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The ''Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research'' (in full: '''Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research''': Norwegian: '''Kunnskapsdepartementet''', literally Ministry of Knowledge) is responsible for education, research and kindergartens in [[Norway]]. Its Departments include: 

* Department of Early Childhood Education and Care 
* Department of Education and Training 
* Department of Higher Education 
* Department of Policy Analysis, Lifelong Learning and International Affairs.


Reporting to it are a number of agencies and companies of which the most relevant for Re.ViCa purposes are: 

* [[Norway Opening Universities]], or Norgesuniversitetet: Stimulates cooperation between business and higher education, and to increase life-long learning 
* [[Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education]], or [[Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen]] ([[NOKUT]]): Supervises and helps improved the quality of higher education 
* Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education, or Senter for internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning: Promotes international cooperation in higher education and research 
* Norwegian Institute for Adult Learning, or VOX-læring for arbeidslivet: Promotes adult learning within reading, writing, arithmetic and ICT 
* Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund, or Statens lånekasse for utdanning: Grants loans and scholarships to students 
* Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service, or Samordna opptak: Coordinates admission to undergraduate courses at state universities and colleges 
* [[UNINETT]]: Operate the university/college/research National Research and Education Network ([[NREN]]).

Its web site in English is at http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd.html?id=586

There is a useful Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Ministry_of_Education_and_Research


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