International employees (and their partners)

Admission requirements

In order to be eligible for admission you must be one of the following

• An international employee employed in a 100% position for a minimum of 6 months
• An international employee employed in a 50% position for a minimum of 12 months
• The spouse or partner of an international employee employed under the conditions above

PhD Candidates are considered employees, not students.

How to apply

International UiB employees (including PhD candidates) and their partners apply for admission in Søknadsweb within the established deadline.

International UiB employees (including PhD candidates) and their partners should not register in Studentweb or pay the semester fee. Reminders of this may be ignored.

We do not accept applications submitted on the behalf of others. 

It is important that you apply within the deadline, even if you are avaiting exam results.

Missed the deadline?

If you are an international UiB employee (including PhD candidates), or the partner of an international UiB employee and missed the application deadline, you can apply for late admission by filling out this form. The form is only open after the deadline up until September 1 (Autumn)/February 1 (Spring).

What course should you apply for?

We offer courses on four different levels for employees and partners.

• NOR-U1 or NOR-U1/2 are courses without requirements for Norwegian language skills.
• NOR-U2, NOR-U3, NOR-U4 and NOR-NYN are courses with requirements for Norwegian language skills.

Read more about the different Norwegian language courses and their requirements here.

International employees and partners who have not already completed a Norwegian language course at UiB or another Norwegian university, must complete the placement test in order to be considered for NOR-U2, NOR-U3, NOR-U4 or NOR-NYN.

Read more about the placement test here.