Kristi Kafcaloudis died after falling hundreds of metres while posing for a photo at Trolltunga Rock in Norway.

An Australian student has died after falling several hundred metres off a cliff while posing for a photo in Norway.

Kristi Kafcaloudis, 24, was a student at Melbourne's Monash University and was on an exchange programme at the University of Bergen.

Norwegian media is reporting Kafcaloudis fell off the cliff at Trolltunga, a spectacular tourist spot near Bergen.

Originally from Yandina, Queensland, it has been reported she was posing for photos with other students when she slipped and fell several hundred metres to her death.

Her friend Freddie Wright said Kafcaloudis, who had travelled to Norway only in recent months to spend the second university semester abroad, had a wonderful sense of humour.

"She was just one of the funniest people I've ever met," he said.

"We used to just hang out and quote [US television series] Parks and Recreation all the time and drink whiskey together.

"She's just really kind and really funny and she could just light up a room with how funny she was."

Kristi Kafcaloudis was a "wonderful" person, friends say. The 24-year-old fell hundreds of metres to her death while posing for a photo. Photo: Facebook

Wright said Kafcaloudis loved travelling.

"She told me she'd lived in Scotland for a while," he said.

"It doesn't really feel real to me," he said of her death.

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A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman said it was providing consular assistance to her family.

Kafcaloudis was completing an Arts Science double degree at Monash's Clayton campus.

The university said in a statement its community was saddened at the news and was providing support to her family.

"Our deepest sympathies are extended to her family, her colleagues and friends during this tragic time," it said.

It's been reported she arrived in Bergen on August 10.

Wayne Troyahn, the principal of Nambour State High School where Kafcaloudis attended from years 8 to 12, said she was a popular and bright student.



"She was a wonderful person and a very dedicated student," he said.



"She was positive in all that she did."



Troyahn said the school was yet to decide how to commemorate Kafcaloudis.



"We're devastated by the loss of somebody just embarking on life," he said.



"Her and her family are just such wonderful people."