An interdisciplinary program focusing on global environmental issues, leadership training and cultural awareness. The University of Bergen offers a 3-4 week course in Norwegian language and culture for intermediate and advanced students of Norwegian. Lectures, seminars, excursions. Contact ISS for Costs. There is no tuition.
Students pay for room, board, registration, and incidental expenses only.
The curriculum involves classroom study and research excursions to holdings of folk art in both museums and private collections. Eight days of study and eight days of travel are included. Transatlantic airfare not included. Contact Vesterheim for 2001 costs. There are 82 folk high schools in Norway, with about 6,500 students, of whom 400 come from other countries.