International Education for Students

Information for academic staff on the ways in which Kristiania offers students an international education.

Contents:

↳ 1. For students going on exchange abroad

Responsible: Department of Research Administration and Internationalisation; Published: 20.06.2025. Last updated: 20.06.2025

1. For students going on exchange abroad

What can academic staff do to encourage more students to go abroad?

Motivate and guide students to semester-based two-way exchange

Kristiania wants as many students as possible to go on agreements to our partner universities abroad, known as two-way exchange. This provides both better and more affordable exchange than the alternative: going on one-way Study Abroad agreements.

Pre-approve courses at the partner institution

The programme leader pre-approves the courses the student will take, either in a learning agreement or as individual courses sent by the International Team.

Before students go abroad, they usually fill out a learning agreement. This is also signed by the programme leader. The programme leader checks that the courses the students take do not overlap significantly with other courses from the education plan and that the overall learning outcomes for the study are achieved.
Erasmus: Most partner institutions in Erasmus are in Erasmus' e-learning agreement portal EWP Dashboard. Students add the courses, and the programme signs to approve them. The entire learning agreement is signed within the system.

A few institutions are not connected to EWP. The programme leader then signs the learning agreements as PDFs.

Non-Erasmus institutions: Fewer institutions and fewer courses mean that the International Team often has databases of pre-approved courses, which then replace learning agreements.

TECHNICAL INFO ON EWP LOGIN:

Most learning agreements within the Erasmus programme are signed in the EWP Dashboard. EWP stands for "Erasmus Without Papers," the EU's system for online learning agreements. Programme leaders should have received an email asking you to "confirm your EWP staff account." Once you have activated it, you will be able to set a password, log in, and sign learning agreements that have come to you. Note that you have access to all learning agreements from Kristiania that year and only sign for your students.

Guide students to international internships

Kristiania is characterised by extensive collaboration with the business sector. Kristiania students who complete their internships outside Norway usually do so through:

A course specially about internships
A placement during their bachelor's/master's thesis
As a short-term internship (5-30 days), part of a course at Kristiania

Students can apply for a scholarship for internships within the EU, and the International Team assists with this.

Unfortunately, the International Team cannot help students apply for internships or visas outside the EU.

Here you can read the information students receive about international internships and how they apply for scholarships.

Establish a short-term mobility or BIP

Students also have the opportunity to go on shorter stays, 5 - 30 days. Often this is instead of a semester exchange. Normally, the stay is within the EU, and students can apply for scholarships at fixed rates. Scholarships can be awarded individually or in groups. Read more about short-term mobility and BIP (Blended Intensive Programme) and apply for scholarships for your students.

Include student mobility as part of an international educational collaboration

Staff at Kristiania apply for funding for educational collaboration each year through programmes like UTFORSK or Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships. This also includes funds for student mobility and is a good way to integrate exchange with research collaboration. Read more about educational collaboration.

2. Internationalisation at home

As a teacher, you can do much to ensure that all students, including those who do not go on exchange, receive an international study programme. Remember that only a minority of students at Kristiania go on exchange during their studies. "Internationalisation at home" is defined as:

"Purposeful integration of international and intercultural dimensions in the compulsory and informal curriculum for all students in the learning environment at home." (Jos Beelen and Elspeth Jones, 2015)

Good examples of internationalisation at home can be:

Ensuring av international curriculum
Inviting international guest lecturers
Offering well-thought-out English course packages
Welcoming international students
Welcoming international internship students through Erasmus-

See a short film about student mobility at Kristiania at the bottom of this page (in Norwegian).