Norway

GENERAL INFORMATION

LIVE AND WORK IN NORWAY

BUSINESS IN NORWAY

Norway is a prosperous and stable society with a strong democratic tradition and a political and economic climate that is conducive to industry and business development. Norway has a productive economy and Europe’s second highest GDP per capita in Purchasing Power Standard (PPS), according to figures from 2005 by OECD (2006). The corporate tax rate is 28 per cent in Norway, among the lowest in Europe.

LIFE SCIENCE IN NORWAY

Norway’s and Oslo’s greatest strength in the life sciences still lies in the quality of the research conducted here, and the access to one of Europe’s most highly educated workforces. Whilst cancer research is well known, outstanding advances have been made in other areas as well. In cardiovascular research for example, three of the seminal trials – on beta-blocker, ace inhibitors and cholesterol lowering drugs – were performed here. Similarly four of the key discoveries in neuroscience were made by Oslo-based scientists.

STUDY IN NORWAY

Norway is one of the leading countries conforming to the guidelines from the Bologna Process in European higher education. The degree system based on the Bachelor's, Masters and Ph.D. structure has been successfully implemented, together with the ECTS credits system. By adapting to the European standard in higher education it is easy for students at Norwegian institutions to obtain recognition of their qualifications in other countries