For their first week at the University of Inland Norway (INN), the students are part of an introduction programme with both academic and social activities. They get to meet their lecturers and student organisations, receive practical information about life in Norway, spend time in the different cities, and go to parties and get to know other students.
Popular Lillehammer
Lillehammer is the largest of INN's six campuses, and this is also where we have the most international students.
124 exchange students have arrived from different corners of the world, and this is a new record for the autumn semester. The only time there have been more exchange students in Lillehammer was when over 130 students visited in the spring of 2022, right when the borders reopened after Covid.
"We are thrilled that so many students have chosen to come to us on exchange, and we're sure they'll have a great time and make memories for life here," says international coordinators Kine Marie Skjærvik and Lisa Carolin Zeller.
18 of the students are staying for the full academic year, and the rest are staying for the autumn semester. Almost all of them are attending courses offered by the Inland School of Business and Social Sciences.
Diverse Hamar
At the Hamar campus, there are international students at the Game School, in Biotechnology, and in Education for Diversity and Sustainable Living.
At the Game School, eight Erasmus students and eight full-degree students are in the bachelor's programme Animation and Digital Art, and eight full-degree students are in the bachelor's programme Game Technology and Simulation.
The social programme during introduction week is called 'Buddy Week'. This is where older students are mentors for newcomers and plan social activities. During this week, Hamar is packed with students discovering what the city centre has to offer.
International Evenstad
Although the Evenstad campus is not that large, this is where INN has the highest percentage of international students.
This autumn, between 25 and 30 exchange stundents are ready to study Boreal Forest and Wildlife Management in the Østerdalen valley. There are also 11 international full-degree students.
Evenstad is also unique because it is the only campus where students live on campus. It is known to have a very tight-knitted community, where students and teachers know each other well.
.jpg)
"We hope that the students feel it's enriching to be in a multicultural environment, and that they have a lot learn from each other! The students can carry this knowledge with them when further participating in society," state international coordinators Kine and Lisa.
We hope that our international students will have a wonderful time at INN and in Norway!