Admission
Admission is once a year and only available for Nordic/EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and applicants with a permanent or renewable residence permit in Norway.
- 1 March: EU/EEA/Swiss applicants
- 1 March/15 April: Nordic citizens and applicants with a permanent or renewable residence permit in Norway
Available places
Admission requirements
Admission to master's degree studies requires:
- Higher Education Entrance Qualification and a completed bachelor's degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor's degree. Applicants with foreign education, please refer to the country list.
- a specialization defined by the programme
- a minimum grade average of C (in Norwegian scale) or equivalent from the specialization in your degree.
Language requirements:
University of Oslo track:
- a language requirement documented by one of the tests/exams below:
a) Passed examination in English foundation course (140 hours/5 periods per week) in Norwegian upper secondary school with a minimum grade of 4 (or an equivalent grade from a Nordic upper secondary school) or alternatively passed examination in English from second and/or third school year, or
b) an internationally recognised English language proficiency test.
Bergen University College track:
- you are not required to meet the english language requirement. However, you must fulfil the requirements for Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse (in Norwegian)).
Required specialization
Only candidates who have completed a Bachelor's degree within mathematics, natural science or technology are considered for admission.
Candidates must have 80 ECTS credits in their Bachelor's degree in technology, mathematics or natural sciences.
Documentation
You have to upload all required documents in UiO online application system.
The admission process also requires you to upload your:
1) CV
2) Motivation letter (1/2 page – 1 page stating why you are applying for the Master’s degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.)
If you have completed your degree, or parts of your degree, outside of Norway you must also submit course descriptions. This also applies to you if you finished your degree in Norway more than ten years ago. The course names and codes on the course descriptions must match the course names and codes on the transcript, and not come from previous curricula. upload course descriptions.
Ranking of applicants
Applicants are ranked according to their grade average in the specialization of their degree. Applicants who can not be ranked according to their grade average, will be ranked on the basis of an individual assessment.
Centre for Entrepreneurship evaluates candidates individually also by the CV and Motivation letter.
Recognition of prior education
If you have previous higher education, you may apply for specific recognition of this education as part of your degree. Education from both Norwegian and non-Norwegian higher education institutions may be recognised. Recognition depends upon whether the education meets the specific requirements of your degree. Read more about recognition of prior education