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Higher Education and Research in Norway - a brief jog through the landscape...

Higher Education and Research in Norway - a brief jog through the landscape. Olve Sørensen. Norway. Key figures: Population 5 mill (as of March 2012) Unemployment 2,7% GNP per capita 549 253 NOK/91 238 USD Unitary state 19 Counties 430 Municipalities Length North-South 1752 km.

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Higher Education and Research in Norway - a brief jog through the landscape...

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  1. Higher Education and Research in Norway - a brief jog through the landscape... Olve Sørensen

  2. Norway • Key figures: • Population 5 mill (as of March 2012) • Unemployment 2,7% • GNP per capita 549 253 NOK/91 238 USD • Unitary state • 19 Counties • 430 Municipalities • Length North-South 1752 km

  3. Torbjørn Vagstein/MFAPicture is for illustrative purposes only

  4. Higher Education Institutions (autumn 2011) • 8 universities • 9 specialised university institutions, of which 3 private HEIs • 2 academies of the arts • 20 university colleges • 31 private HEIs 24 receive state funding • The Police Academy and 5 military academies (under other Ministries)

  5. Independence • Public Higher Education in Norway is a State responsibility and state owned • 23,4 billion NOK (2010) to Higher Education • 5,5% of GDP is spent on education (OECD average 5,7%). • LawonUniversities and University Colleges • Passedon 1 July 2005 • Covers public and private institutions • Guaranteesinstitutionalautonomy • Introduces a national organ ofaccreditation and qualityassurance (NOKUT)

  6. Students and staff in Higher Education (autumn 2011)

  7. Key data – higher education • 36% (OECD average 28%) of the population has attained tertiary education • 60,9% (2009) of all registered students are women • Registered students (2009) by field of study

  8. Financial conditions for students • Tuition is free in public higher education • Students (Norwegian and some foreign!) are entitled to support through the State Educational Loan Fund • Basic support: NOK 90 800 (appr. € 11 800) for 2011–2012 to cover accommodation, subsistence and study materials. Extra support for travels and students with children. • Support is not dependent on parents’ income • The basic support is initially given as loans. However, up to 40 percent may be converted to a grant for students who live away from their parents and who pass their exams • International portability of loans and grants, incl. extra support to cover travel and tuitions

  9. 4 basic tools of governance • Rule of Law – legislation as a regulatory tool • Money talks - the budget as a regulatory tool • Talking sense – institutional conferences as a regulatory tool • If all else fails… – ownership as a regulatory tool

  10. Main academic features (III) • Wide decision-making powers in establishing and terminating study programmes: • Accredited universities have full freedom to decide what degree programmes they want to offer. • Other accredited institutions have the same freedom in fields in which they are authorised to award doctoral degrees. In the remaining fields, the freedom of decision-making is limited to provision at the bachelor’s level. • Non-accredited private institutions need programme by programme accreditation.

  11. Boa viagem! • Hamarøy fyr. Photo: Karin Beate Nøsterud/norden.org

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