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1 & 2) 9000 NOK for how long? If you mean one month, then it might be exaggerated, but that depends on your housing and the cost of your books etc. You must keep in mind that Oslo is the most expensive city in Europe or something like that, the rents are high, and food and other basic expenses are pretty expensive. You can come a long way with the standard student loan, which is somewhere around 6300 NOK per month, at least for us Norwegians (I don't know the rules for student loans for international students). That is, if you find a really cheap place to live. Having a part time job helps a lot to make life a little easier. If you find a cheap place to live, then I guess the real minimum would be 6000... By the way, the first month of each semester is always expensive, seeing as you must buy a lot of books and stuff, but we get bigger student loans then to compensate - as much as 18 000 NOK for locals. For more info on financial support, check out this page:
http://www.lanekassen.no/Toppmeny/Languages/3) Generally it's difficult for foreign students to find part time jobs in Oslo. It's easier if you speak Norwegian. Of course, it depends on what kind of job you want and what kind of experience you have beforehand. I don't know any non-norwegian-speaking international students who have jobs here.
4) Hopefully, you'll find a lot of answers on this page:
http://www.sio.no/wps/portal/sio-en/housin...%3Freset%3DtrueAs far as I know, you're not guaranteed a room, but you have very good chances of finding a room on campuses such as "Sogn studentby", "Kringsjå studentby" or "Vestgrensa studentby" (these three are popular with international students). These rooms are cheap and the locations are not bad at all (closer to the Uni than to the city centre, but with good public transports nearby). Living in other places than campuses is expensive, as the rents in all of Oslo are increasing all the time! Most students here share a flat with others to be able to pay their rents, unless they live in a campus which can be recommended.
5) I would say that the biggest and most common problem is Oslo being expensive. One beer on a pub can cost you 6-7 EUR, one loaf of bread is 4 EUR... Again, I don't know what's the case with student loans for international students, but for us Norwegians the loan only covers 10 months of the year, meaning most have to get summer jobs to be able to "live through" June and July when we don't recieve any money from the state... It sucks. BUT! Oslo is for the most part a lovely city. A bit cold, maybe - but there's plenty to see and do here.
Hope this helps you!
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1-2) 9000NOK per month is not unrealistic to use if you are a student, and I would say that would not be a very spacious budget.
In the beginning of semester one has to pay a semester fee of 500, and there will also be additional expenses, since the students in most programmes are expected to buy their own books required for reading, and this can be up to 5000-6000 NOK. It is possible to find books used and there is a market for that, but one cannot always count on that. More and more programmes now make their reading available also online if it is articles from journals, but most books one would still have to buy.
To rent a room in student housing you pay between 3-4000 per month (+ in average 400 per month for electricity). Single studio appartments in Oslo rented privately are from around 6000/7000 and upwards per month, if you rent a room in a bigger flat with co-habitants, you can perhaps find something for 4-5000 for a room. Rental market in general is quite difficult and expensive. In addition you would need to provide depositum money in the beginning - usually 3 months rent (in student housing it is 1 month rent). This is something you would get back afterwards, but it is still an expense in the beginning.
One can count with around 1500 per month for food (if eating quite cheap: not eating out, taking along lunches etc), in addition to phone, public transport (around 300-400 in Oslo for students under 30-something), etc.. So I would say 9000 is not unrealistic at all. One can get it down maybe a thousand or so, but that would be living on a tight budget with very little room for manouvering.
3) That depends very much. Some might say yes, others have a hard time. In general it is MUCH easier if you can speak the language, finding an extra job without speaking Norwegian does set certain limitations. But I know that most students do find jobs, however - they can take quite some time to find. But if you are willing to take some more "uncomfortable" jobs, it should be possible.
4) I am a bit unsure whether international students get priority or not, but I have heard of none who has ended up with no housing. (I know of some Norwegians who have not gotten) - but my "sample" for this is far too little to make any generalisations.
SiO is the student support services in Oslo, and they also have quite a lot of information available. You can read more about campus housing here:
http://www.sio.no/wps/portal/sio-en/housin...%3Freset%3Dtrue5) Most common problem? I wouldnt say there are many huge problems really. Some international students struggle with the long and dark winter, and it is arguably difficult to get to know Norwegian students if you international student. Managing a tight budget might be a challenge, and perhaps also managing work and studies. And of course - for those who do not get housing rightaway, that probably is a huge source of stress. But I would say there are no huge problems.
Unless you are fond of drinking beer, that's an expensive habit in Norway.
Also - I am unsure what the visa regulations for Georgia are, you can check on UDI homepage:
http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate-of...t-for-students/They actually require that you can document before application that you have enough funds to cover your stay in Norway, this is 90 800 NOK per year. this can include both loans and expected work income, but you would need to have some kind of documentation for that.
Good luck! UiO is a nice university, and if you can do your preparation first - it usually goes fine. But be prepared that you might need to cover quite a lot of expenses on arrival. Usually it would go find with finding a job and so forth afterwards, but the beginning can be a bit expensive
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