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Norwegian Language Courses at UiB

Application deadlines Autumn 2026

Questions? studynorwegian@uib.no

Each semester, around 600 UiB employees, partners of employees, immigrants, refugees, and international students are enrolled in a Norwegian language course at the University of Bergen. We offer seven different courses across four proficiency levels.

You will find a complete overview of our courses here.

Before admission
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Placement test

A placement test will help ensure that applicants for higher level Norwegian language courses may be offered the correct course level.

Schedule
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Schedule for the Norwegian Language Courses

Here you will find an overview of the timetables for all Norwegian Language Courses at UiB. For detailed schedules, see the course description page.

Course levels
Arts and Humanities Library, UiB

Our courses

With some exceptions, most of our courses are open for both international students and employees. We also offer a few courses to refugees and immigrants.

events organized by the Norwegian courses
Language Café at Ad Fontes

Language café

This autumn, the Norwegian courses at UiB are organizing a language café for all levels once a month.

Tips from former students to new students

  • Start practicing Norwegian from the very start
  • Practise Norwegian outside of class
  • Engage in conversations with Norwegians
  • Invest time to learn