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The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service (Norwegian: Samordna opptak) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for application and admission to all public universities and university colleges in Norway for entry level degrees, either Bachelor degrees for liberal studies and some professional studies, as well as certain Master level programs in professional studies.
The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in Northern Norway and the sixth-largest university in Norway. [4] The university's location makes it a natural venue for the development of studies of the region's natural environment, culture, and society. The main focus of the university's activities is on auroral ...
The Embassy issues Schengen visas for Norway, Finland and Iceland. It is mandatory for visa applicants to apply online through Application Portal Norway. In Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, visas to Norway are issued by the respective German embassies. Honorary Consulates. Norway has an Honorary Consulate General in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Norway also has a number of university colleges, that are traditionally focused on vocational programs such as nursing or teacher education. Several of these colleges have received university status in recent years, and are referred to as "new universities," in contrast to the "old universities."
In 1992, the immigrant population in Norway was 183,000 individuals, representing 4.3% of the total population, and net migration that year was 9,105 people. In 2012, net migration peaked, as 48,714 people came to the country. Since 2013, net migration has decreased. In 2016, net migration was 27,778. [7]
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Vipps. Vipps is a Norwegian mobile payment application designed for smartphones developed by DNB. Vipps was released May 30, 2015 and, having reached 1 million users by November 5, 2015, Vipps became Norway's largest payment application. Although Vipps was developed by DNB, customers of any Norwegian bank can use it.
The national higher education system is in accordance with the Bologna process, with bachelor's degrees ( first cycle, three years), master's degrees ( second cycle, two years) and doctoral degrees ( third cycle, three years). Acceptance is offered after finishing upper secondary school and meeting general university admissions certification.