Documentation requirements - China

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Required education:

School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education + English proficiency

Documents to be uploaded:

All applicants must upload scanned copies of their supporting documents into the application portal,?please name your uploaded files as suggested in the tables below.

Required documentDescription
Copy of passport or ID card

Please note that only a copy of the ID-page is required. The passport must be valid for at least six months after your departure from Norway.

Name the pdf file?passport?or?idcard

Documentation of name change (if applicable)

Documentation of name change must be uploaded if your?name appears different in any document.

Name the pdf file?namechange

Documentation of English language proficiency

Documentation of English language proficiency?must be documented by an internationally recognised English language proficiency test:

Please note that a proficiency certificate from your university does?not?cover the English language requirement.

Name the pdf file?english.

Secondary education / High School

Required documentDescription

School leaving certificate:

毕业证书?

(Biye Zhengshu)

A scanned copy of the original diploma/certificate must be uploaded.

Name the pdf file?secondary.

Transcript of records:

会考 (Huikao)
General Examination for High School Graduates
/ Joint Graduation Exam

OR

学业水平考试
(Xuéyè shuiping cèshi)
General Ability Test
/ High School Academic Proficency Test

A scanned copy of the original transcript of records?must be uploaded.

Name the pdf file secondary-transcr.

Higher education

Required documentDescription
Verification reports in English from CHESICC or CDGDC

CHESICC

Verification reports for your graduation certificate and transcript of records from?CHESICC.

Please?make sure that the reports?include the "online verification code".

CDGDC

As of 1 July 2018,?CDGDC?no longer provides?verification reports of transcript of records or?degree certificates in English, but if you already have verification reports for your degree certificate and transcript of records issued before 1 July 2018 from?CDGDC, you can use these reports instead of ordering new reports from CHESICC.

Please?make sure that the CDGDC reports?include the "file number".

How to submit the reports

For more?information about the services provided by these offices, please contact them directly.

The reports (including the verified academic?records/transcript of records) must be scanned and uploaded to the application portal by the applicant,?or sent directly?by the verification office?to the International Summer School using the following address:

International Summer School
University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1082 Blindern
NO-0317 Oslo, Norway

Name your pdf file(s)?verif-bachelor?/?verif-bachelor-graduationcert / verif-bachelor-transcr?

If you hold a master's degree you should also provide verification reports for graduation?certificate and transcript of records from CHESICC?or your master's degree diploma/certificate and transcript of records from CDGDC.?

Name your pdf file(s)?verif-master / verif-master-graduationcert / verif-master-transcr

Original documents

(degree diploma, transcript of records and graduation certificate)

Scans of your original bachelor degree diploma, transcript of records and graduation certificate?must be?uploaded.

If you hold a master's degree you should also upload scans of your original master's degree diploma, transcript of records and graduation certificate.?

Name your pdf file(s)?bachelor?/?bachelor-graduationcert /?bachelor-transcr /?master / master-graduationcert / master-transcr

Translations

If the language of the original documents?is not English, official?translations made by an?authorized translator?must be enclosed. Please note that?the original language versions must always accompany the translations.

Name your pdf file(s)?bachelortransl /?bachelortransl-transcr /?bachelortransl-gradcert/?mastertransl?/ mastertransl-transcr / mastertransl-gradcert

Statement of purpose and CV

Required documentDescription
Statement of purpose

Your statement of purpose should be one page, typed, double spaced (max. 400 words). Tell us why the course is important to you, how it helps you fulfill future goals or how it relates to your current studies or employment. Briefly state your personal qualities that make you a good representative of your country.

Applicants to?Norwegian Levels 3 and 4?must write their statement of purpose in Norwegian.

Name the file?statement

CVName the file?cv

Scholarship form and letter of recommendation (for scholarship applicants only)

Required documentDescription
ISS scholarship form

Download, complete the scholarship form, and upload it in the Application Portal.?Eligible scholarship applicants will get the scholarship form when they apply.

Name the file?scholarship

CVName the file?CV
Letter of recommendation

You should submit one letter of recommendation from a person who is not related to you by blood or marriage. The referee should give information regarding your character, intellectual ability and seriousness of purpose. The letter should be written on official letterhead and must include contact information for the reference person. The letter should come from your professor, lecturer, headmaster, or your?employer.

Name the file?recommendation

Norwegian documentation (for Norwegian language courses levels 2-4 only)

Required documentDescription
Norwegian language

Applicants to Norwegian language level I are not required to document any prior experience with Norwegian.

Applicants to Norwegian language levels II, III or IV should submit a copy of transcripts or test scores of previous Norwegian courses or exams.

Name the file?norwegian

Important about documentation:

  • Upload?documents preferably in PDF or JPG format in the online application portal (S?knadsweb) by the application deadline.
  • Incomplete applications will be rejected.
  • You are responsible for uploading all required documentation, as well as ensuring that it is uploaded within the application deadline. As it may take several weeks for institutions and test centres?to provide transcripts and/or test scores, please arrange for these documents to be?issued as soon as possible.
  • You?are liable for?your uploaded documents,?i.e. that they represent true and unaltered?information.
  • Wrongful or misleading information may lead to dismissal and loss of right to study, according to?§ 7 of?Regulations governing studies and examinations at the University of Oslo.
  • Submission of?fraudulent documents?is illegal, and will be reported to the appropriate authorities.
  • A random?selection of students can?be?asked to present their original documents before starting their?studies.
  • Please note that we maintain the right to contact institutions, firms, associations and government agencies for the purpose of explanation and/or verification of uploaded documents.

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Published Nov. 22, 2016 3:09 PM - Last modified Dec. 17, 2025 3:37 PM