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  • Norwegian comment to the European strategy for universities and the Council Recommendation on building bridges for effective European higher education cooperation – April 2022

    27/04/2022 Letter Ministry of Education and Research

  • Immigration and Integration 2019–2020

    Report for Norway to the OECD

    22/12/2020 Report Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Culture and Equality, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report "Immigration and Integration 2019-2020 - Report for Norway to the OECD" is a contribution to the reporting system on migration for the

  • Strategy for Norway’s participation in Horizon Europe and the European Research Area

    03/12/2021 Plans/strategy Ministry of Education and Research

    The strategy sets out the overriding goals for Norway’s participation in Horizon Europe and the European Research Area for the period 2021-2027.

  • Strategy for Norway’s participation in Erasmus+ and the European Education Area

    03/12/2021 Plans/strategy Ministry of Education and Research

    Strategy for Norway’s participation in Erasmus+ and the European Education Area

  • Regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment for post-doctoral research fellow, research fellow and research assistant

    02/02/2006 Regulation Ministry of Education and Research

    Regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts of postdoktor (post-doctoral research fellow), stipendiat (research fellow), vitenskapelig assistent (research assistant) and spesialistkandidat (resident)

  • Strategy for digital transformation in the higher education sector

    28/02/2023 Plans/strategy Ministry of Education and Research

  • The Norwegian Government's Action Plan on Gender and Sexual Diversity (2023–2026)

    06/09/2023 Plans/strategy Ministry of Culture and Equality, Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The goal of the new Action Plan for Gender and Sexual Diversity for the period 2023 to 2026 is to improve queer people's quality of life, safeguard their rights and contribute to greater acceptance of gender and sexual diversity. The plan sets out

  • Improving lower secondary schools in Norway

    OECD-report - Executive Summary April 2011

    06/05/2011 Report Ministry of Education and Research

    The report Improving lower secondary schools in Norway aims to help education authorities in Norway and other OECD countries to understand the importance of lower secondary education and to find approaches to strenghten this key educational level.

  • Government to provide student support for electricity costs

    13/12/2021 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    The Government is proposing offering an application-based additional loan of NOK 3000 to students at universities, university colleges and vocational schools and adult students studying at upper secondary level in order to cover their electricity

  • Act relating to Tertiary Vocational Education

    11/04/2011 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    The Act was amended by Act of 22 june 2018 no. 85 (in force as of 1 Aug 2018). The title of the Act amended by Act of 29 June 2007 no. 90 (in force as of 1 Aug 2007 pursuant to the Decree of 29 June 2007 no. 758). - Cf. previous Acts of 14 June 1985

    Read act at lovdata.no

  • The Independent Schools Act

    14/10/2019 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    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.

    Read act at lovdata.no

  • The Student Financial Aid Act

    14/10/2019 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    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.

    Read act at lovdata.no

  • NOU 2022: 2 - Academic freedom of expression

    A good culture of free speech must be built from the bottom up, every single day

    30/03/2022 Norwegian Official Report (NOU) Ministry of Education and Research

  • Norwegian Strategy for Skills Policy 2017 - 2021

    10/07/2017 Plans/strategy Ministry of Education and Research

    The population's skills are society's most important resource and the basis for welfare, growth, wealth creation and sustainability. Solid skills within the workforce is and will be crucial both for the Norwegian economy's competitiveness and for

  • Migration and Integration 2021–2022

    16/01/2023 Report Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Culture and Equality, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Report for Norway to the OECD.

  • Immigration and Immigrants 2015–2016

    IMO Report for Norway

    19/01/2017 Report Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    Report from Norway to the OECD with statistics on migration and on the composition of immigrants and their Norwegian-born children.

  • Kindergarten Act

    09/05/2011 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    Kindergartens shall provide children under compulsory school age with good opportunities for development and activity in close understanding and collaboration with the children's homes.

    Read act at lovdata.no

  • The kindergarten teaching profession – present and future

    05/07/2019 Plans/strategy Ministry of Education and Research

    Summary of report developed by an expert group appointed by the Ministry of Education and Research

  • National strategy for libraries 2020-2023 - A space for democracy and self-cultivation

    02/09/2019 Plans/strategy Ministry of Culture and Equality, Ministry of Education and Research

    Libraries are houses of democracy: from the National Library of Norway to public libraries, school libraries, special libraries and research libraries. Together, they constitute an important part of the democratic infrastructure and are one of the

  • Reduced Recidivism to Crime

    24/01/2018 Plans/strategy Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    National strategy for coordinated reintegration after served sentences 2017-2021

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