Studentersamfunnet i Bergen

The Student Society is the largest independent arena for political, academic and cultural debates in Western Norway.

The organisation arranges debates, lectures and meetings on many different political, cultural and scientific subjects.

It has hosted prominent people such as Shirin Ebadi, Norman Finkelstein, Desmond Tutu and Fredrik Barth.

The program is planned and booked by volunteer students from the various educational institutions in Bergen.

The protector of Studentersamfunnet is a european hedgehog, called Hans Majestet Pinnsvinet (Erinaceus europeus minor, Rex et Inspirator).