Fees, charges and living costs

Telemark University College do not charge any tuition fees. Norwegian Education is generally free of charge.

The only fee to be paid is a semester registration fee. All students (including Norwegian) must pay this fee. The fee may vary between NOK 300-1000 per semester according to the programme they have been admitted to. The fee includes:

• Copying fee- This fee cover the copying expenses for the reading material in the curriculum that has been copied.
• Kopinor-fee- This fee pays the owners of the copied material a compensation fee for copyrighted materials.
• Student Welfare Organisation-fee- The student welfare organisation's student health fund is partially covered by this fee.
• SAIH (Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund)-fee. This fee is an international solidarity fee that helps to fund projects in developing countries. If you do not wish to pay this fee, you may ask to have your 20 kroner refunded.
• A 'laser fee' is also added.

Please note that you will not be allowed to sit for exams if you have not paid the semester registration fee and you will not be given a student registration card.

Living costs

If you are a self-financing student from outside the European Economic Area, it is important to not that the immigration authorities will demand that a deposit is made before they issue a student residence permit. The required sum is NOK 85,000 for 2008. The required sum is the same as the estimated living expenses for an academic year (10 months).

Living expenses in Norway are quite high compared to most other countries.

The estimated living expenses for an academic year are NOK 85,000. However, it is possible to live on less.