Housing
BI is proud to offer a housing guarantee for international students. In cooperation with our housing providers, international students can choose from several different housing locations.
Would you like to live at the edge of the forest, with serene lakes as your neighbour? Or do you prefer to live in the city centre with cafés, shops and theatres at your doorstep?
Thanks to BI's housing guarantee for international students, you have several options. While completing the application process, you will have the option to choose your own room based on your individual preferences and the availability with our housing partners. We cooperate with several housing providers that offer affordable single rooms in a variety of student housing units across Oslo and in Bergen.
International students at BI Campus Oslo are only guaranteed a room in a student residence if they apply through the Pre-Application for Housing before May 1 for students starting in August (Autumn semester) and October 1 for students starting in January (Spring semester). This does not apply to students at Campus Bergen. Further information about how to apply for housing in Bergen can be found under the “Bergen” section below. Please note that the housing guarantee only applies to new students at BI arriving in Norway for the first time.
After completing the pre-application for housing, you will receive an email from BI with further instructions. Please follow these instructions carefully to apply directly to your chosen housing provider no later than 1 May (if you are starting in autumn) and 1 October (if you are starting in the spring).
Even if you are waiting on a decision to your admission application, you must still complete the steps above within the given deadline to be guaranteed housing. If you are not admitted to BI, the pre-application fee (1000 NOK) can be refunded. The same applies if your study permit application is rejected.
The majority of the rooms offered in student residences are furnished, but you are not guaranteed a furnished room unless you are an exchange student staying in Norway for less than one year.
Student housing is generally the most affordable accommodation you will find in Norway and also one of the best ways to meet new people and quickly build your social network.
Housing Options
In the housing pre-application form, you will be able to see the available housing providers you can choose from. Rooms are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so the earlier you apply, the better your chances are of receiving your ideal choice.
If you do not find your preferred housing provider in the pre-application for housing, this indicates that the option is no longer available for BI students and you must choose another provider.
Below you will find the list of the housing providers with whom we cooperate.
Oslo
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Boligstiftelsen Nydalen (BSN) provides housing exclusively for BI students.
The price for a room in a doublet is 5908 NOK per month. Rent is paid monthly. Expenses for water and electricity are not included in the monthly rent.
Please note that doublets are the only rooms available in the BI housing agreement.
Located next to BI's campus (5 minute walk)
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SiO is the Foundation for Student Life in Oslo. They offer a range of welfare services for students in Oslo, including student housing. SiO housing unites are located across Oslo.
You will find room prices starting from 3300 NOK per month. Rent is paid monthly. Expenses for water and electricity are normally not included in the monthly rent.
Please note that single rooms are the the only room type available in BI's agreement with SiO.
All units provide private rooms with shared (or private) bathroom and kitchen. The type of housing varies according to price.
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Diakonhjemmet housing has a wide range of different units in the attractive area between Majorstuen and Vinderen in Oslo West.
They have 113 student flats between 10 sqm and 20 sqm in size, with shared kitchen and bathroom with other students. Please note that single rooms are the only room type available in BI's housing agreement with Diakonhjemmet.
Diakonhjemmet location is good: close to popular areas such as Majorstuen and Frogner. BI is easily reached by metro and takes only 20 minutes.
Prices start from 4650 NOK (including Electricity and Internet)
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Anker has several housing options all over Oslo. The rooms vary in size and price. Several of Anker's rooms are studio flats where the residents have their own kitchenette and bathroom.
Popular locations include “Sandakerveien” which is only a 5 minute walk from BI's campus Oslo. If you want to live in the city center, Anker also offers rooms in very central locations, such as Storgata and Københavngata.
Prices for a room at Anker start at 6100 NOK and up per month. Expenses for water and electricity are not included in the monthly rent.
Anker is the only housing provider that offers rooms for couples in the BI agreement. Please comment in the comment section of the pre-application for housing if you would like a room for couples.
Bergen
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The student welfare organisation, Sammen, provides housing for students enrolled at BI’s campus in Bergen.
International students benefit from a housing guarantee, which is provided to those who follow the application instructions and apply within the established deadline.
For more information on housing options in Bergen and how to apply, please visit Sammen’s webpage at the link below. After applying directly to Sammen before the deadline 15 May, please notify BI by sending an email to info@bi.no.
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