Augusto from Brazil has to work to afford his studies abroad, while Manal from Canada relies on her savings and scholarship.

FINANCING STUDIES. International students do all have different approaches to financing education.


Publisert: 6. april 10:39 2022 - Sist oppdatert 5. mai 07:25 2022
Samuel Shannon
Journalist 
shannon@studvest.no
Elisa Civolani
Journalist 
elisacivolani@studvest.no

Few countries around the world have Norway’s «Lånekassen» system, which gives Norwegian students a part-grant, part-loan of up to 220,000 NOK. And not everywhere is education free.  Bergen hosts a diverse group of foreign students from across the globe. They all have different approaches to financing education. We spoke to six of them on how they finance their studies and … Read More

Until recently I didn’t think so many people in Bergen could handle its weather.

RAIN. Ever since i moved to Bergen in the summer of 2021 I've wondered: How do we as humans cope with such constantly bad weather?


Publisert: 25. mars 11:18 2022 - Sist oppdatert 29. mars 06:03 2022
Samuel Shannon
Journalist 
shannon@studvest.no
Agnes Cieplak
Illustratør 
cieplak@studvest.no

When I’m at home, there is usually a very short period between the moment I realize that I have a lecture in the city center and the moment I have to leave to get there on time. We’re talking about five minutes. Just enough time to grab my keys, fill up my water bottle and storm out of my apartment. … Read More