Universities in European countries

Norwegian higher education institutions fall into four main categories:

• universities (universiteter) – the Study in Norway portal lists 11 of them, including the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, NTNU in Trondheim, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and OsloMet,
• specialised universities (vitenskapelige høyskoler) – 9 on the list, e.g. NHH (economics and business), BI Norwegian Business School, the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Oslo School of Architecture and Design,
• university colleges (høyskoler), i.e. universities of applied sciences,
• colleges with accredited programmes – smaller institutions, often aimed at Norwegian-speaking students.

Most institutions are public. There are also private ones – some of them charge tuition fees to all students.

Universities in Norway – profiles