Best Student Cities in Norway

When visiting a country, you actually visit one of its cities. You can say that you live in Pakistan but you reside in a city like Lahore or Karachi. Students also decide a country as study abroad destination but forget to take its cities into account. Norway is a beautiful European country and, of course, with a number of cities in it. If you want to study in Norway, you will have to decide a city in it that is best suited according to your requirements. Norway is home to cities that are globally ranked best for international students. These cities have every opportunity for students like great universities, living environment, and work opportunities. Following are 5 best student cities in Norway.

1 - Oslo

Oslo is the best student city Norway has to offer. Oslo is an important city of Norway that was ranked world’s 59^th best city for international students to study in 2018. This city has plenty to offer for students. Everything you could wish while studying abroad would be found in Oslo. First of all, students want a great higher educational institute. Oslo is home to Norway’s best university that has always been ranked among top 150 universities of the world.

Then comes the living environment for international students. More than anything else, international students in Norway seemed to admire the great standard of living. Plenty of nice and peaceful places are found in this city. Most people are socially liberal, open to new things and keep a very positive attitude towards foreign students. Its transport system is also very dependable. City is full of historic architecture, and fancy cafes. Just outside the city one would find boat trips, open air public swimming pools, and a large free ice-skating rink.

Great city this is but also said to be one of the most expensive in the world. Numbeo.com estimated cost of living in Oslo to be over 329% higher than Karachi. However, all public universities in this city offer tuition free higher education to all domestic and international students. Students can also find more work opportunities here than any other Norwegian city.

Top Universities in Oslo:

1. University of Oslo

2. BI Norwegian Business School

3. Oslo University College

4. Norwegian Academy of Music

2 - Bergen

Bergen is home to many good higher educational institutes. One of the three top universities of Norway, University of Bergen, is also found in this city. There are also many more universities that offer English taught programs for international students. Best business school of Norway, Bergen University College, is located in this city. It is a beautiful city that is visited by thousands of tourists every year. Living standards in Bergen are also very high just like other cities of Norway.

This beautiful city is surrounded by mountains this is why it is also called the City of Seven Mountains. This is a city where you can enjoy the best of winter and summer as well. One can go for skiing in mountains in winter and same becomes a great hiking place in summer. There are also found sand beaches that become more fun for swimming in summer. Bergen is included on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

As far as concerned with opportunities, there is no lack for that either. Bergen is a coastal city. It is one of global centers for shipping, offshore petroleum, and finance thus creating more jobs and business opportunities for students and professionals. This city is particularly popular for its music enthusiasm. There is an escalating number of Norway’s indie bands and artist. Longest jazz festival of Europe is also held in this city. This city is also cheaper compared to Oslo. Numbeo.com estimated Bergen to be over 309% more expensive than Karachi.

Top Universities in Bergen:

1. University of Bergen

2. Bergen University College

3. Norwegian School of Economics

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3 - Tromsø

Tromso is a rather unique city. It is an island surrounded by sea with numerous mountains inside and yet a cultural civilized city. It is third best city in Norway for students. There are not many universities in this city but the short number of available institutes provide quality education that meets all global requirements. This city is a little cheaper than first two discussed above but still when compared to developing countries like Pakistan, it is very expensive. Rents in this city are over 450% percent higher compared to rents Pakistan.

This city particularly catches foreigners attraction for Aurora Borealis also known as Northern Lights. Another thing that makes this city unique is the midnight sun during the summer months.

Top Universities in Tromsø:

1. Tromsø University

2. Tromso University College

3. Tromso University Business School

4 - Trondheim

Trondheim is one of the best student cities in Norway often ranked 4^th best. It offers a great education system and standard of living for foreigners. It is an old city with rich cultural heritage. This city also has as much entertainment as Oslo with great music, culture, skiing spots and sports. One of its universities is ranked globally by QS Ranking for international students. Around 25% of its population is university student. Because of great number of students, you would find a vibrant and fun lifestyle in this city particularly at night time.

Top Universities in Trondheim:

1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

2. Sør-Trøndelag University College

3. Queen Maud University College

4. Norwegian Institute of Technology

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5 - Kristiansand

Fifth best student city of Norway, Kristiansand is home to a very few universities. These few universities also offer only a short number of English Taught programs. These institutes possess a strong education system and offer quality teaching. This city particularly offers plenty of work and business opportunities. It is known as business capital of southern Norway. Most of its urban area is filled with factories and various industries. This creates many jobs for international students. Kristiansand is most popular as summer holiday destination with many fun activities like golfing, swimming, sailing and fishing in the forest also found in this city.