Why choose INN as your exchange destination

Located in the welcoming town of Elverum, surrounded by forests and close to the Glomma River, the INN Campus in Elverum offers a friendly, accessible study environment in the heart of Eastern Norway. Students can enjoy studying on this campus due to its strong focus on health and social sciences. Staff and students can work closely together, creating a vibrant student community where our students can get involved and quickly progress in their field!

Student life

The campus offers an active student life with modern facilities, sports opportunities, student organisations, and social events year-round. At Campus Elverum, you will find a sports hall with a climbing wall, training rooms and a large outdoor training area.

The town offers a vibrant cultural life, with events and festivals throughout the year, as well as cultural venues and museums. Students can enjoy hiking, skiing or swimming in the Glomma River or nearby lakes, and exploring surrounding areas such as the “Finnish Forest” or Trysil.

View the INN webpage on student life at your campus for more information.

Study opportunities in Elverum

Elverum has chosen public health as its area of commitment. Exchange students can take selected courses from the Master's in Public Health and two bachelor's-level courses in sports. There are some internship opportunities for exchange students in the field of coach training and public health. Contact the International Office on Campus Elverum for further information.

Various relevant sources

• View the INN webpage for Campus Elverum.
• View the Campus Elverum video on YouTube (external link).
• View Visit Norway's webpage on Elverum and Kongsvinger (external link). You will need to translate the page, or go to the English version of Visit Norway and search for Elverum.
• View Visit Øst-Norge's webpage (external link).

Campus Evenstad is located ‘smack down’ in our field of study, right by the Glomma River, and surrounded by forests, hills, and mountains. While its remote location often gives newcomers the feeling of being “in the middle of nowhere”, this aspect is what defines the campus’s character and appeal.

Close to famous national parks like Rondane, it is ideal for students who wish to combine academic studies with outdoor activities in a rural environment.

Nature is fully integrated into daily study with a direct proximity to natural habitats where wolves and moose coexist. This proximity to pristine wilderness makes Evenstad a special place with a strong identity and a unique environment for students interested in nature studies.

Student life

With most students living on campus, Evenstad offers a close-knit and active student community. The campus offers modern sports facilities, a sauna and a hot tub, and a vibrant social life organised by its student society. An example is its student-run bar, Biotopen, which reflects the campus’s welcoming and community spirit.

Evenstad is known worldwide for its research into various wildlife species, and no matter what you are interested in, you will often find someone studying it here. The staff loves to talk about their field of study and are more than happy with students showing up at their door, wondering about something. This can build to a future collaboration when it is time to write your BA/MA thesis.

A big part of the student life is doing fieldwork in the surrounding area. Students are also invited to various voluntary trips or activities, such as “tiurleik” (Black grouse excursion). There are also several research projects taking place near the campus, and interested exchange students often participate in them, such as an owl project led and conducted by our master's students in 2026.

View the INN webpage on student life at your campus for more information.

Study opportunities in Evenstad

Campus Evenstad is a highly specialised campus recognised for its education and research in wildlife, forestry, and applied ecology. The campus offers English-taught semester programmes for bachelor students in forestry or wildlife, master’s courses in ecology, or an internship course in applied ecology for bachelor’s and master’s students.

Fieldwork is a part of academic study life, offering students a flexible, hands-on, and professionally relevant learning experience.

Students from Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) can do a double degree at Evenstad.

Various relevant sources

• View the INN webpage for Campus Evenstad.
• View the Campus Evenstad video on YouTube (external link).
• View the Experience Evenstad video on YouTube (external link).

Campus Hamar is located in the city centre of Hamar. The city is in the mountains, not far from Oslo, along the banks of Lake Mjøsa. Our campus offers a compact, friendly, and highly accessible study environment. With the city’s central location, Hamar is a place where rural traditions blend with the urban lifestyle, offering an exciting environment. With its location not far from the capital city and its Airport, travelling by train, air, and bus is easily accessible.

Students at Campus Hamar benefit from a close-knit academic community, modern facilities, and an inclusive and balanced experience of academic and social life. As it is located in the city centre, everything - cafés, cultural venues, and the lake - is within a short walking distance.

Student life

Hamar offers exchange students a high-quality student experience with a vibrant cultural scene, safe surroundings, and beautiful nature by Lake Mjøsa. Most leisure activities are within walking distance.

Places such as Ankerskogen Swimming Hall, Koigen Park, and Hamar Kulturhus offer numerous activities day and night! With easy access to hiking and skiing areas and an active student community organising year-round events, Campus Hamar offers a balanced experience of academic life, social activities, and outdoor recreation in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

View the INN webpage on student life at your campus for more information.

Study opportunities in Hamar

At Campus Hamar, exchange students have the opportunity to choose from courses and programmes across various fields.

Join the Game School and choose among their bachelor's level courses in game technology, game art and animation, or even artificial intelligence.

Maybe you are studying in the field of biotechnology and wish to come to the Department of Biotechnology in the autumn semester to take courses for bachelor's and master's students.

The Faculty of Education provides semester programmes for bachelor students within the field of teacher education. These programmes focus on English or Norwegian language and literature, or education for diversity and sustainable living. If you are on the master’s level, you might be interested in studying digital communication and culture.

Various relevant sources

• View the INN webpage for Campus Hamar.
• View the Campus Hamar video on YouTube (external link).
• View Visit Norway's webpage on Hamar (external link). You will need to translate the page, or go to the English version of Visit Norway and search for Hamar.
• View the official guide to Lake Mjøsa and the Hamar Region (external link).
• View Visit Øst-Norge's webpage (external link).

Located in the lively city of Lillehammer, surrounded by mountains at the northern end of Lake Mjøsa, the city combines urban culture with easy access to nature. Campus Lillehammer offers an inspiring study environment. Equipped with modern facilities, Campus Lillehammer is also located in its own area outside the city, combining a dynamic space with a quieter and more intimate environment.

Student life

With INN students making up almost 20% of the city population, Lillehammer is a true student city with a variety of bars, cafés, clubs and restaurants. Festivals and cultural events happen throughout the year. Around the city, students have access to many sports facilities and nearby hiking and skiing areas. With direct access to many renowned ski resorts in the area, outdoor life is active and offers many opportunities to enjoy it in different ways.

On campus, students can enjoy a lively, student-friendly atmosphere with an active student community offering diverse activities and events. Join a student association if you want to attend social gatherings in your field of study, or join an activity group to meet with others for exciting social activities every week. Organised by and for the students, the student environment at Campus Lillehammer is animated and energetic.

Exchange students at Campus Lillehammer have the opportunity to volunteer at various sports and cultural events in the city and region. These include international competitions such as World Cup events and conferences like World Expression Forum (WEXFO), to name a few. Volunteering is the opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience behind the scenes, and to experience the Norwegian “dugnad”, a tradition of collective and voluntary work for the community. Most of these opportunities take place during the spring semester.

• View the INN webpage on student life at your campus for more information.
• View some YouTube videos on being an exchange student in Lillehammer, produced by one of our previous exchange students (external link).

Study opportunities in Lillehammer

Our exchange students can choose from a wide variety of courses taught in English.

For bachelor’s students, we offer courses in business, economics, media, international relations, philosophy, psychology, law and tourism. For master’s students, you can study courses within business and economics. The campus also offers a beginner's course in Norwegian throughout each semester.

Various relevant sources

• View the INN webpage for Campus Lillehammer.
• View the Campus Lillehammer video on YouTube (external link).
• View Visit Norway's webpage on Lillehammer (external link). You will need to translate the page, or go to the English version of Visit Norway and search for Lillehammer.
• View the guide to Lillehammer and Gudbrandsdalen (external link)