CORRESPONDENT: As a Dane in Norway, I still have limited knowledge of the biggest celebration day in Norway and of Denmark’s influence on the Norwegian national identity.

HISTORY. Danes learn suprisingly little about their countries historic influence on Norway.


Publisert: 13. mai 09:23 2021 - Sist oppdatert 13. mai 10:58 2021
Anne-Mette Hougaard Rasmussen
Journalist 
rasmussen@studvest.no
Ingvild Hauglid
Illustratør 
hauglid@studvest.no

My Norwegian roomie came home one day and invited me to the celebration of the 17th of May. As a Danish exchange student always looking for new experiences, I immediately said yes. Additionally, I asked: «What are you actually celebrating on the 17th of May?» The answer came promptly from my Norwegian roomie: «The liberation from you!» That conversation opened Pandora’s … Read More

Students express that this feeling of unsafety doesn’t necessarily go away when crossing the border to Norway.

SAFETY. Viktoria Labus (20) and Celine Madlen (21) share how safe they feel walking home alone in Bergen. PHOTO: Andrea Olsen


Publisert: 29. april 07:40 2021 - Sist oppdatert 29. april 07:43 2021
Anne-Mette Hougaard Rasmussen
Journalist 
rasmussen@studvest.no
Thuridur Sigurbjörnsdóttir
Journalist 
sigurbjornsdottir@studvest.no
Réka Gógl
Journalist 
gogl@studvest.no
Henriette Frøysland Thorkildsen
Fotoredaktør 
fotoredaktor@studvest.no
Andrea Olsen
Foto 
olsen@studvest.no

Fact box

– Of course I know Norway is a relatively safe country, but still, I caught myself holding my keys in my hands at night, says Viktoria Labus (20), exchange student from Aachen in Germany.  Two female exchange students share their experience of their own safety in Bergen.  Women’s safety and defense mechanisms in Bergen Labus thinks Bergen has a safer … Read More

While lockdowns and restrictions inhibit social interactions, some exchange students in Bergen manage to build a social life.


SOCIAL LIFE. Both German Taraneh Redwood and Finnish Lasse Lund has found ways to establish a social life in Bergen. PHOTO: Andreas Fjellanger


Publisert: 15. april 16:08 2021 - Sist oppdatert 15. april 20:05 2021
Anne-Mette Hougaard Rasmussen
Journalist 
rasmussen@studvest.no
Andreas Fjellanger
Fotograf 
fjellanger@studvest.no

– It’s challenging because you need to have some fantasy to have social interaction, you can’t just have a huge party.  This says Lasse Lund, an exchange student from Finland, about the social life in Bergen during the pandemic. Even though he has been having a great time in Bergen, he does admit that the current situation has forced him … Read More

Exchange students criticize the waiting time and the unclear communication.

UNCERTAINTY. Giulia Testa and Michael Hissen both struggled with getting accommodation through Sammen.


Publisert: 12. mars 13:32 2021 - Sist oppdatert 16. mars 16:17 2021
Anne-Mette Hougaard Rasmussen
Journalist 
rasmussen@studvest.no
Josef Kosler
Foto 
kosler@studvest.no

– They said check your emails every day, if we have something for you it will come up, but I never received any email or an offer, Michael Hissen explains.  Even though Hissen is a German exchange student covered by Sammen’s housing guarantee, he never received a housing offer. Sammen told him that they had no vacancies available.    Italian exchange … Read More