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Norway
To do a PhD in Norway takes normally four years of full-time work that includes the PhD thesis and the educational program. The PhD consists of three main components: the thesis, the educational program, and teaching of higher education students. All of the students are enrolled in a PhD program that is governed by a faculty. The funding for PhD positions is sourced from the university or through research projects financed by the Research Council of Norway (RCN). A PhD position is a full-time, paid position. Students are admitted to the PhD program
by a committee of appointed faculty members. The educational program requires a minimum of 30 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits and consists of coursework in areas such as philosophy of science, research ethics, research-related legal issues, quantitative and qualitative methods, and in specific knowledge domains. The PhD thesis typically consists of three or four articles published in international peer-reviewed journals or
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