improve my quality of life, so sad to see this. I wonder where will those taxes go now…
Finland, Sweden and Denmark have all done this in the last 15 years, so it’s not really surprising. We are the odd ones out in this matter.
The decision isn’t final yet, though. The incumbent government is a minority government, and they will now negotiate with the Socialist Left party and make adjustments, likely until they can agree on a budget to pass in parliament. I believe the Socialist Left party are opposed to this change, and while they will have to compromise as well, that means there is a chance this won’t happen (yet). We’ll see.
The government has always talked about and encouraged exchange for Norwegian students with the entire idea of providing free education to both Norwegian students and students coming to Norway. In Hurdalsplattformen (the foundation of the current government’s political goals) they promised free education to all students.
If you’re in Bergen this Wednesday there will be a [demonstration](https://fb.me/e/2k2PymiVm) at Torgallmenningen by the Blue Stone at 6PM.
It’s still gonna be dirt cheap. Don’t complain.
The government also wants to give less money to Norwegian students going for an exchange
I personally don’t like that we’re going to do this, although I do expect it to happen and I can understand why.
Preferably, they’d come up with a compromise.
For example, I think anyone from anywhere should be able to get an education here for free, granted that they remain in the country for X number of years after graduation, applying for relevant work based on their degree. 10 years, for example. That way, they’d still get the option of a “free” degree, but also “repay” Norwegian society for the tax payer money that initially funded it.
If they simply get the degree and move back home before a certain amount of time has passed, they’ll be liable for either the full amount or whatever percentage is left if they’ve worked relevant jobs for maybe 50% of the time required. 1 year of relevant work experience here, 9 years left, and you owe 90%. 3 years left, you owe 30%.
The current suggestion strikes me as so “all or nothing”, I don’t like it.
Does anyone happen to know if this counts towards PhD students as well, please? Looking into doing a PhD when I come over to live with my SO.
Damn. This I didn’t expect. I almost applied for a masters the past month. (At NTNU too). I guess if it does happen it’ll still be cheaper than in my country.
Nooooooo
Nice.
What’s the reason for excluding EU/EEA/ETFA students? Are they more likely to put down roots in Norway or something?
Why do you expect my taxes to pay for your degree?
This will also help with the housing issues for Norwegian students, as foreign students has priority in student dorms so locals would have to pay higher rent in the private market.
This is fucking horrible considering the high ass taxes that are paid and the extremely high living costs. Fuck
Yes, it will probably be so. Judging from Finland, the quality of foreign students will drop quite a bit as those who are both smart and rich will go to more well-known universities in other countries, those who are smart but poor will not be able to afford the tuition, so the only ones left are those who are not smart enough to be accepted at famous universities but have the money to pay.
It’s a stupid idea, how many bright minds will we lose because they can’t afford this fee?
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It applies to all schools if the proposal goes through Parliament.
It’s dumb, education should be free for all, restricting access to knowledge and skills only increases the class divide and creates shortages in the work market, it’s shooting yourself in the foot long term as a country for short term financial gain
How high would the tuition fees end up being?
Is this concerning all institutions and universities ?
This is defenetly a form of silent political protest from NTNU. As a socialist, this gouverment actually makes me want to vote høyre in the next election. They are not really good, just better then what we have right now when it cones to science and higher education. I am so fucking sick of our gouverment giving zero shits about science and higher education.
bruh i came to norway to study cause it’s free, now i work here and gladly pay my big ass taxes cause free education gave an opportunity to improve my quality of life, so sad to see this. I wonder where will those taxes go now…
Finland, Sweden and Denmark have all done this in the last 15 years, so it’s not really surprising. We are the odd ones out in this matter.
The decision isn’t final yet, though. The incumbent government is a minority government, and they will now negotiate with the Socialist Left party and make adjustments, likely until they can agree on a budget to pass in parliament. I believe the Socialist Left party are opposed to this change, and while they will have to compromise as well, that means there is a chance this won’t happen (yet). We’ll see.
The government has always talked about and encouraged exchange for Norwegian students with the entire idea of providing free education to both Norwegian students and students coming to Norway. In Hurdalsplattformen (the foundation of the current government’s political goals) they promised free education to all students.
If you’re in Bergen this Wednesday there will be a [demonstration](https://fb.me/e/2k2PymiVm) at Torgallmenningen by the Blue Stone at 6PM.
It’s still gonna be dirt cheap. Don’t complain.
The government also wants to give less money to Norwegian students going for an exchange
I personally don’t like that we’re going to do this, although I do expect it to happen and I can understand why.
Preferably, they’d come up with a compromise.
For example, I think anyone from anywhere should be able to get an education here for free, granted that they remain in the country for X number of years after graduation, applying for relevant work based on their degree. 10 years, for example. That way, they’d still get the option of a “free” degree, but also “repay” Norwegian society for the tax payer money that initially funded it.
If they simply get the degree and move back home before a certain amount of time has passed, they’ll be liable for either the full amount or whatever percentage is left if they’ve worked relevant jobs for maybe 50% of the time required. 1 year of relevant work experience here, 9 years left, and you owe 90%. 3 years left, you owe 30%.
The current suggestion strikes me as so “all or nothing”, I don’t like it.
Does anyone happen to know if this counts towards PhD students as well, please? Looking into doing a PhD when I come over to live with my SO.
Damn. This I didn’t expect. I almost applied for a masters the past month. (At NTNU too). I guess if it does happen it’ll still be cheaper than in my country.
Nooooooo
Nice.
What’s the reason for excluding EU/EEA/ETFA students? Are they more likely to put down roots in Norway or something?
Why do you expect my taxes to pay for your degree?
This will also help with the housing issues for Norwegian students, as foreign students has priority in student dorms so locals would have to pay higher rent in the private market.
This is fucking horrible considering the high ass taxes that are paid and the extremely high living costs. Fuck
Yes, it will probably be so. Judging from Finland, the quality of foreign students will drop quite a bit as those who are both smart and rich will go to more well-known universities in other countries, those who are smart but poor will not be able to afford the tuition, so the only ones left are those who are not smart enough to be accepted at famous universities but have the money to pay.
It’s a stupid idea, how many bright minds will we lose because they can’t afford this fee?