Education

The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions is organizing a study tour for the heads of Norwegian universities and university colleges to Beijing and Shanghai 12-16 March 2012. Read more

One of the best traditions at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing is to welcome students for a gathering at the embassy every year. The number of Norwegian students in China is increasing, and nearly 90 students, teachers and embassy staff came together to meet new friends and make new connections on Wednesday 30 November. Read more

Saturday, October 15th the annual national meeting of ANSA (Association for Norwegian Students Abroad) found place at Renmin University in Beijing. The main focus was the selection of a new board and the development of ANSA China`s future strategy. Read more

Students from different nationalities received scholarships from King Harald V’s Scholarship Programme on 24 September 2011 as Yunnan University of Nationalities celebrates its 60th anniversary. Read more

In September 2011, twelve Chinese students are embarking on a new adventure in Norwegian language and culture at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). They are the second group to attend this program. In June 2011, the first batch of fourteen students successfully completed a four year course of study with Norwegian language and culture as their major subjects. Read more

The Nordic Centre at Fudan University in Shanghai invites applications for a course on “Chinese Politics in a Globalized World”, to be given for the first time during the spring 2012 semester. Read more

Hard work and musical excellence, but also plenty of fun and games, is on the Beijing menu for the first week of October this year when the Suzuki violinists from Oslo visits the Red Cap musical kindergarten. The two institutions are holding a series of concerts, workshops, and other activities in the capital from 3 – 10 Ocotber. Read more

30 enthusiastic kids from Foshan Small Journalist Association visited the Norwegian Consul General’s residence in Guangzhou on August 19. Read more

Director Geoffrey Andrews of the Western Academy of Beijing and Norwegian members of staff visited the Norwegian embassy in Beijing on Friday 19 August to show their condolences in relation to the tragic events on 22 July. The director presented the embassy with a card signed by teachers and students. Read more

Chinese students with links to Norway gathered in Guangzhou to exchange impressions and kick off the Noralumni in South China. Read more

After four years of hard work, 14 students from Beijing Foreign Studies University will graduate in June 2011. The hopeful group of fourteen and their two teachers are about to successfully complete one of BFSU’s most pioneering programs for the first time this year. The subject? Norwegian language. Read more

The BI-Fudan MBA program celebrated its fifteenth anniversary on June 4, 2011. In attendance was former Norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, who delivered an extensive keynote speech about environment, politics, economy and social affairs. Read more

All day during 22 April, the Students` International Communication Association of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications hosted their fifth International Culture Festival for students. This year Norway was one of the 12 participating countries. Read more

May 26, a group of nine students from Fudan University, one of China’s most prestigious universities, visited the Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai. Though they study different subjects, these students are united by one shared love: An appreciation for the culture, society and values of Nordic countries. Read more

May 24, 2011, Norwegian Consul General in Shanghai Bjørn Blokhus met with Zhang Wenjun, vice principal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, at the university’s Minhang Campus. During the meeting, the two men discussed possible avenues for Sino-Norwegian cooperation in the educational sector. Read more

The enthusiasm could be touched and felt among students and professors alike as the new Center for Norwegian Theatre and Cultural Studies opened at Tianjin Normal University Thursday 12 May, 2011. Not surprisingly, Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen took center stage. Read more

Mobility among students between China and Norway is increasing, and there is much to be gained from nurturing the relationships established during the time abroad. Keeping in touch builds long-terms ties and paves the way for business opportunities, academic collaboration, cultural exchange, and expanded contact networks. NorAlumni China helps to reinforce these important ties. NorAlumni connec... Read more

Stein Kuhnle, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen, Norway, and Professor of Comparative Social Policy, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany is giving lectures on the relevance of the Nordic welfare model in Hong Kong on the 21 and 23 of March. Read more

On December 16, 2010, King Harald V’s Scholarship for 2010 was awarded to 10 female students who are pursuing their master degree study at Yunnan Nationalities University. Read more

Once again the Embassy’s traditional arrangement was a success. Nearly 70 students, university staffs and Embassy staffs met to be better acquainted and to make new connections. Read more