The semester fee payment

What is the semester fee?

The semester fee is a statutory fee with the purpose to cover expenses linked to the students' welfare needs at the individual educational institution. The semester fee must be paid to the student association the educational institution is linked to. Students who have been admitted to study at several educational institutions should pay to the student welfare organisation at the educational institution where the most credits are taken.

Who is to pay the semester fee?

• Persons admitted to studies at one or more academic institutions in Norway who intend to complete a combined 15 study points or more per semester.
• Persons registered to take an exam.

Note: PhD candidates are not eligible to pay the semester fee, with the exception of education funded by Norad or UDI-funded programmes, who may choose to pay the semester fee.

*Students who do not pay the semester fee within the deadline risk losing their study rights*

How can I pay and what does it cost?

Alle studenter må selv hente betalingsinformasjon fra StudentWeb. Logg inn med Feide. Betalingsinformasjonen finner du under menyvalget "Betaling". Det sendes ikke ut faktura for semesteravgiften i posten.

Semesteravgiften kr 470,-. + valgfri kr 40 (til sammen 510,-) til Studentenes og Akademikernes Internasjonale Hjelpefond (SAIH). SAIH er en partipolitisk uavhengig organisasjon, som jobber for tilgang på god utdanning og for akademisk frihet. De støtter prosjekter i land i det sørlige Afrika, Latin-Amerika og Asia. Norske studenter har gitt bidrag til SAIH siden 1961.  
 
Tier-ordningen slik den er i dag, er hjemlet i lov i henhold til Lov om Samskipnader § 10 og §16 i forskriftene. Et viktig premiss for ordningen er at bidraget skal være frivillig. Ønsker du ikke å bidra til SAIHs arbeid trekker du det fra på semesteravgiften. Ønsker du refusjon av SAIH avgiften tar du kontakt med SiÅs på lene.halvorsen@sias.no

Hvis du skal betale fra utlandet må du legge til kr 50,- ekstra grunnet transaksjonskostnader. Hvis ikke blir ikke betalingen registrert. Beløpet blir da enten kr 560,- (inkluderes  støtte til SAIH) eller 520,- (uten støtte til SAIH). 

What is the deadline for paying the semester fee?

• 15 September
• 1 February

You will find payment information on StudentWeb in the top menu: "Payment". Invoices for the semester fee are not sent by post.

The semester fee is kr 470,- payable SiÅs. A voluntary kr 40 (combined total kr 510,-) to the Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH) is encouraged. SAIH is a non-profit organization that supports educational initiatives worldwide.
If you wish to have the SAIH support reimbursed, contact lene.halvorsen@sias.no.

If you pay from abroad, you must add an additional kr 50,- in international transactions costs. If you do not do this, the payment will not be registered. The amount will be either kr 560,- (including the support to SAIH) or kr 520,- (without the support to SAIH). 

NB: Student loans etc from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund will not be paid to the students until the semester fee has been paid, so make the payment as soon as possible.

If you have paid the semester fee to another Norwegian foundation than SiÅs (another university in Norway), the payment will not automatically be registered at NMBU. E-mail  documentation of payment to the Student Information Centre (SIT). Include your full name, date of birth with proof of payment attached.

Have you paid the wrong amount, too much or the payment has not gone through, or other questions about the semester fee may be sent to SIT by e-mail (sit@nmbu.no) or telephone +47 67 23 01 11 (Monday-Friday 08:00 - 15:00).

Reimbursement of semester fee 

If you have paid the semester fee more than once within the semester, you can request a refund of the semester fee. This applies if you have paid several times to the same student welfare organisation or if you have paid to different student welfare organisations in Norway. You can also claim reimbursement if you cancel your studies early in the semester.

The deadline for this reimbursement is:

• 15 September (Autumn).
• 1 February (Spring)

E-mail sit@nmbu.no with the refund claim.

Digital semester receipt 

You can get the semester receipt on the "Studentbevis" app. The app works together with your student card as a student ID at e.g. SiÅS, Ruter, Vy and various stores with student discounts. The app can be used on IOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android.

For the student certificate to be valid, you must have paid the semester fee and registered for the semester.

You are also welcome to visit us in the Clock building (Monday - Thursday 10:00 - 15:00).

Download the app!

• App store (IOS).
• Google Play (Android).

If you don't have an IOS or Android phone, you can order a paper version. This is done on StudentWeb. Click on your name at the top right, select "My profile", scroll down to "Semester receipt" and select "Yes".