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Event: Book Launch in Oslo

Next week the “Handbook of International Development and the Environment“, which was edited by Benedicte Bull og Mariel Aguilar-Støen, is having its book launch in Oslo in an event open to all.

The event is being co-organized by SUM, NFU and  UHR-Samfunnsfag.

This is great opportunity to participate in a debate about the book and development bureaucrats.

The event will happen on the 28th of September from 18:00-20:00 in the Vinterhagen, Sentralen, Øvre Slottsgate 3 0157 Oslo.

To learn more about the event, click here.

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NFU on the media: School Fees in Norway

The repercussions of the introduction of school fees for international students have began to show. The number of students from outside the EU and Switzerland has dropped considerably for the coming student year.

In an interview with “Panorama Nyheter”, NFU’s Chair Arnhild Leer-Helgesen has talked about this issue and the impacts it has already had at University of Agder (UiA), particularly in the Master’s courses focused on development.

In addition, Gudrum Cecilie Eikemo Helland from SUM at Universitet i Oslo and Martin Halvorsen from OsloMet also talk about the impacts that their respective universities are experiencing in regards to the number of new international students.

However, State Secretary Oddmund Løkensgard states that these numbers were expected and defends the need for the introduction of these school fees.

To read the full story, click here.