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Student Welfare Organisation (Norwegian: Studentsamskipnad) is a legal entity responsible for the welfare of students of universities, university colleges, scientific universities and other colleges in Norway. The 14 organisations are regulated by the Student Welfare Organisation Act from 1996 and based on compulsory membership of all students attending the associated institutions.

Welfare offers are financed through a student fee, direct subsidies from the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research as well as from the educational institutions through free or cheap facilities or real estate. The profit from the organisations commercial activities is channeled back to operation and investments in welfare activities. All organisations are led by a board compromising a majority and chairman elected from and by the students as well as representatives from the employees and the educational institutions. The board chooses which services to provide to the students as well as setting the student fee, which typically is around NOK 650 per semester, as of 2024. A voluntary contribution of up to NOK 40 to a student-based international aid organisation is collected alongside the fee. The student welfare organisations must report to the Ministry as well as the Office of the Auditor General of Norway.

Among the responsibilities of the organisations are operations of campus book stores and cafés, of which the organisations have a monopoly to operate on campus. Other services include certain health services, advisory services, kindergartens and housing.

List of student welfare organisations in Norway

Nord studentsamskipnad (Studentinord)
Norges arktiske studentsamskipnad
Studentsamskipnaden i Agder (SiA)
Studentsamskipnaden i Gjøvik, Ålesund og Trondheim (Sit)
Studentsamskipnaden i Innlandet (SINN)
Studentsamskipnaden i Indre Finnmark (SSO)
Studentsamskipnaden i Molde (SiMolde)
Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo og Akershus (SiO)
Studentsamskipnaden i Stavanger (SiS)
Studentsamskipnaden i Sørøst-Norge (SSN)
Studentsamskipnaden i Volda (SiVolda)
Studentsamskipnaden i Østfold (SiØ)
Studentsamskipnaden i Ås (SiÅs)
Studentsamskipnaden på Vestlandet (Sammen)

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-'''Student Welfare Organisation''' ({{lang-no|Studentsamskipnad}}) is a [[legal entity]] responsible for the [[welfare]] of [[student]]s of [[universities]], [[university college]]s, scientific universities and other colleges in [[Norway]]. The 25 organisations are regulated by the ''Student Welfare Organisation Act'' from [[1996]] and based on compulsory membership of all students attending the associated institutions.
+'''Student Welfare Organisation''' ({{langx|no|Studentsamskipnad}}) is a [[Legal person|legal entity]] responsible for the [[quality of life|welfare]] of [[student]]s of [[universities]], [[university college]]s, scientific universities and other colleges in [[Norway]]. The 14 organisations are regulated by the ''Student Welfare Organisation Act'' from 1996 and based on compulsory membership of all students attending the associated institutions.
-Welfare offers are financed through a [[student fee]], direct subsidies from the [[Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research]] as well as from the educational institutions through free or cheap facilities or real estate. The profit from the organisations commercial activitis is channeld back to operation and investments in welfare activites. All organisations are led by a [[board of directors|board]] compromising a majority and chairman elected from and by the students as well as representatives from the employees and the educational insitutions. The board choosed which services to provide to the students as well as setting the student fee, which typicaly is about [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 400 per [[semester]]. The organisations must report to the Ministry as well as the [[Office of the Auditor General of Norway]].
+Welfare offers are financed through a [[student fee]], direct subsidies from the [[Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research]] as well as from the educational institutions through free or cheap facilities or real estate. The profit from the organisations commercial activities is channeled back to operation and investments in welfare activities. All organisations are led by a [[board of directors|board]] compromising a majority and chairman elected from and by the students as well as representatives from the employees and the educational institutions. The board chooses which services to provide to the students as well as setting the student fee, which typically is around [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 650 per [[semester]], as of 2024. A voluntary contribution of up to NOK 40 to a student-based international aid organisation is collected alongside the fee. The student welfare organisations must report to the Ministry as well as the [[Office of the Auditor General of Norway]].
-Among the responsibilites of the organisations are operations of [[campus]] [[book store]]s and [[café]]s, of which the organisations have a [[monopoly]] to operate on campus. Other services include certain health services, advisory services, [[kindergarden]]s and [[housing]].
+Among the responsibilities of the organisations are operations of [[campus]] [[book store]]s and [[café]]s, of which the organisations have a [[monopoly]] to operate on campus. Other services include certain health services, advisory services, [[kindergarten]]s and [[housing]].
 ==List of student welfare organisations in Norway==
+*Nord studentsamskipnad (Studentinord)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Agder]] (SiA)
+*Norges arktiske studentsamskipnad
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Bergen]] (SiB)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Agder (SiA)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Bodø]] (SSiB)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Gjøvik, Ålesund og Trondheim (Sit)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Buskerud]] (SiBu)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Innlandet (SINN)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Finnmark]] (SiF)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Indre Finnmark (SSO)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Harstad]] (SiHa)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Molde (SiMolde)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Hedmark]] (SiH)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo og Akershus (SiO)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Indre Finnmark]] (SSO)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Stavanger (SiS)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Narvik]] (SSiN)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Sørøst-Norge (SSN)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Nesna]] (SiNe)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Volda (SiVolda)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Nord-Trøndelag]] (SiNoT)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Østfold (SiØ)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Oppland]] (SOPP)
+*Studentsamskipnaden i Ås (SiÅs)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Oslo]] (SiO)
+*Studentsamskipnaden på Vestlandet (Sammen)
-* [[Oslo and Akershus University Colleges Student Welfare Organisation]] (OAS)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Romsdal og Nordmøre]] (SIRN)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Sogn og Fjordane]] (SISOF)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Stavanger]] (SiS)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Stord/Haugesund]] (SSH)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Sunnmøre]] (SfS)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Telemark]] (SiTel)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Tronsmø]] (SiTø)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Trondheim]] (SiT)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Vestfold]] (SiV)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Østfold]] (SiØ)
-* [[Student Welfare Organisation in Ås]] (SiÅs)
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 [[Category:Types of companies of Norway]]
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