Norway | |
Education System Information | |
ENIC - NARIC Norway Profile: | |
http://www.enic-naric.net/members.asp?country=Norway | |
Eurydice Resources - Norway: | |
http://oraprod.eurydice.org/portal/page?_pageid=197,161545&_dad=portal &_schema=PORTAL&countryCode=NO®ionCode=null | |
System of Education: | |
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/europe-and-north -america/norway/profile-of-education.html | |
Government Links | |
Ministry of Education and Research: | |
http://odin.dep.no/kd/english/bn.html | |
National Council for Vocational Education and Training: | |
http://www.vox.no/ | |
Established by the Norwegian government for the implementation of its Competence Reform, a national plan which targets adults both within and outside working life | |
Educational Institutions | |
University Listings: | |
http://www.nokut.no/sw478.asp | |
Non-university level institutions of higher education may also be included | |
Professional Bodies | |
Center for International University Cooperation: | |
http://www.siu.no/nufu | |
Promotes the participation of Norwegian educational and research institutions in international cooperation | |
Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education: | |
http://www.nokut.no/sw336.asp | |
Independent body that provides quality assurance of institutions and course provisions. Also serves as the ENIC/NARIC center in Norway and so is responsible for the recognition of foreign credentials and institutions | |
Norwegian Association for Distance Education: | |
http://www.nade-nff.no/Default.aspx?center=portal/article&art=9 | |
Membership organization for those in the field of distance education | |
Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education: | |
http://www.nifu.no/infoeng.html | |
Research and development statistics and publications on issues in Norwegian higher education | |
The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions (UHR): | |
http://gammel.uhr.no/English/Englishindex.htm | |
Founded in 2000 as a merger of the Norwegian Council of State Colleges and the Norwegian Council of Universities, the body develops educational strategies and promotes links in international education | |
Bologna Process | |
Bologna Process National Report 2005: | |
http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/EN/national_impl/00_Nat-rep-05/Nation al_Reports-Norway_050112.pdf | |
Report presented at the Bergen Ministerial Meeting on the implementation of the Bologna Process in the country | |
WENR - Bologna Country Update: | |
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/03Sept/Norway.htm | |
Updates in terms of the structural, legislative and institutional changes that have been implemented in Norway's efforts to comply with the reforms called for in the Bologna Declaration | |
Information for International Students | |
Fulbright Commission: | |
http://www.fulbright.no/ | |
Provides information on educational exchange between the U.S. and Norway | |
Study Norway: | |
http://www.study-norway.net/ | |
Provides information for those wishing to study in Norway, especially within the EU frameworks of SOCRATES/ERASMUS |