Lingu
Online and in-person Norwegian courses (A1 to C1) for adults, companies and adult education centres in Norway
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About Lingu
Lingu is an edtech company and accredited language school that offers online and in-person Norwegian courses at levels A1 to C1, along with some English and other language courses. It also provides an online collaborative learning platform for teachers, which covers shared content, student progress tracking, assignment feedback and live lessons. An AI practice tool for the oral Norskprøven exam and free Norwegian learning resources are also listed on the site.
Individual learners, companies and public adult education centres are the customers. Individual courses are sold with monthly prices from NOK 415 (Easy Norwegian) to NOK 3,890 (premium one-to-one Flexi Norwegian). For companies, the site offers flexible language training for workplaces, and for the public sector, supplementary programmes for adult education centres together with HK-dir.
The company has a 2013 founding date and its headquarters in Stavanger, with language centres in Oslo and Bergen. The website states that the business was founded in 2008 and that Lingu is approved by HK-dir as a private provider of Norwegian language and social studies education. The company lists open roles in teaching, technology, content, sales and customer success.
Product: Norwegian language courses (online and in-person, A1 to C1), an LMS for language teachers, an AI oral exam practice tool and free learning resources.
Public tenders won
1 tender won since 1 Jan 2024 from 1 public buyer in Norway, worth 1.8B NOK as awarded. From EU award notices (TED) that name Lingu by its registry number.
- 16 Apr 2024 Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse (HK-dir) · National offer of digital Norwegian training for immigrants · 1.8B NOK notice
Jobs at Lingu
Leadership
- Odd Bjerga · CEOSource: company website
- Anne Tufte · CROSource: company website
- Pia Lorentzen Skjennum · Produktsjef / CPOSource: company website
- Agnes Skjerve · Head of MarketingSource: company website
- Yasir Hussain · Head of SalesSource: company website
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