The Norwegian Higher Education system A short introduction to Brazilian delegation 29.May 2012 Ola Stave Secretary general UHR

Norwegian Higher Education Structure of higher education institutions in Norway 8 universities (all public) 9 specialised universities (6 public, 3 private) 27 university colleges (22 public, 5 private) 2 national academies of art (public) Several smaller private institutions And the population of Norway is 5 million !

Our tasks - what do we do Interest of member institutions –Speaking/acting on behalf of our institutions towards our ministry, government and parliament in matters concerning legal regulations, budgets etc. –A lot of seminars –Offer leadership courses National coordination –Admission –Harmonising of grades and Exams –Thematic networks Project development –Scientific publication –National frameworks for education in e.g. nursing Special tasks for the Ministry –Gender equality –Publication committee

Focus Quality in education Quality in research Scientific publication Internationalisation Innovation Link education and research – research based education in all fields

Rules and regulations A common law for all institutions –Common purposes – all do research and research- based teaching –Common governance Board with 11 members, of which –4 externally appointed members –2 student representatives –No tuition fees (for the publicly owned insitutions) Bologna in Norwegian –The Quality Reform – 2002 Common degree structure Quality assurance system Accreditation system with criteria for becoming universities or specialised universities

UHR Norwegian Association for Higher Education Institutions Executive Board Secretariat National Conference for Fac of Art Fac of Social Sciences Fac of Natural Sciences Fac of Law Fac of Dentistry Fac of Medicine National Council for Health and Social Work Edu Techer Education Engineering Education Business-Administrative Edu Professional Council for Psychology Education Pharmacy Education Industrial Design Education Architecture Administrative Committee Research Committee Study Programme Committee Scientific pub Committee for Libraries Committee for Museums Publication Committee Gender in Research Negotiation Committee + 39 National Committees on subjects Degree harmo Committee

Strukturen i UH sektoren The general structure of higher education is: StudentsStaff 8 universities specialised universities university colleges National academies of art private higher education institutions Total Students abroad Exchange students 8.000