The Norwegian Study Centre

About the study place

NSC is the only permanent study centre based in the United Kingdom for students from Norwegian universities and colleges and teachers of English in Norway.  NCS is based at the University of York which is just a short walk from the beautiful city of York in Northern England.

York has been an important political, cultural, religious and trading centre since it was founded by the Romans in AD 71. Later, Viking rulers like King Erik Bloodaxe called the city Jorvik, and made it their capital in the North-East of England.

In medieval times York was England’s second city, and it is still encircled today by its white stone walls with their impressive gateways, while the beautiful York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral north of the Alps, towers over narrow streets full of buildings of historical and architectural interest which have changed little in 500 years.

You can wander about the narrow streets, the old buildings, the shops, the cafes, and, of course, the pubs!

But York is also a modern city with good facilities for today's town-dweller. The city has cinemas, theatres, concert halls, shopping malls and exhibition centres, as well as some of the most notable museums in Britain, while the thriving central market place offers scenes of lively town life and many varieties of goods.

With a population of approximately 180,000, York is a university town that’s big enough to feel cosmopolitan but small enough not to be overwhelming.

The modern University of York, with its high international reputation, is about three kilometres from the city centre.

Which other study programs offer exchange at The Norwegian Study Centre?

• Master's Degree Programme - Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education for Years 1-7
• Master's Degree Programme - Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education for Years 5-10