Thanks to a colleague at the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, I learned more about how many Vietnamese students are pursuing higher education in Norway and in which fields. While the numbers are modest compared to the top 15 overseas destinations, you can see gradual increases from 2011 to 2021. Norway has a solid foundation upon which to build. Given the number of young Vietnamese studying in Finland and Sweden, there’s considerable untapped potential. Here’s the Study in Norway website.

Year	Total number of Vietnamese nationals studying at Norwegian higher education institutions
2011	140
2012	130
2013	141
2014	177
2015	204
2016	209
2017	226
2018	238
2019	262
2020	217
2021	223

The number of students is based on registration records in October of each year.

Fields of Study

Business and administration	102
Natural Sciences, vocational and technical subjects	45
Humanities and arts	30
Social sciences and law	21
Health, welfare and sports	10
Teacher training and pedagogy	7
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	5
Unspecified field of education	3
Total	223

Shalom (שלום), MAA