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Borgehaven

From 5480 kr

Borgehaven student accommodation is located in a nice, quiet neighbourhood surrounded by one-family houses and thuja hedges.

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Welfare host for residents

Contact information for your welfare host is found on My page.

About the buildings:

Borgehaven student accommodation (built 2009-2010) consists of five buildings with a total of 52 housing units, divided into:

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Practical information about Borgehaven:

Borgehaven is about a 15-minute walk from the University. Read more about location and Campus Porsgrunn at USN.

Borgehaven is located in a peaceful and charming area with spacious gardens. 

There is allocated free parking for cars, and bicycle parking under a roof. Use a private lock. 

There is a shared laundry room in building B, with free use of washing machines and tumble driers. The three-bedroom apartments have private washing machines and tumble driers. 

Each house has freestanding storage rooms. The three-bedroom apartments also have storage room indoors. 

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Sandbakken.

Train: The nearest train station is Porsgrunn station, approx. 1.5 km from Borgehaven.


The waste container shed is located by the parking lot. Green and black containers. Remember to recycle!

Check out Renovasjon i Grenland's sorting guide on what goes where (PDF).

Heat pump

Electricity is included in the rent. 

The building is attached to central heating via heat pumps that provides energy for ventilation heating and hot water.


The student housing is built to be energy-efficient to retain heat during the cold season. There is no cooling installed on the property and in the summer months it can get hot inside if it is hot outside.

Fire alarm system

It is very important for your safety and the safety of others that you have familiarised yourself with the fire alarm system in your student residence. You can find information about the fire alarm system that applies to you on My page under Fire information. It is important that you read this and tick that the information has been read and understood.

There are also notices in the student accommodation that provide you with information.

Cable in router

Internet via cable


A router from SSN has been placed in your apartment. To use a wired connection, you must connect the device you wish to use through this.

We recommend that you use network cables of the standard cat5e or newer.

SSN external

This wireless network is reserved for tenants who do not have an account to use eduroam. If you are not a student or employee at USN you will find the password under the Internet tab on my page.

WiFi: Eduroam

This is the same wireless network that you will find on campus (in addition to a number of other locations). To log in to eduroam, you must use your student account ([email protected] + password). You obtain your student account from the university at the start of studies. More information about student accounts can be found on the USN website.


Eduroam uses wpa-enterprise for authentication. This means you need both a username and password to log in. Many devices such as smart TV, Chromecast, Apple TV and gaming consoles do not support this and therefore cannot be used on Eduroam.

WiFi public areas

These wireless networks are also available in public areas (kitchen/lounge/hallway).

Physical key retrieved from the SSN campus office

You will receive a physical key, which you must pick up at SSN's campus office. The key is ready from 1 pm on the day your contract starts.



Subject to errors in inventory. In addition, some inventory may apply to common areas and not the individual unit.

All keys and key cards must be delivered by 10 am on the last day of the contract.

The housing unit must be ready for handover (emptied, cleared and cleaned).

You can either deliver the key in the service office or in one of our dropboxes.

Read more about returning the key and find location for dropbox on your campus here.

Documents

Overviev Borgehaven pdf Floorplan Borgehaven 13-19 pdf Floorplan Borgehaven 21-35 pdf Floorplan Borgehaven 36-46 pdf Floorplan Borgehaven 48-62 pdf Floorplan Borgehaven 64-78 pdf

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