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-This page is a survey of the situation in '''Norway'''.
+''By Asger Harlung of [[Aarhus]]''
-For a list of entities in Norway relevant to e-learning, see [[:Category:Norway]].
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-[[Category:Norway]] [[Category:Europe]] [[Category:European_Economic_Area]] [[Category:Nordic_countries]] [[Category:Scandinavia]] [[Category:OECD]] [[Category:Country_reports]] [[Category:Countries_with_Programmes]] [[Category:VISCED]]
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	''Norway'' (Norwegian: Norge (bokmål) or Noreg (nynorsk)), officially the '''Kingdom of Norway''', is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is bordered by [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], and [[Russia]], while the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Faroe Islands]] lie to its west across the North Sea.		''Norway'' (Norwegian: Norge (bokmål) or Noreg (nynorsk)), officially the '''Kingdom of Norway''', is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is bordered by [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], and [[Russia]], while the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Faroe Islands]] lie to its west across the North Sea.

	Norway annexed ~~'''~~Jan Mayen~~'''~~ and was given the sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of ~~'''~~Svalbard~~'''~~ (under the Svalbard Treaty). The polar territories of ~~'''~~Bouvet Island~~'''~~, ~~'''~~Peter I Island~~'''~~ and ~~'''~~Queen Maud Land~~'''~~ are external dependencies of the Kingdom of Norway, but not parts of Norway. ''None of these regions are covered in our analysis in this page''.		Norway annexed [[Jan Mayen]] and was given the sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of [[Svalbard]] (under the Svalbard Treaty). The polar territories of [[Bouvet Island]], [[Peter I Island]] and [[Queen Maud Land]] are external dependencies of the [[Kingdom of Norway]], but not parts of '''Norway'''. ''None of these regions are covered in our analysis in this page''.

	Norway is now amongst the wealthiest countries in the world. It is the world's third largest oil exporter after Russia and Saudi Arabia and the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of GDP. Norway has also rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is a large exporter of seafood. Other main industries include food processing, shipbuilding, metals, chemicals, mining, fishing and pulp and paper products.		Norway is now amongst the wealthiest countries in the world. It is the world's third largest oil exporter after [[Russia]] and [[Saudi Arabia]] and the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of GDP. Norway has also rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is a large exporter of seafood. Other main industries include food processing, shipbuilding, metals, chemicals, mining, fishing and pulp and paper products.

	The population of Norway is just over 4.5 million, making it similar in population to many smaller European countries and regions (e.g. [[Scotland]]). Norway has a Scandinavian welfare system and the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation.		The population of Norway is just over 4.5 million, making it similar in population to many smaller European countries and regions (e.g. [[Scotland]]). Norway has a Scandinavian welfare system and the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation.

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	*[http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd.html?id=586 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research]		*[http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd.html?id=586 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research]
	*[http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/eurybase/national_summary_sheets/047_NO_EN.pdf Eurydice National system overview on education systems in Europe], December 2011		*[http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/eurybase/national_summary_sheets/047_NO_EN.pdf Eurydice National system overview on education systems in Europe], December 2011
			*[http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/eurybase/eurybase_full_reports/NO_EN.pdf Eurybase, The Information Database on Education Systems in Europe: The Education System in Norway, 2009/10]

	<br> '''Reports and papers'''		<br> '''Reports and papers'''
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	>>> [[:Category:Norway\|Entities in Norway]] <br> <br> > [[Countries]] <br> >> [[Main Page]]		>>> [[:Category:Norway\|Entities in Norway]] <br> <br> > [[Countries]] <br> >> [[Main Page]]

	[[Category:~~Norway\|~~Norway]] [[Category:Europe]] [[Category:European_Economic_Area]] [[Category:Nordic_countries]] [[Category:Scandinavia]] [[Category:OECD]] [[Category:Country_reports]] [[Category:Countries_with_Programmes]] [[Category:VISCED]]		[[Category:Norway]] [[Category:Europe]] [[Category:European_Economic_Area]] [[Category:Nordic_countries]] [[Category:Scandinavia]] [[Category:OECD]] [[Category:Country_reports]] [[Category:Countries_with_Programmes]] [[Category:VISCED]]

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	Mention should also be made of the [[Norwegian Networked University]] ([[NVU]]), which is more of a network and professional association.		Mention should also be made of the [[Norwegian Networked University]] ([[NVU]]), which is more of a network and professional association.

	== References ==		== References ==

	'''Wikipedia entries'''		'''Wikipedia entries'''

	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway Norway]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway Norway]
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Norway Education in Norway]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Norway Education in Norway]
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education_in_Norway Higher education in Norway]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education_in_Norway Higher education in Norway]
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Norway List of universities in Norway]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Norway List of universities in Norway]

			<br> '''Web sites with English pages'''

	~~'''Web sites with English pages'''~~		*[http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd.html?id=586 Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research]
			*[http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/eurybase/national_summary_sheets/047_NO_EN.pdf Eurydice National system overview on education systems in Europe], December 2011

	* [http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd.html?id=586 Norwegian Ministry of Education and ~~Research]~~		<br> '''Reports and papers'''

			#''BOLDIC - National report of Norway, Open and distance education in Norway'' (25 pages), http://www.boldic.net/document/Norway/BOLDIC_Norway_report.pdf
			#"Out of the Shadow and Into the Spotlight - The Development of Distance Teaching in Norwegian Higher Education", by Gunnar Grepperud, Anne Støkken and Jan Toska, ''International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning'' Vol. 2, No. 2, January, 2002, at http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/viewFile/60/125
			#"Distance Education in Norway", by Morten Flate Paulsen, Torstein Rekkedal and Morten Søby, ''DEOSNEWS'' Vol. 2 No 19, '''1992''', at http://nettskolen.nki.no/forskning/23/deos2-19.htm
			#''Private distance learning in Norway'', by Morten Flate Paulsen, http://home.nettskolen.nki.no/~morten/pp/CHANEDParis.ppt
			#''Quality Assurance of Norwegian Higher Education'', ENQA, http://www.enqa.eu/files/workshop_material/Norway.pdf
			#''ICT-Projects Funded by Norway Opening Universities 2007-2008'', http://norgesuniversitetet.no/filearchive/NOU-projects2007.pdf

	~~'''Reports and papers'''~~		<br>

	~~# ''BOLDIC - National report of Norway, Open and distance education in Norway'' (25 pages), http://www.boldic.net/document/Norway/BOLDIC_Norway_report.pdf~~
	# "Out of the Shadow and Into the Spotlight - The Development of Distance Teaching in Norwegian Higher Education", by Gunnar Grepperud, Anne Støkken and Jan Toska, ''International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning'' Vol. 2, No. 2, January, 2002, at http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/viewFile/60/125
	~~# "Distance Education in Norway", by Morten Flate Paulsen, Torstein Rekkedal and Morten Søby, ''DEOSNEWS'' Vol. 2 No 19, '''1992''', at http://nettskolen.nki.no/forskning/23/deos2-19.htm~~
	~~# ''Private distance learning in Norway'', by Morten Flate Paulsen, http://home.nettskolen.nki.no/~morten/pp/CHANEDParis.ppt~~
	~~# ''Quality Assurance of Norwegian Higher Education'', ENQA, http://www.enqa.eu/files/workshop_material/Norway.pdf~~
	~~# ''ICT-Projects Funded by Norway Opening Universities 2007-2008'', http://norgesuniversitetet.no/filearchive/NOU-projects2007.pdf~~


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	~~>> [[Main Page]]~~

			>>> [[:Category:Norway\|Entities in Norway]] <br> <br> > [[Countries]] <br> >> [[Main Page]]

	[[Category:Norway\| ]]		[[Category:Norway\|Norway]] [[Category:Europe]] [[Category:European_Economic_Area]] [[Category:Nordic_countries]] [[Category:Scandinavia]] [[Category:OECD]] [[Category:Country_reports]] [[Category:Countries_with_Programmes]] [[Category:VISCED]]
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	Students attending private institutions may have to pay school fees equivalent to the entire cost of operating the education, ''though the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund will grant loans to cover the tuition fees''.		Students attending private institutions may have to pay school fees equivalent to the entire cost of operating the education, ''though the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund will grant loans to cover the tuition fees''.

	== Quality assurance ==		== Quality assurance ==
	~~(sourced from http://www.enqa.eu/files/workshop_material/Norway.pdf, created in early 2004)~~

			(sourced from http://www.enqa.eu/files/workshop_material/Norway.pdf, created in early 2004)

	'''Legal and regulatory framework; the "quality reform" (2002)'''		<br> '''Legal and regulatory framework; the "quality reform" (2002)'''

	Norwegian higher education is regulated by two laws:		Norwegian higher education is regulated by two laws:

	* The Universities and Colleges Act regulates state-owned institutions and their right to establish programmes and award national degrees. This law also regulates the quality assurance of higher education.		*The Universities and Colleges Act regulates state-owned institutions and their right to establish programmes and award national degrees. This law also regulates the quality assurance of higher education.
	* The Private Colleges Act regulates private institutions' right to award national degrees and their access to public funding. Benchmark for the recognition of private higher education has hitherto been corresponding provision in institutions under the Universities and Colleges Act.		*The Private Colleges Act regulates private institutions' right to award national degrees and their access to public funding. Benchmark for the recognition of private higher education has hitherto been corresponding provision in institutions under the Universities and Colleges Act.

	Both laws were amended in 2002 in connection with the Government's "quality		Both laws were amended in 2002 in connection with the Government's "quality reform of higher education". The amendments represented the first stage in a process, completed in 2005, to merge the two laws into one and thus create greater equality between state and private institutions.
	reform of higher education". The amendments represented the first stage in a process, completed in 2005, to merge the two laws into one and thus create greater equality between state and private institutions.

	The reform process also:		The reform process also:
	* changed the degree structure in accordance with the recommendations of the Bologna Declaration
	* increased institutional autonomy
	* imposed a stricter obligation for institutions to follow up students actively
	* introduced a system of formal accreditation for all higher education
	* imposed stricter demands in the field of quality assurance.

			*changed the degree structure in accordance with the recommendations of the Bologna Declaration
			*increased institutional autonomy
			*imposed a stricter obligation for institutions to follow up students actively
			*introduced a system of formal accreditation for all higher education
			*imposed stricter demands in the field of quality assurance.

	'''Quality assurance at the institutional level: internal quality assurance systems'''		<br> '''Quality assurance at the institutional level: internal quality assurance systems'''

	Each institution is responsible for the quality of its own educational provision. There is nothing new in this responsibility as such, but the institutions will now be required to demonstrate how responsibility for quality is followed up with actual quality assurance. After the reform, a prerequisite for status as an accredited institution will be the existence of an internal system of quality assurance that complies with nationally set criteria. The institutions had such systems in place from 1 January 2004.		Each institution is responsible for the quality of its own educational provision. There is nothing new in this responsibility as such, but the institutions will now be required to demonstrate how responsibility for quality is followed up with actual quality assurance. After the reform, a prerequisite for status as an accredited institution will be the existence of an internal system of quality assurance that complies with nationally set criteria. The institutions had such systems in place from 1 January 2004.

			<br> '''Quality assurance at the national level: NOKUT'''

	~~'''~~Quality assurance at the national level: ~~NOKUT'''~~		The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education ([[NOKUT]]) takes care of quality assurance at the national level. NOKUT is not a part of the government structure and acts independently inside a given framework of law and a Ministerial Regulation. Its main tasks are to:

	~~The Norwegian Agency~~ for ~~Quality Assurance~~ in ~~Education ([[NOKUT]]) takes care~~ of quality ~~assurance at the national level~~. NOKUT is not ~~a part of~~ the ~~government structure~~ and ~~acts independently inside~~ a ~~given framework of law and a Ministerial Regulation~~. ~~Its main tasks are to:~~		*make all accreditation decisions concerning higher education that go beyond the institutions’ self-accrediting powers. These decisions cannot be modified by any other authority.
			*evaluate and pass judgement on the institutions’ internal quality assurance through quality audits, carried out in regular cycles and including all accredited institutions. In addition to act as a control mechanism, the audits are supposed to be conducted in a way that is conducive to quality enhancement.
			*carry out evaluations with the purpose of revising specific accreditation. Any institution can have accreditations revoked or suspended - for the entire institutions as such, or for individual programmes - following a negative assessment in this type of evaluation.
			*carry out other types of evaluations with the general purpose of investigating, assessing and developing the quality of higher education in Norway. The Ministry may instruct NOKUT to undertake such evaluations.
			*issue general recognition – or credit count towards national degrees - to higher education from other countries, or to any other education that is not regulated by the Universities and Colleges Act or the Private Colleges Act. This is a power it shares with accredited institutions.

	* make all accreditation decisions concerning higher education that go beyond the institutions’ self-accrediting powers. These decisions cannot be modified by any other authority.		<br> '''Accreditation'''
	* evaluate and pass judgement on the institutions’ internal quality assurance through quality audits, carried out in regular cycles and including all accredited institutions. In addition to act as a control mechanism, the audits are supposed to be conducted in a way that is conducive to quality enhancement.
	* carry out evaluations with the purpose of revising specific accreditation. Any institution can have accreditations revoked or suspended - for the entire institutions as such, or for individual programmes - following a negative assessment in this type of evaluation.
	* carry out other types of evaluations with the general purpose of investigating, assessing and developing the quality of higher education in Norway. The Ministry may instruct NOKUT to undertake such evaluations.
	* issue general recognition – or credit count towards national degrees - to higher education from other countries, or to any other education that is not regulated by the Universities and Colleges Act or the Private Colleges Act. This is a power it shares with accredited institutions.

			As from 1 January 2002 accreditation is mandatory and universal for all formally recognised higher education in Norway. Accreditation is not limited to a specified period of time but will be considered as valid until explicitly revoked, following an assessment. The new accreditation formula combines institutional and programme/course accreditation.
	~~'''Accreditation'''~~

	As from 1 January 2002 accreditation is mandatory and universal for all formally recognised higher education in Norway. Accreditation is not limited to a specified period of time but will be considered as valid until explicitly revoked, following an assessment. The new accreditation formula combines institutional and programme/course accreditation.

	For further details see the [[NOKUT]] entry.		For further details see the [[NOKUT]] entry.

			For the OECD Review of Evaluation and Assessment in Education for Norway, please read [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/60/60/48632032.pdf here].

	== Norway's HEIs in the information society ==		== Norway's HEIs in the information society ==