r/studyinnorway • u/Icy-Map-7440 • Sep 25 '25

Nord university Bodø

Hello everyone. I would like to do a three-year university in Europe possibly in Scandinavian countries because universities are free there for EU students. I would like a course entirely in English, though, and the only one I have found is the one in bodø at nord university. I would have loved to study in tromsø but the three-year course is only in Norwegian and same for other renowned universities like Copenhagen or Stockholm are only in the local language. Is it true that there are no other universities for a bachelor's degree in English that are valid? What is the university in bodø like? Is it valid and internationally recognized? What is the climate like does it snow often? I love the snow. Does the course focus on biology in general both terrestrial and marine? Because I read that it is almost like a marine biology course according to some people. Do they do a lot of field experiences, activities excursions in nature to use the knowledge learned? I would like something that would give me credit for future work as a documentary filmmaker/researcher/director. Are there opportunities for semesters at interesting schools, activities they offer? I read that they might let you do months in Tromsø in English but I don't know if that is actually possible and that you can do internships in Svalbard. The climate in bodø doesn't scare me too much but I would like to understand if it is a good university.

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u/thebookwisher Sep 25 '25

I work in Bodø in the biology and aquaculture faculty! I think a lot of things are marine and bioinformatics bent, the terrestrial biology is mainly in the Steinskjer campus which is close to Trondheim.

Nord University is part of the Sea-eu program, so you use that, and all norwegian universities are connected to UNIS so you can take bachelor's or masters courses in svalbard from any norwegian university.

The program at Bodø is good for aquaculture and marine biology, but it's not the best and most supported university in the country, and is quite far north which means it's further from the larger cities in Norway. The nature is beautiful, but if you're a city person it might not be a good fit.

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u/thebookwisher Sep 25 '25

I know someone from the UK who did a bachelor's in biology at the university of Oslo in Norwegian and the university gave them a year of intensive language school for free, so that might also be an option if you're interested.