Ko Aung Kyaw Soe has studied in Singapore before he works in Norway.

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For those who can meet certain prerequisites, Norway may be one of the best places to study in Europe for students from developing countries, says a Burmese expatriate in Oslo.

Only few students from Burma, so far, have studied in Norway probably due to lack of information about what is available for them.

There are various scholarship programmes that might be just right for many Burmese students, if only they know how to apply, says Ko Aung Kyaw Soe who works as an engineer for a research and development company in Norway.

Quota Scheme

In about a thousand students who benefit from the Quota Scheme, not even ten of them are Burmese. So, the Burmese students should try to apply more.   Ko Aung Kyaw Soe

Sponsored by the Norwegian Ministry of Education, the Quota Scheme is one of the largest scholarship programmes to help the capacity building in Third World countries.

Every year, more than one thousand students are offered full scholarship under the scheme to study at top universities in Norway, of which majority are from developing countries.

Detail information can be seen in the website www.studyinnorway.no .

Ko Aung Kyaw Soe says his brother and a friend of him have achieved their Master's degree under this programme.

Students have to work for their countries for a specified period of time after completing their studies in Norway.