Norwegian Language Courses at UiB

Norwegian Language Courses at UiB

Application deadlines Spring 2026

Refugees and immigrants - October 15
International UiB employees - November 28
International UiB students - January 5 (level 1)

Questions? studynorwegian@uib.no

Each semester more than 600 UiB employees, partners, immigrants, refugees and international students are enrolled in a Norwegian language course at the University of Bergen. We offer a total of 7 different courses on 4 different levels. You will find a complete overview of our courses here.

events organized by the Norwegian courses

Language café

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

Before admission

silver laptop computer with notepad, pen on ivory table

Placement test

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

Schedule

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

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.