why i couldnt study in norway :)

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@picklenickil 5 ай бұрын

I would like to disagree.. I am an Indian who studies, worked and settled in Norway. Most of the challenges that you talked about are valid but easily overcome. And tbh I faced them at first. But with percivierece one can learn good level norsk in 6 months.. which is taught free and easy to get it Norwegian course. Followed by a job in university cafeteria or bookshop, learning tutuor centers "studass" , and while working towards a Degree of genuine interest. Jobs are easy in fields like Innovation, greentech and GenAI IT.

@ashleydado 5 ай бұрын

Yes but I did say in the beginning that I needed a visa that will extend my stay so that I’m able to do the things you mentioned above. I only had less than a year in my visa and I did not have time to do all that. And I’m sure you know that jobs in university, in a bookshop etc does not guarantee you a working visa.

@picklenickil 5 ай бұрын

@@ashleydado Maybe there's where I would have done things a bit differently. And no, work in cafeteria doesn't get you work permit, but working as a foot safety specialist does, specifically ISO 9001 for quality inspection, assistant librarians get work visa similar to assistant professorsi think, and student assistant can help NAV in teaching disabled kids calculus( I did this) gets you work visa. VISA application processors such as UDI more or less listen to educational institutions like god will, leading to scenario's where people on visit visa have gotten transformed to work permit in couple of weeks.. damn in case of my friend saumitra it was days. And if you are able to show that you will make significant contribution in terms of publications , resources or service It's somewhat personal and anecdotal but happens all the time. My story: I came here because my professor read my paper and invited me in norway. Had a fun 'month' of fadder 'uke' , and basically did no research during this time. Worked for barely 2 weeks, but during that time pointed out the significant difference between research infrastructure between India and Norway. Was ready with packed bags and bundle of memories and a severe hangover a few day before my flight back home.. Got a call from my now colleague, saving to extend my stay.. they will talk to the university.. got an extension from udi the same day as 'applying' counts as stay permit. In a month had a job seeking visa, on emergency basis. Figured out a good living/work balance in 6 months and applied for a researcher position in the same department, believe it not.. I did not give an interview for this. They said the proposal was enough. And then quit it. After another 2 months, but stayed in university part time while working with a startup, in colab with ntnu. In right time I applied for work permit, got it.. next year I think I would be eligible for a PR.. but I dread giving the norskB1 exam. I talk with my keyboard in code and keystrokes and am very very VERY INTROVERTED. So never really practiced Norwegian tbh

@ashleydado 5 ай бұрын

@picklenickil thank you for this. maybe other people can take note of this! did you have prior professional experience and bachelor’s/master’s studies? although this sounds like a good plan. i was only a fresh high school graduate with zero university and professional experience especially since the pandemic, which were very important years for me academically, did not give me room to accumulate experience. because of this, the likelihood of companies wanting to hire me was very low. no institution wants to hire me for professional work. especially considering that my norweigan wasn’t as proficient back then. the whole premise of this video is that i was not able to study because i had zero university and professional experience to admit me into an institution, unfortunately. and from then, it was just a domino effect with job rejections, visa rejections etc. But I’m very glad you had found a way to live in Norway! 💖

@picklenickil 5 ай бұрын

@@ashleydado yes I had a publication, under my belt, it was part of my bachelor's thesis. I acknowledge your struggles, and completely relate to it, as my wife currently is going through the same. Although she has a liberty to be here and not face 'visa' issues, a non tech person definitely struggles in finding jobs,

@ashleydado 5 ай бұрын

@picklenickil thank you for sharing your experience! I’m sure many people needed to see your perspective or experience! it might help them a lot 💖 i wish you and your wife the best of luck. have a great week!

@eggytoasty_ Жыл бұрын

Dealing with visas as a non-EU person can take time and effort. In Europe, finding a degree in English can also be difficult because they only have it available for some degrees, and I search for the degree Ashley is doing. We only have them in Finnish. I highly recommend European countries for university or college studies, but the downside is the language requirements (if you haven't learned it before or have never used it), it can be tricky to get in. I wish you all the best, Ashley!

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

yes! it’s crazy but all good things come at a cost 🥹 thank you thank you! Sending love to you in Finland! 💕

@jebarchives Жыл бұрын

I'm peruvian and I wanted to move there to study, now tuition fees are high af and I literally can't pay it even while working two jobs at the same time. Basically they make it impossible to study for non european residents

@dr.vikyll7466 Жыл бұрын

From Norway, it had to be done. A lot of studies with a lot of foreigners, like psychology and medicine, didn't educate enough Norwegians so we had a major gap in the workforce in the health service especially leading to a lot of people getting too little treatment and people being overworked.

@jebarchives Жыл бұрын

@@dr.vikyll7466 totally understandable

@blackhole4106 Жыл бұрын

Dang, it sucks that skyrocketing tuition fees in other countries are forcing students to seriously look into countries that offer lowered/free tuition from EU countries, which only makes these countries suffer by making entrance to universities more competitive and a greater percentage of graduates move back to their home countries essentially causing an education drain for the communities within those countries.

@sorgutentarer 5 ай бұрын

Why would we pay taxes in Europe to subsidise the education of a foreigner from Peru whom we dont owe anything? Foreign students mostly go back to their country without paying back the country that gave them free education. Stay in your country. Europe for European taxpayers.

@PurpleBatProjects Жыл бұрын

What do you think of life in Stockholm as compared to Oslo? Somehow Norway is the only nordic country I haven't been to, I would think it's quite similar? These sort of uni admin catch 22s are suuuper frustrating, glad you managed to start studying here!

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

It’s pretty similar! But Stockholm is hugeeee. everything feels so fast paced as compared to Oslo, it’s literally so relaxing. Oslo doesn’t feel like a capital city even hahah but culture wise it’s really similar! I think the only thing that differs is how both cities flow!

@gaarakabuto1 Жыл бұрын

I see a lot of comments asking questions about Norway that went unanswered. So i will share my experience with moving to norway for studies so people can get an idea of a different case. So I am currently in my bachelor (intergrated master, which means 5-year bachelor degree) in mechanical engineer and environmental engineering from Greece (part of EU, thus I have european visa). I applied for an erasmus internship while i was on my sixth to seventh year of my bachelor (in Greece you can and it is normal to delay your graduation because of the way the universities work and the economical issues force you to delay it). I was accepted by a research institute in Oslo, which they were unable to pay me any salary due to them not getting an intership allowance from their higher ups (i send them mail asking for an intership they didn't have a listing or something). Even though i got accepted they asked me about the money i would get from erasmus, my economical status and how possible was it for me to support my stay. They were very concrete about the cost of living and they will make sure you can 100% afford ypur time there before they completely accept your application. In the meantime they made a submission for an intership funding which eventually got accepted but in the meantime I had to work here in Greece to make sure i had the spare money for my staying in Norway. Overall Norway is a country that takes a very few amount of people, usually are people that are of higher education (I had a very loaded CV in research as an undergraduate and that's why i got accepted, otherwise no matter what grades I had they wouldn't tale especially by just asking them without a listing for job). They are also very aware of their economical situation and how absurd it is for foreigners (even for other Scandinavians) and they want to be sure that if you get there you wont quit for economical reasons.

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

I try my best to answer all questions as much as I can! Sometimes it takes time for me to reply. But thank you for sharing your experience! I think your perspective and experience is as important. As I’m not an EU citizen, im not familiar when it comes to the processing side for EU citizens. Studying in Norway has become more and more difficult lately so this is a great insight!

@gaarakabuto1 Жыл бұрын

@@ashleydado No worries I get it. I just got my experience just a few days ago (that's how I came across this video too) and I thought I might share it for people that can use it.

@Jorie9555 Жыл бұрын

yes please do more about how you did it in stockholm thankyouuuu

@Aleneoro 10 ай бұрын

Which universities accept ged diploma in Norway?

@nukya Ай бұрын

Going back a few years in school works for some. I went to school with classmates that had already finished high school in their country and then went to my school for three years and graduated. Sure they were a few years older but it helped them tremendously in language learning and they also graduated from University. It's not a waste and you have plenty of time. It just feels that way because you are so young. Life experience is something money cannot buy. I'm glad it worked out in Sweden for you, though.

@ashleydado Ай бұрын

this is such a nice and eye opening perspective from you. 2 years ago, I felt like going back a few years then was just too much for me to lose. especially coming from a place where i was pretty young with no achievements in life. all i wanted to do was make achievements and feel fulfilled and have no setbacks. 🥹

@mxsthxted 9 ай бұрын

i think if you did some further digging, there is this business school called BI norway, and it works well in that the fees are lower but everyone has to pay (even eu citizens), and it is conducted in english with bachelor's having low(er) requirements due to the fact that everyone pays.

@ashleydado 8 ай бұрын

yes. I actually considered doing BI but at that time, I wasn’t keen on studying business 😁 as Stockholm University had far more options that I was more inclined to studying 😅

@mxsthxted 8 ай бұрын

@@ashleydado I see. makes sense. Good luck in what you're studying :) do let me know if you have any contacts from bi, as I do have further enquiries about the school

@ameliaporter98 7 ай бұрын

@@mxsthxtedi study at BI! 😊let me know if you have any questions & I’ll try and help!

@mxsthxted 7 ай бұрын

@@ameliaporter98 hey! do you have somewhere else we can talk? because I do have a fair few questions. cheers :)

@krishshah9223 4 ай бұрын

@@ameliaporter98hey would you mind to share any form of contact so i could inquire about BI ? Thanks

@BadSloucher Жыл бұрын

I only started following you last May (1 year ago) and also wondered why you were living in Oslo but moving to Stockholm, but thought it was intrusive to ask you since we don't know each other 😅 but I'm happy for you and wishing you all the best ❤ (I found you through your Norway videos)

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

Aw that’s crazy! 🥺🥺🥺 hahaha a lot of ppl have been wondering the same so you’re not the only one 😆 thank you so much for the support it means a lot to me 🥹🥹💕 I hope you’re well and wish you all the best too!!!

@filipinawanderer255 Жыл бұрын

Hello! I have a question is it difficult to those students applicants from Philippines who don’t have family but friends only in Norway?

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

I think it’s difficult regardless if you have or not have friends and family in Norway or elsewhere or if you’re in Norway or outside. it’s the process and the requirements that make it difficult :(

@filipinawanderer255 Жыл бұрын

@@ashleydado is it easier if we applied trough agencies?

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

@filipinawanderer255 I don’t think so. From what I know, Norway or Scandinavian countries don’t accept applications through agencies. Theyre very strict with migration and application processes.

@NoteNexus269 11 ай бұрын

hey Ashley, thank you so much for making this video i got to know a lot about the situation there. i am planning to do Master's in computer science and i am from south asia. can you please tell me how would the situation work out for me? like how are the living expenses and fees and the how easily can i get admission in universities and how is the education? ..probably in brief, if you don't have much time ..but i would really appreciate any kind of help in this as you seem to provide the ground info and real experience:))

@CinnamonTea. Жыл бұрын

How easy is it for EU citizens to get accepted in bachelor degrees in Norway or sweden? ❤ Also in your study in Sweden , did you need to know Portuguese ? Or only English is ok?

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

i think it really depends on what field you are in or you’re pursuing in! I’m not an EU citizens so I’m not exactly sure how that process goes on that side. But I would assume, EU citizens are more prioritised than Non EU citizens. I could be wrong though ! My studies in Sweden have courses mixed with Swedish but I take it in english! I didn’t need to know Portuguese beforehand so that was a relief 😅

@CinnamonTea. Жыл бұрын

@@ashleydado thank you ! Very helpful 🥰

@amanraza4642 2 ай бұрын

I’m still doing my A levels but i wanna go to norway i just love the country and its language lol

@AmilaAbazovic Ай бұрын

In what are you doing A levels?

@lelle8835 Жыл бұрын

Why is this the first time I''ve heard about what you're studying I hope it all works out for you and that we can meet up soon!

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

hahaha omg I SWEAR I BETTER COME TO GOTHENBURG SOON

@Glowwing_up 5 ай бұрын

İ'm from Azerbaijan. İm learning norwegian language and im taking SAT courses, Can i study there or not😢 do they accept students with SAT exam? İ wanna study in Oslo

@amanraza4642 2 ай бұрын

Can you update your situation?

@ledgerworld Жыл бұрын

Have you tried applying to Finland?

@sorgutentarer 5 ай бұрын

good luck learning dumb social studies in finnish.

@plasticsoya 11 ай бұрын

Nooooo not Sweden😭😭😭😭 Big L from Norway there

@brucesong-ge7zj Жыл бұрын

Do students get part time jobs here in norway? Please help

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

yes, they do :) but I think you’re only allowed to work 20 hours per week.

@Bernardoberg-eb5oi 4 ай бұрын

Hello, just saw you vlog pop up on my feeds! Ikaw yung nakatira kay ate love diba? 😃 Nice videos ah 👍🏼

@ashleydado 4 ай бұрын

yes po! hehe 💖 thank you po!

@Bernardoberg-eb5oi 4 ай бұрын

@@ashleydado Will be starting my master in SU this autumn, but most of my classes are in Kista, but who knows, we might be bumping around at the main campus 😀

@sgintaree Жыл бұрын

I’m planning to move to Norway, and I wanted to ask you, should I move there or no ? Is it worth to live in Norway ? Ily your videos !! sending you love from Lithuania 🇱🇹 ! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🥹

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

I think it’s really worth it to live in Norway!! there are more opportunities and adventures to see here. it’s a lot of work to move here but it’s definitely worth it 💕💕 I say go for it!!!

@ashleydado Жыл бұрын

hi! I know exactly what you mean. As far as I’ve heard and seen, they’re not ☹️ ive known abt this one case where a Norwegian girl did 7 years of nursing in the US and when she came back, it was not recognised at all and she had to start her studies all over again. But I would still suggest to double check on it just in case !!

@wilsonswgatan9546 11 ай бұрын

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