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Norwegian Higher Education

The Norwegian Higher Education system A short introduction to Brazilian delegation 29.May 2012 Ola Stave Secretary general UHR. Norwegian Higher Education. Structure of higher education institutions in Norway 8 universities (all public) 9 specialised universities (6 public, 3 private)

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Norwegian Higher Education

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  1. The Norwegian Higher Education systemA short introductiontoBrazilian delegation 29.May 2012Ola StaveSecretary general UHR

  2. Norwegian Higher Education Structure of higher education institutions in Norway • 8 universities (all public) • 9 specialised universities (6 public, 3 private) • 27 university colleges (22 public, 5 private) • 2 national academies of art (public) • Several smaller private institutions And the population of Norway is 5 million !

  3. Our tasks - what do we do • Interest of member institutions • Speaking/acting on behalf of our institutions towards our ministry, government and parliament in matters concerning legal regulations, budgets etc. • A lot of seminars • Offer leadership courses • National coordination • Admission • Harmonising of grades and Exams • Thematic networks • Project development • Scientific publication • National frameworks for education in e.g. nursing • Special tasks for the Ministry • Gender equality • Publication committee

  4. Focus • Quality in education • Quality in research • Scientific publication • Internationalisation • Innovation • Link education and research – research based education in all fields

  5. Rules and regulations • A common law for all institutions • Common purposes – all do research and research-based teaching • Common governance • Board with 11 members, of which • 4 externally appointed members • 2 student representatives • No tuition fees (for the publicly owned insitutions) • Bologna in Norwegian • The Quality Reform – 2002 • Common degree structure • Quality assurance system • Accreditation system with criteria for becoming universities or specialised universities

  6. UHR - 2011 Norwegian Association for Higher Education Institutions Executive Board Secretariat National Conference for Fac of Art Fac of Social Sciences Fac of Natural Sciences Fac of Law Fac of Dentistry Fac of Medicine Administrative Committee Research Committee Study Programme Committee Negotiation Committee Scientific pub Committee Degree harmo Committee National Council for Health and Social Work Edu Techer Education Engineering Education Business-Administrative Edu Committee for Libraries Committee for Museums Professional Council for Psychology Education Pharmacy Education Industrial Design Education Architecture Publication Committee Gender in Research + 39 National Committees on subjects

  7. Strukturen i UH sektoren The general structure of higher education is: Students Staff 8 universities 98.000 17.000 9 specialised universities 18.000 2.000 27 university colleges 83.000 9.000 2 National academies of art 800 250 29 private highereducationinstitutions 11.500 700 Total 211.000 29.000 + Students abroad 13.000 + Exchange students 8.000

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