Call +47 75 51 71 10
Transition from Inspera to WISEflow
From 4 May onward, all home exams, assignments, and portfolio submissions must be delivered in the WISEflow examination system. On‑campus examinations will continue to be held in Inspera during spring 2026, except for a small number of on-campus exams that will be tested in WISEflow in May. Students can see which exam system applies in Studentweb, where each assessment will be marked as either Inspera or WISEflow.
From autumn 2026, all exams and submissions will be conducted in WISEflow.
🖥️ Get to know WISEflow
We recommend that you complete a demo test before the exam so you can test your computer and become familiar with WISEflow. The demo test ‘FLOWassign’ shows how a home exam/assignment submission will normally take place
How to do a demo test in WISEflow:
- Log in to WISEflow.
- Click the button «Demo flows» at the bottom of the web page, find «FLOWassign» and click «Try out demo».
🖥️ Preparations before take-home examinations
Before your home exam, make sure your computer is ready and take a moment to get familiar with WISEflow
- Make sure your computer works properly and has all software updated before the exam. This helps you avoid unexpected automatic updates during the exam.
- Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome are the recommended browsers.
- Home exams are normally written outside of WISEflow and then uploaded. As a student at Nord University, you have access to Office 365, which includes Microsoft Word for writing your assignment.
- Assignments are often provided in PDF format. Therefore, it’s important that you have a program installed on your computer that can open and read PDF files.
- Make sure you have a stable internet connection at home. If you are on campus, you can connect to the wireless network (eduroam).
- Students must log in to WISEflow using their FEIDE account. Make sure your FEIDE account works before the exam. You can test this by logging in to WISEflow or Canvas. If you have any issues with your password, you can create a new one through the Self‑Service Portal.
🔢 Candidate numberThe candidate number ensures anonymity. You'll find this information in your Studentweb, on the front page under 'Upcoming events' or 'My active courses'.
🖥️ Withdraw submission / change file after submission
You may change your assignment up until due date. After you have submitted, a button named "Withdraw submission" will appear below 3. Submit.
1. Withdraw submission
2. Delete the uploaded file
3. Upload new file
4. Click SubmitGuidance for bachelor's thesis can be provided, adapted to the level and scope of the thesis. Unless othervise stated, the assigmment is normally published in Canvas, and should be submitted in WISEflow at 2pm on the date given in Studentweb.
Information on submissiond and publishing your thesis: Submission of master's thesis | Nord.no
🔢 Candidate numberThe candidate number ensures anonymity. You'll find this information in your Studentweb, on the front page under 'Upcoming events' or 'My active courses'. Some bachelor's theses require your name, check with your course responsible.
👥 Group submission
Instructions for creating groups in WISEflow are found in the section below. Please note that if you write alone, you must create a One-Person Group.
All group members are jointly and severally responsible for the content of the written answer and the entirety of what is submitted. This means that any suspicion of cheating will apply to all group members.
🧾 Thesis title
The title for the bachelor's thesis shall be registered in WISEflow when submitting it to appear on your diploma.
🧾 Cover Template
Use a cover page template from Nord University for bachelor's and master's theses. For take-home examinations and assignments, it is not mandatory to use the templates.
🧾 Receipt for Submitted Assignment
- Under submission status, you can see the submission time.
- A receipt can be sent by clicking "Request receipt".
🖥️ Withdraw submission / change file after submission
You may change your assignment up until due date. After you have submitted, a button named "Withdraw submission" will appear below 3. Submit.
1. Withdraw submission
2. Delete the uploaded file
3. Upload new file
4. Click Submit👥Create Group with Multiple Members
One member creates the group and invites the others before submission. It is not possible to add new members after a submission has been made.
- Click "Form group" in WISEflow.
- Enter the group name (e.g. "Biology Brains"). The group name is not visible to examiners on anonymous exams.
- Invite participants by looking up their names.
- Only participants who are registered for the exam can be found in the search.
- A person cannot be a member of more than one group.
👥 Confirm a Group Invitation
- Group members will receive an invitation that must be confirmed.
- The confirmation is done by clicking "Form group" in the dialog box.
👤 Create One-Person Group
If individual submissions are allowed in addition to group submissions, select "Create one‑person group".
👥 Submission of the Group Assignment
- When all invitations have been accepted, the assignment can be submitted.
- Only one shared submission is delivered on behalf of the entire group. Write the candidate numbers of all members on the front page of the assignment.
- All members can submit, not only the person who created the group.
- The person who submits must always click "Click here to submit"!
👥 Receipt for Submitted Assignment
- Under submission status, you can see the submission time.
- A receipt can be sent by clicking "Request receipt".
- Each participant must request the receipt themselves if everyone wants a copy.
👥 More Information on Group Submissions
Guide from WISEflow: Learn how to form a group and submit a group paper to WISEflows.
When submitting an assessment, it should be submitted as a combined document in PDF text format, unless otherwise stated in the course description or the question text.
🧾Convert a word document to PDF
Select "Save as PDF" or
click "Print" and select "to PDF".The conversion to PDF must not be done by printing the assessment and then scanning it. This may turn the document into image(s) within a PDF format.
🧾 Merge two or more PDF documents
Merge your assignments to one PDF with free software such as www.sejda.com/merge-PDF (3 tasks per day)
🧾 Scan documents with your phone
As an alternative to your mobile camera, you can use an app, e.g. Office Lens from Microsoft, to take pictures and scan documents or hand drawings. The app enables you to crop and edit pictures of documents, and save them as pdf or jpg. If you save them as pdf and send the to your e-mail, you can easily merge several pdfs into one pdf as described above.
Office Lens is available for iOS and Android.Use a cover page template from Nord University for bachelor and master theses, take-home examinations and assignments.
Students are obliged to familiarise themselves with the Guidelines for Examination Candidates.
Please note paragraphs 26-29 Referencing and plagiarism:
26. Nord University performs plagiarism checks of submitted written works. All aids are generally allowed for submissions. However, it is not allowed to collaborate on individual submissions. Examination candidates must therefore be cautious with discussions about the task text that can result in similarities in content, structure, language, interpretation, and evaluations in the answer. The answer must be designed by the individual candidate alone, and similarity can be an expression of unauthorized collaboration that can be considered as cheating.
27. When submitting written work, all sources must be stated both in the text itself and in a complete bibliography, unless otherwise specified in the task text. For direct transcripts, it should be clearly marked with indentation and italics or similar, and there should be a source reference with a specified page reference. Information about correct source usage and references can be found here: Citing sources and referencing. Insufficient source references and references can be considered as plagiarism and will be treated as cheating/attempted cheating.
28. It is stated in the course description whether the exam answer should be answered individually or in a group.
29. Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating unless otherwise stated for the specific exam.
Take-home examinations
Take-home examinations are characterised by the fact that there is a set and limited period of time for distribution of the examination paper and submission of the answer. They usually take place over a few days, for example, the examination paper may be distributed on Monday at 09:00 with a submission deadline of Friday at 14:00.
Preparations before take-home examinations
- Log in to Inspera using FEIDE: nord.inspera.no
- Please make sure that you have a valid password before examinations take place, and that the test is available in Inspera the day prior to the examination.
- It is recommended that you run a test of Inspera. After logging in, choose Demo tests, then select Demo – Examination with all the permitted aids.
- Familiarise yourself with the requirements for submissions. For example Save as pdf, merge multiple documents to one pdf, transfer photos/scans from phone to computer, and insert into the exam document. Check out the tips under Submission of response.
- The examination paper will be available from the start time for the examination stated in Studentweb.
Candidate number
The candidate number ensures anonymity. You'll find this information in your Studentweb, on the front page under 'Upcoming events' or 'My active courses'.
Assignment/thesis
The thesis as a form of examination is typically a semester, project, bachelor's or master's thesis. Guidance can be provided that is adapted to the level and scope of the thesis. Unless othervise stated, the assigmment is normally published in Canvas, and should be submitted in Inspera.
Group submission
See the instructions for creating groups (scroll past the Norwegian text for English).
All group members are jointly and severally responsible for the content of the written answer and the entirety of what is submitted. This means that any suspicion of cheating will apply to all group members.
Portfolio
Portfolio submission is often several different elements that when combined constitute a basis for assessment, and which is given an overall grade based on an overall assessment. A portfolio may, for example, include written works, species samples, lab exercises and artistic work.
The document Approved Forms of Assessment at Nord University (pdf) provides a complete overview of our various forms of examination.
Upload your response
In Inspera, you can upload an answer as many times as you want within the set and limited period of time. The last file uploaded will automatically be submitted when the examination period expires. All answers are stored under "Previous tests" in Inspera.
- Log in to Inspera using FEIDE: nord.inspera.no
Regulations relating to studies and examinations at Nord University
University Rules and Regulations: All formal documents regulating examinations, and overview of university rules and regulations.
Course description: Information about courses and the corresponding form of assessment may be found in the online course description.Studentweb: The examination date, form of assessment, and candidate number may be found in Studenweb.
Cheating and plagiarism: Students are obliged to familiarize themselves with the regulations that apply to taking examinations at Nord University.
Privacy protection in writing assignments: Information about requirements and guidelines when processing personal data in writing assignments.
Contact Student Records and Examinations Office:
Phone: +47 75 51 71 10
E-mail: exam@nord.no