Documentation requirements - China

Please note that only a copy of the ID-page is required. The passport must be valid for at least six months after your departure from Norway.

Name the pdf file passport or idcard

Documentation of name change must be uploaded if your name appears different in any document.

Name the pdf file namechange

See how to document English proficiency

Copies of original documents in the original language:

- School leaving certificate

- Transcripts from secondary education

- Chinese National University Entrance Examination (gaokao)

Upload a copy of the your secondary school records/transcripts and the original Diploma 毕业证书  (Biye Zhengshu) + exams 会考 (Huikao) or General Ability Test.

If you have gaokao results, please upload a copy. If you have not taken the gaokao, please upload a letter explaining why.

Please note: If you have not taken the 会考 (Huikao) or General Ability Test, please upload a letter from your high school or education authorities explaining why.

Name the pdf or jpg files secondary.

Official translations made by an authorized translator must be uploaded. Please note that the original language versions must always accompany the translations.

Name the pdf or jpg files secondarytrans.

Verification reports for:

- Transcript of records

- Degree diploma
(if applicable)

Upload a copy of the original transcripts 成绩单 + any certificates and/or Diplomas.

If you are studing at zhuan-ke level, at least 2 years of completed studies must be documented.

If you are studing at ben-ke level, at least 1 year of completed studies must be documented.

Name the pdf or jpg file(s) university.

In addition:

Verification reports must be provided by one of the verification offices listed below:

China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC)

Tel: 010-82379480

Email: cqv@cdgdc.edu.cn

Website: http://www.chinadegrees.cn/cn/

OR

China Higher Education Student Information & Career Center (CHESICC)

Tel: 010-82336099-202

Email: kefu@chsi.com.cn

Website: www.chsi.com.cn

For information about the services provided by these offices, please contact them directly.

The reports can be scanned and uploaded (provided that they include necessary reference information, i.e. "application number" and "file number" (CDGDC) or "online verification code" (CHESICC), or sent to the International Summer School using the following address:

International Summer School
The University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1082 Blindern
NO-0317 Oslo, Norway

In addition, you must scan and upload your degree diploma and transcript of records.

Name your pdf file(s) bachelor / master AND bachelortranscr / mastertranscr.

A scanned copy of the original document must be uploaded.

Name the pdf file graduationcert.

If the language of the original document is not English, an official translation made by an authorized translator must be enclosed.

Name your pdf file(s) bachelortransl / mastertransl.

Your statement of purpose should be one page, typed, double spaced (max. 400 words). Tell us why the course is important to you, how it helps you fulfill future goals or how it relates to your current studies or employment. Briefly state your personal qualities that make you a good representative of your country.

Applicants to Norwegian Levels 3 and 4 must write their statement of purpose in Norwegian. Applicants to Norwegian courses who are currently taking NORA courses do not have to submit a Statement of purpose.

Name the file statement

Download, complete the scholarship form, and upload it in the Application Portal. Eligible scholarship applicants will get the scholarship form when they apply. 

Name the file scholarship.

You should submit one letter of recommendation from a person who is not related to you by blood or marriage. The referee should give information regarding your character, intellectual ability and seriousness of purpose. The letter should be written on official letterhead and must include contact information for the reference person. The letter should come from your professor, lecturer, headmaster, or your employer.

Name the file recommendation

Applicants to Norwegian language level I are not required to document any prior experience with Norwegian.

Applicants to Norwegian language levels II, III or IV should submit a copy of transcripts or test scores of previous Norwegian courses or exams.

Name the file norwegian