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Network of public spaces - an idea handbook

The idea handbook is meant to inspire municipalities and others to develop networks of good urban public spaces. Urban public space networks are the infrastructure of streets, squares, parks, watercourses and pedestrian and bicycle connections.

Attractive Nordic towns - strategies towards a more sustainable future

This report is made by Sweco, and it is a guide to those who aim at building attractive small and medium-sized Nordic towns. It is not a “how to” handbook. For the urban planners or politicians who are aiming at making their town more attractive, it

Regulations on a framework plan for the content and tasks of kindergartens

The core values of kindergartens shall be promulgated, practised and manifest in every aspect of a kindergarten's pedagogical practices. Childhood has intrinsic value, and kindergartens shall take a holistic approach to the children's development.

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About the Ministry

The Ministry is responsible for matters relating to housing and building policy, local government finances, rural and regional policy, local administration, the conduct of elections, Sami and minority affairs, management tasks under the Planning and

What now - The Impact of Digitization on the Norwegian Music Industry

English summary

On behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Culture, the Center for Creative Industries at BI NorwegianBusiness School (BI:CCI) together with Menon Economics has conducted a study of the impacts ofdigitization on the players within the ecosystem of the

The Vocational Education Act

The objective of this Act is to ensure the provision of high quality tertiary vocational education and satisfactory conditions for students of tertiary vocational education.

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The Independent Schools Act

The objective of this Act is to help facilitate the establishment and operation of independent schools, so that parents and pupils may choose other schools than the government schools, cf. Section 2 no. 2 of the (Norwegian) Human Rights Act.

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The Student Financial Aid Act

The purpose of the student financial aid system is to contribute to equal opportunity to education regardless of geographical circumstances, age, gender, disability, financial and social circumstances.

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The Professional Qualifications Act

The purpose of this Act is to allow professionals who are nationals of an EEA State or Switzerland to exercise their profession in Norway under the same conditions as professionals who obtained their professional qualifications in Norway, in

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Prop. 1 LS (2019-2020) Taxes 2020

Proposition to the Storting (bill and draft resolution) for the fiscal year 2020

Meld. St. 1 (2019–2020) National Budget 2020

The National Budget 2020

Mapping of modern slavery and recommendations for the Norwegian Government’s development programme to combat modern slavery

The report has been written by Norad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ request.

EUs romprogrammer

Norway participates in the EU's Space Programmes Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus. The participation is incorporated in the EEA Agreement.

International Space Cooperation

Participation in international technology cooperation, primarily through the European Space Agency (ESA) and the EU's space programs, is the mainstay of Norwegian public investment in space activities.

Space and business

The Government’s focus on space related activities generates a number of contracts and orders for Norwegian high-tech businesses, both through the ESA-programmes and on the commercial market.

The Folk High School Act

The objective of this Act is to enable the establishment and operation of folk high schools inNorway. The term “folkehøyskole” (Folk High School) must be included in the school name,and only schools approved pursuant to Section 2 of this Act may use

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RETHOS: Status

New National Curricula Regulations are being developed for the twenty programmes of education listed above. These will be statutory and must be adhered to by all the higher education institutions concerned. The curricula will be implemented in the

RETHOS: New Governance System

A new governance system has been established for the National Curricula applied to higher health and welfare education in Norway.

RETHOS: Background

In Norway, there is currently a major restructuring of National Curriculum Regulations in health and welfarel education in order to make these more future-oriented. The restructuring is based on an acknowledgement that curricula easily can become