Checklist for new international students

As a new international student at UiB, you will need to complete compulsory registrations and other formalities.

1. Register for the Semester

2. Pay the Semester Fee

4. Download the Student ID App

5. Obtain a Student Card

6. Register with the Police

7. Norwegian ID number

8. Sign up for a Tuberculosis Test

9. Ask for refund from the Student Deposit Account

Hovedinnhold

Semester Registration

25.11.2024

Studentweb is the students’ online registration service. All students must register on Studentweb at the beginning of each semester. Registration for classes and exams must also be done through studentweb.

Who:	All students
Where:	Studentweb
When:	Deadline 1 September/ 1 February. For exceptions, see below.
What you need:	Your UiB registration numbers

Courses with an early deadline:

NOR-INTRO, NOR-U1 and NOR-U1/2	3 January
Some courses in Mathematics and Natural Sciences	8 January

How to register for the semester

Log in at Studentweb

Log in with Feide
You need your username (format xxxx0000) and your personal password.

You have to claim your UiB user account before you can log into Studentweb.

Register for the semester and sign up for courses

Click on the green button Start registration.

Rights and obligations: You must confirm that you are aware of the rules and regulations that apply to students at UiB.
Education plan: An overview of what you will study as part of your study period/programme at UiB. This is also where you sign up for your courses.
Status and overview: Check that you have signed up for both classes and exams in the courses you will take.
Profile: Update your profile, including your semester address and emergency contact person.
Confirmation: A confirmation will appear, and that means you have completed your semester registration.

Semester address (your address in Norway)

Make sure that you provide your correct postal address in Norway when you update your profile.

Still at home: Use the international address format and write your home address. Remember to update your semester address when you arrive in Bergen.
Arrived in Bergen: Use the Norwegian address format and register your postal address.

If you live at Fantoft Student Hostel your correct postal address is:

Fantoft Student Hostel
P.O. Box [no.]
5075 Bergen

Start your registration now

Course registration for exchange students

Course schedules and exam dates

Before you sign up for courses, check the course schedules and exam dates to make sure that the classes and exams for your courses do not overlap.

You will find the course schedules (under Resources) and exam dates in the individual course descriptions of each course in the course list. From 1 July, you must choose 2024 Autumn under Select semester.

More information about exam dates and locations.

Course changes via the education plan at Studentweb

You can add and remove courses from your education plan at Studentweb, either by yourself or with the assistance from UiB staff.

Open courses: You can add these to your education plan yourself.
Restricted courses: Contact the relevant faculty in one of the following ways:
- Contact the faculties' Student Information Centres by email (see list under Registration assistance below).
- Attend your faculty's information meeting during the Welcome Programme. Useful information about courses will be provided there.
- Visit the faculties' Student Information Centres.

After you have completed the semester registration

After you have completed the semester registration at Studentweb, the green button will be deactivated. You can still make changes to your education plan, sign up for or delete courses, change classes, update your profile and more, within the given deadlines.

Navigate at Studentweb using the top menu

When logged in, use the menu at the top of the page to navigate. To see and edit your education plan (sign up for classes and exams), choose Studies in the top menu and your programme.

Withdrawal from courses

Course withdrawal must be registered in Studentweb as soon as possible and within two weeks before the exam date.

Registration assistance

Contact the relevant faculty by email

Courses at the Faculty of	Email
Fine Art, Music and Design	Regular students: studieveileder@kmd.uib.no Exchange students: exchange-kmd@uib.no
Humanities	All students: advice@hf.uib.no
Law	All students: law-incoming@jurfa.uib.no
Mathematics and Natural Sciences	All students: advice@mnfa.uib.no
Medicine	All students: info@med.uib.no
Psychology	Regular students: advice.psyfa@uib.no Exchange students: exchange@psyfa.uib.no
Social Sciences	All students: studieveileder@svfa.uib.no

Attend the Welcome Programme

We recommend that you attend your faculty's information meeting during the Welcome Programme if you can. Useful information about courses and registrations will be provided there.

Visit the Student Information Centre at your faculty

If you still need assistance, you are welcome to visit the Student Information Centre at your faculty or the International Centre UiB.

Start of the semester

from 1 July to 1 September (autumn semester)
from 15 December to 1 February (spring semester)

You can:

Register for the semester
Find the semester fee payment information (if applicable)
Register for classes and exams
Register your semester address
Register your emergency contact person

During the semester and after

Update your emergency contact person
Update your semester address
Cancel exam registrations (up to two weeks before the exam date)
Check your exam results
Order a digital transcript of records

Semester registration deadlines

Autumn semester

1 September

Spring semester

1 February

Access Internet on campus

With or without a user account