The National Union of Students in Norway (NSU) is an interest group for close to 93 000 students attending Norwegian universities, academies of art and scientific colleges. We have been working for student rights since 1936. On these pages you can find out what we do, the goals we have, and a few of the things we have achieved since NSU was founded more than 70 years ago.

What is NSU?

NSU is an interest organisation for about 93 000 students attending Norwegian universities, academies of art and scientific colleges. For more than 70 years, we have been working to defend and improve the educational, social and financial rights of the students.

NSU works on a national level to influence politicians, the bureaucracy, the media, the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (NSELF) and the administration at the various educational institutions in order to improve the conditions for you and your fellow students.

NSU has local organisations at the Universities of Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Ås and Tromsø, as well as the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen, and six scientific colleges in Oslo.

What is NSU fighting for?

If you have a problem in connection with your educational institution, the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund or the student welfare organisation where you study, NSU is here to help you.

Student financing

We are working for student financing to be raised to a level where students can study full time.

Student welfare

We are working to defend and improve the students’ academic and social rights. One of our goals is that day-care centres for students with children should be low-priced and easily accessible.

Student housing

We are working to encourage the building of more, reasonably priced student housing.

International student solidarity

NSU is involved in student solidarity and international collaboration between students.

Teaching

We are working to ensure that all subjects are taught in line with good pedagogy, and that students receive better guidance from their teacher supervisors.

Equal opportunities

NSU promotes all aspects of equal opportunity. We are working to improve gender equality in higher education, to better the representation of minority groups in academia, and to make sure that physical disabilities do not prevent anyone from pursuing a higher education.