Historical archive

Historical archive

Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government

In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.

Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.

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  • Political Advisor Hannah Sumeja Atic (Conservative Party)

    Political staff Ministry of Education and Research
    Bilde av Hannah Atic

    Political Adviser to the Minister of Trade and Industry Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.

  • Changes in the Ministry

    18/01/2018 News story Ministry of Education and Research

    In an extraordinary session of the Council of State , the King has made changes in the Government. The Ministry of Education and Research now has two ministers and integration as a new responsibility.

  • Fake news and alternative facts

    16/10/2017 Speech/statement Ministry of Education and Research

    Opening remarks on the occasion of this year's Acadmy Symposium in Humanities and Social Sciences at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

    By Minister of Education and Research Henrik Asheim

  • Statsbudsjettet 2018: Educating people for the future

    12/10/2017 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    The Government is strengthening Norway's competitiveness through its commitment to knowledge and research. In the state budget for 2018, the Government proposes, among other things, to strengthen efforts on early intervention in kindergarten and

  • Increased science cooperation with China

    30/08/2017 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    Norway and China signed a joint Action Plan today to increase cooperation in science, technology and innovation in the period 2017-2020.

  • From 33 to 21 state universities and university colleges

    15/11/2016 News story Ministry of Education and Research

    Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College are merging to become Høgskolen i Innlandet [University College of Eastern Norway] as from 1 January 2017. “This merger is one of the last pieces of the puzzle in the most extensive

  • Proposal for renewal and improvement of school subjects

    15/11/2016 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    The government is seeking renewal of the subjects taught in schools to enable pupils to achieve more in-depth learning and better understanding. Greater focus will also be placed on the schools’ broad education and qualification mission within the

  • Enhancing kindergarten efforts relating to diversity and the youngest children

    15/11/2016 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    The Minister of Education and Research has circulated a proposal for a new framework plan for kindergartens for consultative review. He is looking to strengthen kindergarten activities in connection with the youngest children, diversity, meals,

  • Deeyah Khan becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador

    01/11/2016 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    Deeyah Khan, the Norwegian human rights activist, film director and record producer has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations.

  • Education and reorientation

    06/10/2016 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    The Government is creating jobs for the future by investing in education, research and innovation. In the national budget for 2017, the Government proposes to raise efforts on early intervention in primary schools and increase funding for research,

  • Summary NOU 2016:7 Career Guidance for Individuals and Society

    03/08/2016 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    To improve the adult population’s access to professional career guidance, the committee believes that career centres with sufficient capacity should be established in all counties.

  • Honouring the Kavli Prizes winners

    06/06/2016 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    Nine pioneer­ing scientists from Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom and USA have been named this year’s recipients of the Kavli Prizes - prizes that recognize scientists for their seminal advances in astro­physics, nanoscience and neuroscience.

  • Better cooperation with important countries

    13/10/2015 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    Traditionally Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and Japan are not countries that Norway have cooperated extensively with in higher education and research. This is something the Government would like to change.

  • Education, quality and economic transition

    07/10/2015 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    Investment in education is a prerequisite for a successful transition of the Norwegian economy. In the central government budget for 2016, the Government proposes a science initiative in primary schools, a continuation of the Promotion of Vocational

  • Announcing international architectural competition

    04/09/2015 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    Minister of Education and Research Torbjørn Røe Isaksen has decided to announce an open architectural competition for a new Viking Age Museum at Bygdøy in Oslo.

  • White paper to the Storting

    Sak Ministry of Education and Research

    In January, the government set in motion work on a Storting white paper examining which structure Norwegian higher education should adopt. In essence, which universities and university colleges are to be kept.

  • The Holberg Prize Names British Storyteller and Fairytale Critic Marina Warner as 2015 Laureate

    12/03/2015 News story Ministry of Education and Research

    Warner is receiving the honour for her work on the analysis of stories and myths and how they reflect their time and place. She is known for the emphasis of gender roles and feminism in her literary work.

  • Japan-Norway Cooperation in Science and Technology

    16/02/2015 News story Ministry of Education and Research

    This week, the fifth Japan-Norway Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on cooperation in science and technology was held in Oslo.

  • Increasing completion rates at upper secondary schools

    28/01/2015 Article Ministry of Education and Research

    Too few students finish their upper secondary education, so it is a priority to get more of them to complete and pass their courses. One important step has been to establish a long-term collaboration between the central government, counties and

  • Promotion of the status and quality of teachers

    28/01/2015 Article Ministry of Education and Research

    "Promotion of the status and quality of teachers - joint effort for a modern school of knowledge” is a government programme to create schools where students learn more.

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