Student case study · Norway · Aug 2025
Tenzin, from Solukhumbu to Stavanger.
MSc Energy Engineering, Stavanger
MSc in Stavanger, with the real tuition planned.
Illustrative photo, not Tenzin.
- From
- Solukhumbu
- Before
- Read on Facebook that Norway is free
- Course
- MSc Energy Engineering
- Where
- Stavanger, Norway
- Counsellor
- Sarita Adhikari
Where Tenzin started.
Read on Facebook that Norway is free.
- BE Mechanical, 80%.
- A budget built on zero tuition.
What we changed.
- We showed him Norway’s tuition rule, the NOK 170,368 living figure, and what both mean in rupees.
- He chose Norway with the full cost known, funded by family savings and a loan.
How the file came together.
Nov 2024
First call.
Dec 2024
Plan with Norway, Finland and Germany compared.
Dec 2024
Applied.
Apr 2025
Admission.
Jun 2025
Permit applied.
Aug 2025
Started in Stavanger.
The result.
MSc in Stavanger, with the real tuition planned.
- Norway has charged non-EU students since autumn 2023: we budgeted it.
- Two cheaper alternatives in Finland and Germany, side by side.
- Study permit granted in 8 weeks.
Today: In year 2, working in a hotel kitchen 20 hours a week.
Our approval rate for Norway in FY 2025/26: 91.4% (53 of 58 files). How we count it
In Tenzin's words.
"The post said free. The real number was lakhs. I am glad I heard it in the office and not in Stavanger."
What this means for your file.
- Find the one thing blocking your file first. For Tenzin it was: read on Facebook that Norway is free.
- Choose the course for the job after it. He chose Norway with the full cost known, funded by family savings and a loan.
- Get the plan in writing before you pay. Every option, its total cost in rupees and our commission, by 8 pm the day you call.
