Guidance can, if necessary, be given in English. You have to apply through your home institution. The courses last 4 weeks and take place immediately before the start of the academic year. In 2001 there are 150 places available. Participating students do not have to pay tuition, and they will recieve a Community-funded grant.
Priority is given to students going abroad for one academic year.
More information here . Foreign visitors find that most Norwegians both understand and speek English fluently. It should be remembered that Norwegian is closely related to German, Dutch and English, and little effort is required to obtain a working knowledge of Norwegian by those who speak any of these languages. Norwegian belongs to the Scandinavian language group and is immediately understood by more than 20 million inhabitants of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, and any time invested in learning the language is thus richly rewarded. They may apply after arrival in Norway, but to avoid problems at the border they are advised to show a document testifying that they are accepted as students at Gj vik University College.