[2] Before the United States became the world-leading scientific power, Norwegians were more inclined to undertake higher education in the German-speaking world, especially engineers.

While most of the Germanophone universities and technical colleges they attended were located in Germany, ETH Zurich saw a large influx of Norwegian students.

The legations that were opened in Bern and Oslo after the Second World War were upgraded to the status of embassy in 1955 and 1957 respectively.

Before and after his tenure as Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende has been President of the World Economic Forum.

Norwegian organizations are members of several sporting bodies headquartered in Switzerland, including the IOC and FIFA.