Semester fee

Some of you have to pay a semester fee, currently NOK 650 per semester. Exchange students are exempted from paying the semester fee.

How, where and when to pay

Who has to pay: All students, except exchange students

Where: semesteravgift.uib.no

When: Deadline is 1 September (autumn semester) and 1 February (spring semester)

What you need: Bank card. Valid cards are Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, Diners, Maestro, Dankort, Visa/Dankort.

The payment will automatically be registered in Studentweb.

Who must pay semester fee?

All students must pay the semesterfee each semester.

Exemptions:

  • Students on exchange programmes. They are still entitled to the same services from Sammen through their exchange programme.
  • Students on a leave of absence 
  • PhD-candidates

How much is the semester fee?

The semester fee is (as of December 2024) NOK 690 NOK. This includes a volountary payment of NOK 40 to the Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH) who works tp promote education in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Student Union encourages all students to support SAIH.

However if you for some reason do not wish to do so, you can remove the tick in the payment service and pay NOK 650,-.

If you wish to donate more, please visit the SAIH web site for more information.

Why pay the semester fee?

Students must pay a semester fee to the Student Welfare Organisation Sammen. Sammen is a non-profit organisation and offers students a range of welfare services, such as reasonably priced housing, sports, cafeterias, health and child care services, career and counselling services.

Last updated: 06.02.2025