Who must pay semester fee?
All students must pay the semester fee each semester.
Students enrolled in part-time or online studies, have separate deadline for payment. We will send further information by email.
Exemptions:
- Students on exchange programmes. They are still entitled to the same services from Sammen through their exchange programme.
- Students on a leave of absence
- PhD-candidates
How much is the semester fee?
The semester fee is (as of August 2025) NOK 700. This includes a voluntary payment of NOK 50 to the Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH) who works to promote education in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Student Union encourages all students to support SAIH.
However if you for some reason do not wish to do so, you can remove the tick in the payment service and pay NOK 650,-.
If you wish to donate more, please visit the SAIH website (external link) for more information.
Why pay the semester fee?
Students must pay a semester fee to the Student Welfare Organisation Sammen (external link).
Sammen is a non-profit organisation and offers students a range of welfare services, such as reasonably priced housing, sports, cafeterias, health and child care services, career and counselling services.
Questions about the payment?
If you for example wish to apply for refund or have question about the payment service, you will find your answer below.
Semester fee refund
You may apply for a refund
- if you paid the semester fee, but will not be studying at UiB this semester.
- if you have paid semester fee to a different student welfare organization as well.
If you wish to apply for a refund of the semester fee, use the application form in UiBhjelp.
If you have paid 50 NOK to SAIH and wish to have it refunded, please fill in this form on the SAIH website.
Deadlines for applying for a semester fee refund:
- Fall semester: 15 September
- Spring semester: 15 February
Paid semester fee to another higher education institution in Norway
You are only required to pay the semester fee at one place of study in Norway, even though you are entitled to study at more than one. The main rule is that you pay the semester fee to the higher education institution you have been admitted to.
Students who don't pay the semester fee to UiB / the Student Welfare Organisation in Bergen (Sammen), will not have a valid Student ID App from UiB and will not benefit from Sammen's welfare services. However, if you pay the semester fee to Sammen through another higher education institution in Bergen you will have access to all of Sammen's services.
Register external payment
If you do not pay the semester fee to UiB, we still have to have it registrered in our system. Register your payment to another institution in UiBhjelp, by uploading proof of payment within the deadline.
Deadlines
Autum: 15 September
Spring: 15 February
Payment to more than one highe
Semester fee in case of leave of abscence or part-time studies
Leave of abscence
You are not required to pay the semester fee or register for the semester(s) for which you have been granted leave of abscence from studies. Students on parental leave may choose to pay the semester fee and register.
Part-time studies
The semester fee is the same for full and part time programmes. This also applies if you have been granted permission to study part time in a full time programme.
Having trouble using the payment service?
If you are having problems using semesteravgift.uib.no, please describe the issue and send it to semesteravgift@uib.no.
Why does the payment service show “no invoice”?
There may be several reasons why you do not see an invoice at semesteravgift.uib.no:
- You have an exemption from paying the semester fee. Exchange students to UiB do not have to pay while studying at UiB.
- You are checking too early. Semester payment has not yet opened for the upcoming semester.
- You have already paid. You only need to pay once per semester.
- You have paid at another institution in Norway, and this has already been registered.
- You are a PhD candidate and do not need to pay the semester fee. Contact your faculty if you believe you are required to pay.
- You are not entitled to study this semester. If you believe this is incorrect, contact the information centre at your faculty.