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University of Biosciences (UMB), in Ås, Akershus county, Norway. Formerly known as "Norges Landbrukshøgskole" (Norwegian College of Agricultural Sciences).

Ås · Norway · Research university

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Life-sciences university in Ås, near Oslo; one English bachelor’s, in environment and development studies, with a field course in India or Tanzania.

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In English
1 programme
City
Ås
Apply via
Samordna opptak, or Søknadsweb for diploma holders
Next deadline
15 Apr 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 December 2026*

    Direct route closes: diploma already in hand, no Norwegian
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as "1 December, the year before you plan to start" — but only for applicants "from outside the Nordic countries" who "cannot document proficiency in Norwegian". If you take Danish, Norwegian or Swedish A and reach grade 3 or better, you document Norwegian and apply through Samordna opptak by 15 April instead, where NMBU requires Norwegian B2 even though the programme is taught in English. Without one of those, this 1 December route is the one.

    Source

  2. 15 April 2027*

    Samordna opptak deadline (with Danish, Norwegian or Swedish A)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After the Norwegian documentation deadline. The institutions read your results through the IB's Request for Results Service, which you arrange with your coordinator in advance.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Norway

What you could study here

Free for EU/EEA citizens.

What it asks of IB students

Still at school? Apply through Samordna opptak, which needs Norwegian at B2: Danish, Norwegian or Swedish A, or Norwegian B HL, at grade 3 covers it. English A at 3 or English B at 5.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

The 1 December direct route gives no conditional offers: you must already hold your diploma, so a May 2027 IB candidate cannot use it.

All 3 notes
  • The 1 December direct route gives no conditional offers: you must already hold your diploma, so a May 2027 IB candidate cannot use it.
  • The direct route is for applicants whose school is outside the Nordic countries; NMBU does not say where an IB taken in Denmark falls.
  • NMBU does not offer scholarships for bachelor students.

Sources
  1. NMBU — Application procedures for degrees taught in English — checked 2026-09-25
  2. NMBU — International applicants: How to apply, bachelor programme — checked 2026-09-25
  3. NMBU — International Environment and Development Studies — checked 2026-09-25
  4. NMBU — Language requirements for programmes taught in English — checked 2026-09-25
  5. Samordna opptak — Søk med utdanning fra IB (Danish A covers the Norwegian requirement) — checked 2026-09-25
  6. Utdanning.no (HK-dir) — Internasjonale miljø- og utviklingsstudier (studiekode 192484; 22 places; 2026: all qualified admitted) — checked 2026-09-30