Norway aspiring foreign students to pay varsity fees from 2023's autumn semester

With Norway's Ministry of Education proposed to the government to introduce university fees for foreign students, third-country citizens wishing to continue their higher education studies in the European nation may have to pay university fees starting from the autumn semester of 2023.

As per details, all students at Norwegian universities can study tuition-free, including international students, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

Though, Minister of Education, Ola Borten Moe, opined that fees must be introduced for students from countries outside the European Union and Schengen Area so the varsities can at least cover the costs per foreign student.

Moe clarified that education should remain free for Norwegian students and those coming from EEA countries and Switzerland, as well as for exchange students.

Citing the varsities to be better equipped to attract foreign students because of quality, Moe said if universities introduce fees for international students no longer students who want to continue their higher education in Norway only because it is free will be attracted.

Also, she said that the fewer foreign students, the more free study places there will be for Norwegian students, both at universities and in housing.