Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
Encyclopedia
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
responsible for education
Education in Norway
Education in Norway is mandatory for all children aged 6–16. The school year in Norway runs from mid August to late June the following year. The Christmas holiday from mid December to early January historically divides the Norwegian school year into two terms...
, research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
s. The ministry was established in 1814, and since October 18, 2007 led by Tora Aasland
Tora Aasland
Tora Aasland is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion....
and Kristin Halvorsen
Kristin Halvorsen
Kristin Halvorsen is a Norwegian socialist politician and was the Minister of Finance from 17 October 2005 until 20 October 2009. She is now the Minister of Education in Stoltenberg's second cabinet....
(Socialist Left
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
) in 2009. The department reports to the legislature (Stortinget). Traditionally this ministry was also responsible for church affairs, but this function was transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture is responsible for cultural policy, regulations and other matters related to the media and sports. The ministry was established in 1982, at which time it was called the Ministry of Cultural and Scientific Affairs. Until then, the Ministry of Church and...
in 2002.
Political staff
- Minister for research and higher education Tora AaslandTora AaslandTora Aasland is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion....
(Socialist LeftSocialist Left Party (Norway)The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
) - Minister for preschool and elementary school Kristin HalvorsenKristin HalvorsenKristin Halvorsen is a Norwegian socialist politician and was the Minister of Finance from 17 October 2005 until 20 October 2009. She is now the Minister of Education in Stoltenberg's second cabinet....
(Socialist LeftSocialist Left Party (Norway)The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
) - State Secretary Lisbet RugtvedtLisbet RugtvedtLisbet Rugtvedt is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark during the term 1989–1993 and from Oslo during the term 1997–2001...
(Socialist Left), to Halvorsen - State Secretary Roger Østlie Sandum, to Halvorsen
- Political adviser Sylvi BrattenSylvi BrattenSylvi Annie Bratten is a Norwegian politician representing the Socialist Left Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms during the term 1993–1997...
, to Halvorsen - State Secretary Kyrre Lekve (Socialist Left), to Aasland
Departments
- Department of Early Childhood Education and Care
- Department of Education and Training
- Department of Higher Education
- Department of Research
- Department of Policy Analysis, Lifelong Learning and International Affairs
- Department of Governance and Finance
- Department of Administration and Development
- The Communication Unit
Subsidiaries
The following government agenciesEtat
Etat is a Norwegian state-, county- or municipal agency. An Etat is a subdivision of the administration, which has been given responsibility for a special area. An agency does not have a board of directors, but it does have a director, appointed by the subordinate organization. Normally decisions...
are subordinate the ministry:
- Research Council of Norway Norges forskningsråd (Official site) In charge of research funding and research policy.
- Norwegian Directorate for Education and TrainingNorwegian Directorate for Education and TrainingThe Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training is Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Education and Research. It is responsible for development of primary and secondary education, including the management of the Norwegian Support System for Special Education .The organization,...
, or Utdanningsdirektoratetet (Official site) Responsible for the development of primary and secondary education. Approves the primary and secondary school curriculum. - Centre for ICT in education
- Foreldreutvalget for grunnskolen (Official site) Cooperation between parents and school authorities.
- Norway Opening Universities, or Norgesuniversitetet (Official site) Think tank for life-long learning and e-learning in higher education and provides funding to distance learning initiantives.
- Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, or Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (Official site) Quality assurance for colleges and secondary vocational training, as well as approving degrees from foreign countries.
- Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education, or Senter for internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning (Official site) Promotes international cooperation in higher education and research.
- Norwegian Institute for Adult Learning, or VOX-læring for arbeidslivet (Official site) Promotes adult learning within reading, writing, arithmetic and ICT.
- Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, or Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt (Official site) Foreign policy research.
- Norwegian Meteorological InstituteNorwegian Meteorological InstituteNorwegian Meteorological Institute is the Norwegian national institute for weather forecasts.The three main offices are located in Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø. The Institute has around 500 employees and keeps around 650 paid observers of various kinds around the country...
, or Meteorologisk institutt (Official site) Performs weather observations and forecasts. - Norwegian Social ResearchNorwegian Social ResearchNorwegian Social Research is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway.It was established on 1 July 1996, as a merger between four institutes. It is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research...
, or Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, velferd og aldring (Official site) Research. - Norwegian State Educational Loan FundNorwegian State Educational Loan FundThe Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund is a government agency that provides loans and grants to Norwegian and certain foreign students for their education...
, or Statens lånekasse for utdanning (Official site) Grands loans and scholarships to students. - Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission ServiceNorwegian Universities and Colleges Admission ServiceThe Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service is a Norwegian government agency responsible for application and admission to all public universities and university colleges in Norway for entry level degrees, either Bachelor degrees for liberal studies and some professional studies, as...
, or Samordna opptak (Official site) Coordinates admission to most undergraduate courses at state universities and colleges. - Statens fagskole for gartnere og blomsterdekoratører (Official site) Educates gardeners and flower decorators at secondary school level.
Universities
- Norwegian University of Life SciencesNorwegian University of Life SciencesThe Norwegian University of Life Sciences is a public university located in Ås, Norway.It is located at Ås in Akershus, near Oslo, and has around 3800 students...
, or Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap (Official site) - Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyThe Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
, or Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (Official site) - University of BergenUniversity of BergenThe University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
, or Universitetet i Bergen (Official site) - University of OsloUniversity of OsloThe University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, or Universitetet i Oslo (Official site) - University of StavangerUniversity of StavangerThe University of Stavanger is located in Stavanger, Norway and has about 8,500 students and 1200 administration, faculty and service staff. It is organised in three faculties, including two national centres of expertise. It includes 107 professors, and more than 150 of the academic staff hold...
, or Universitetet i Stavanger (Official site) - University of TromsøUniversity of TromsøThe University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
, or Universitetet i Tromsø (Official site) - University of Agder, or Universitetet i Agder (Official site)
Specialised Colleges
- Oslo School of Architecture and DesignOslo School of Architecture and DesignThe Oslo School of Architecture and Design, AHO, is one of Norway's three architectural schools.AHO is an autonomous institution within the Norwegian university system. The school was established directly after World War II as a «crisis course» for students of architecture who were unable to finish...
, or Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo (Official site) - Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, or Norges handelshøgskole (Official site)
- Norwegian School of Sport SciencesNorwegian School of Sport SciencesThe Norwegian School of Sport Sciences is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides education at Bachelor, Master and Doctorate level....
, or Norges idrettshøgskole (Official site) - Norwegian Academy of MusicNorwegian Academy of MusicThe Norwegian Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the country's highest level of music education. As a university college, it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate...
, or Norges musikkhøgskole (Official site) - Norwegian School of Veterinary ScienceNorwegian School of Veterinary ScienceNorwegian School of Veterinary Science or NVH is a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educates veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety, comparative medicine and mammalian diseases, health and welfare. The institution has about...
, or Norges vetrinærhøgskole (Official site)
Regional University Colleges
- Akershus University CollegeAkershus University CollegeAkershus University College is a university college located in Kjeller, Norway. The institution is one of 25 public university colleges owned and run by the Norwegian state...
, or Høgskolen i Akershus (Official site) - Bergen National Academy of the ArtsBergen National Academy of the ArtsBergen National Academy of the Arts or KHiB is one of the two independent institutions of higher learning in the visual arts and design in Norway. It is located in Bergen, Norway.-History:...
, or Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen (Official site) - Bergen University CollegeBergen University CollegeBergen University College is a Norwegian public institution of higher education, established in August 1994 by the merging of six former independent colleges in Bergen, Norway.The College is organised in 3 faculties:*Faculty of Education...
, or Høgskolen i Bergen (Official site) - Bodø University CollegeBodø University CollegeThe University of Nordland , previously Bodø University College, is a public university located is located in Bodø, Norway. The university is located 10 km outside the city centre...
, or Høgskolen i Bodø (Official site) - Buskerud University CollegeBuskerud University CollegeBuskerud University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education established August 1, 1994 and situated in the county of Buskerud, Norway....
, or Høgskolen i Buskerud (Official site) - Finnmark University CollegeFinnmark University CollegeFinnmark University College is a university college with three campuses throughout Finnmark, Norway. The Faculty of Education and Liberal Arts and the Faculty of Business and Social Work is located in Alta, while the Faculty of Nursing is located in Hammerfest. The Barents International School,...
, or Høgskolen i Finnmark (Official site) - Gjøvik University CollegeGjøvik University CollegeGjøvik University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the town of Gjøvik, Norway. It was established August 1, 1994, and has approximately 2600 students and 280 employees....
, or Høgskolen i Gjøvik (Official site) - Harstad University CollegeHarstad University CollegeHarstad University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the city of Harstad, Norway. It was established August 1, 1994, as a result of the restructuring of an existing høgskole in Harstad, a 1983 establishment, and has about 1100 students and 110...
, or Høgskolen i Harstad (Official site) - Hedmark University CollegeHedmark University CollegeHedmark University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the county of Hedmark, Norway. The college's four campuses are located in Hamar, Elverum, Åmot and Stor-Elvdal...
, or Høgskolen i Hedmark (Official site) - Lillehammer University CollegeLillehammer University CollegeLillehammer University College is a Norwegian state-run university college located at Storhove in Lillehammer. It was established in 1971 as Oppland College and took its current form in 1995. It is located in the television and radio center built for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games...
, or Høgskolen i Lillehammer (Official site) - Molde University CollegeMolde University CollegeMolde University College - Specialized University in Logistics is a Norwegian specialized university located in Molde. The university offers higher education in business administration, transport economics, logistics, information technology, and health sciences.Degrees are offered both at...
, or Høgskolen i Molde (Official site) - Narvik University CollegeNarvik University CollegeNarvik University College is a state owned University College in the town of Narvik, Norway. It was established August 1 1994, and has approximately 1300 students and 170 employees....
, or Høgskolen i Narvik (Official site) - Nesna University CollegeNesna University CollegeNesna University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the municipality of Nesna, Norway. It was established August 1, 1994, and has approximately 1200 students and 130 employees....
, or Høgskolen i Nesna (Official site) - Nord-Trøndelag University CollegeNord-Trøndelag University CollegeNord-Trøndelag University College or HiNT is a Norwegian university college located throughout the county of Nord-Trøndelag...
, or Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag (Official site) - Oslo National Academy of the ArtsOslo National Academy of the ArtsThe Oslo National Academy of the Arts is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts...
, or Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (Official site) - Oslo University CollegeOslo University CollegeOslo University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen i Oslo is the largest state university college in Norway, with more than 11,000 students and approx. 1100 employees...
, or Høgskolen i Oslo (Official site) - Sámi University CollegeSámi University CollegeSámi University College was established in 1989 and has about 150 students and 52 faculty, technical and administrative staff. It is one of 25 Norwegian state university colleges and located in Kautokeino....
, or Samisk høgskole (Official site) - Sogn og Fjordane University CollegeSogn og Fjordane University CollegeSogn og Fjordane University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the county of Sogn og Fjordane. The university college's campuses are located in Sogndal, Førde and Sandane...
, or Høgskolen i Sogn of Fjordane (Official site) - Stord/Haugesund University CollegeStord/Haugesund University CollegeStord/Haugesund University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund) is a medium sized state university college in Norway, with around 2700 students and 260 employees...
, or Høgskolen i Stord/Haugesund (Official site) - Sør-Trøndelag University CollegeSør-Trøndelag University CollegeSør-Trøndelag University College or HiST is a Norwegian university college located in Trondheim. The school offers higher education within nursing, teaching, economics, food science, engineering and information technology...
, or Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag (Official site) - Telemark University CollegeTelemark University CollegeTelemark University College is the fourth largest university college in Norway. The University College has about 5000 students. It is split between four different locations. The campuses are located in Bø, Notodden, Porsgrunn and Rauland.-Hierarchy:The university college is organised into four...
, or Høgskolen i Telemark (Official site) - Vestfold University CollegeVestfold University CollegeVestfold University College is a university college, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the county of Vestfold, Norway. The university college's campuses were formerly located in Borre and Eik. From 2010 the whole university college was colocated at Campus Bakkenteigen in Horten...
, or Høgskolen i Vestfold (Official site) - Volda University CollegeVolda University CollegeVolda University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the village of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was established on 1 August 1994, when the Møre og Romsdal regional college and the Volda Teachers College were merged together...
, or Høgskolen i Volda (Official site) - Østfold University CollegeØstfold University CollegeØstfold University College is a further and higher education institution in south-eastern Norway. It has campuses in Fredrikstad and Halden. Enrollment is approximately 4,000 students ; and 480 staff...
, or Høgskolen i Østfold (Official site) - Ålesund University CollegeÅlesund University CollegeAalesund University College is a medium sized institution of higher education in Norway with more than 2000 students and approximately 150 employees....
, or Høgskolen i (Official site)
Limited companies
- Norwegian Social Science Data Services, or Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste (Official site) Information and data services for higher education and research.
- Svalbard University Centre, or Universitetssenteret på Svalbard (Official site) Research on Svalbard.
- UninettUNINETTUninett is a Norwegian government-owned company responsible for deploying and maintaining a national research based computer network . They also conduct network research and pilot projects related to high speed connectivity...
(Official site) Operates the university/college/research internet communication network and the norid domain register. - Simula Research LaboratorySimula Research Laboratoryis a Norwegian research organisation located just outside Oslo, the capital of Norway. The laboratory conducts basic research in the fields of networks and distributed systems, scientific computing, and software engineering. It employs around 120 people, mainly scientific researchers, and has an...
(Official site) (80%, Research)