Important information regarding COVID-19 and your admission to UiA (spring 2021)

This page will be continually updated as the situation changes. Last update:  11 December 2020

The global situation surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the higher education sector on a worldwide scale. Despite the uncertainty of the situation, the University of Agder (UiA) welcomed international degree-seeking students in the autumn of 2020 and is expecting to receive both degree-seeking students and exchange students in January 2021, in accordance with the measures implemented by the Norwegian National Authorities.

Read more about the coronavirus situation in Norway here.

Arrival in Norway

We would like all students to arrive on the 4th or the 5th of January 2021 but will accommodate you if you arrive at a different time. 

Anyone arriving in Norway from abroad must present a certificate of negative COVID-19 test which must have been taken less than 72 hours before entry. Valid test methods are the standard PCR-based analysis or the rapid antigen-based test. The documentation must be issued in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English, French or German. Please take into account the the Covid-19 test when you make your flight bookings. 

There are currently no international flights arriving at the airport of Kristiansand (Kjevik) so you will most probably travel through Oslo or Bergen, or arrive at Oslo Torp. You can continue your onward travel to Kristiansand, where you will be quarantined in a hotel for 10 days. UiA will pay for the individual share of NOK 500 per day per person. The hotel will provide three meals per day. 

EXCEMPTION: If you have had Covid-19 during the last 6 months before entry to Norway, you are excempt from quarantine rules. You need to present a positive PCR test taken during the illness. An antibodies test is not acceptable. You will be able to move straight in to the student accommodation upon arrival to Kristiansand/Grimstad. The student accommodation is available from 14:00 on the 4th January 2021. 

Please register your arrival in Kristiansand by completing this form. Any dietrary needs will be communicated to the hotel. 

If you feel unwell during the quarantine, please contact us immediately so that we can assist you in taking the necessary precautions: int-office@uia.no

Before entering the campus, you must:

• Complete the e-learning course on preventive transmission measures and become familiar with the guide to prevent transmission of COVID-19

Please note that the areas that are exempt may change rapidly, so keep yourself updated on the Norwegian Institute for Public Health (NIPH) website.

Semester start

The spring semester will start on 6 January 2021. During the first 10 days, most international students will be in quarantine and the lessons will be online. We will also carry out orientation and other activities online.