"Ever wondered what it would be like to study in a foreign country, or wished that going to college or university in the United States didn?t mean taking out loans on your future or struggling through work and school? Well, you can go to school for free if you are willing to go to school in Norway. Norway is the last country in the world to maintain free, universal public higher education for all, citizens and foreigners alike.
Tora Aasland, Norway?s minister of research and higher education in the ruling Centre-Left coalition, says that support for free education remains strong.
?It is a fundamental principle for the Norwegian government. It is important for us to promote the welfare state and free higher education is very central to this. It has not been questioned by many (Norwegian) governments. Equality is a value that we support ? we don?t make a difference between foreign students and domestic students.?
Indeed, access to the combined state grant/loan of up to NKr90,800 (?10,060) a year is extended to foreign nationals studying in the notoriously expensive state, where a pint of beer can cost as much as ?10. [source]
Despite pressure from conservatives in Norway and the example of other Scandinavian countries beginning to charge fees to foreign students, Norway has maintained free education as the cornerstone of a left-leaning, social democratic political model founded on a strong public sector and welfare state. While the government has agreed to look into the performance and impact of foreign students in Norwegian universities, they have also stressed that they will not force a change onto the landscape."
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Tora Aasland, Norway?s minister of research and higher education in the ruling Centre-Left coalition, says that support for free education remains strong.
?It is a fundamental principle for the Norwegian government. It is important for us to promote the welfare state and free higher education is very central to this. It has not been questioned by many (Norwegian) governments. Equality is a value that we support ? we don?t make a difference between foreign students and domestic students.?
Indeed, access to the combined state grant/loan of up to NKr90,800 (?10,060) a year is extended to foreign nationals studying in the notoriously expensive state, where a pint of beer can cost as much as ?10. [source]
Despite pressure from conservatives in Norway and the example of other Scandinavian countries beginning to charge fees to foreign students, Norway has maintained free education as the cornerstone of a left-leaning, social democratic political model founded on a strong public sector and welfare state. While the government has agreed to look into the performance and impact of foreign students in Norwegian universities, they have also stressed that they will not force a change onto the landscape."
Peace!
http://www.classwarfareexists.com/students-from-anywhere-in-the-world-get-free-college-in-norway/
