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The University Centre in Svalbard

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is the world's northernmost higher education institution, located in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen at 78°N. UNIS offers high quality courses at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level in Arctic Biology

Web page: http://www.unis.no/

Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training

The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training is the agency under the Ministry of Education and Research responsible for kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools.

Web page: http://www.udir.no/

Universities and University Colleges

Norway currently has 11 universities, 4 university colleges and 6 scientific colleges owned by the the Ministry of Education and Research. Here you will find general information about them. Norway also has a large number of private higher education

The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund

The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund administers student grants and loans.

Web page: http://www.lanekassen.no/Toppmeny/Languages/

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) is devoted to research and information on international relations, politics and economics, with a focus on areas of central relevance to Norwegian foreign policy. The institute undertakes

Web page: http://www.nupi.no/

The Research Council of Norway

The Research Council of Norway is a national strategic body for research. It manages research funding from all of the Norwegian ministries, and allocates funds to basic and applied research and innovation within all fields and disciplines.

Web page: http://www.forskningsradet.no/

Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)

NOKUT’s role is to assure the quality of higher education in Norway, and assess and provide information about the quality of courses in other countries.

Web page: http://www.nokut.no/

Report No. 14 to the Storting (2007-2008) - Video games

IHA Sustainability Protocol Audit Assessment of Dahuashui Hydropower Project

Draft report

Under agreement with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, NVE has been asked by the Ministry of Finance to make an assessment and audit of the sustainability of the Dahuashui Hydropower Project in China according to the International Hydropower

The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements

Press release and report.

The Seeds have landed 12.02.2008

Click on the picture for a larger format. All photo: Mari Tefre/Svalbard Global Seed Vault 26.02.2008 26.02.2008

Thorium as an energy source

- Opportunities for Norway

An investigation into the possibility and risk of utilizing thorium as a source of energy.

Seeds shipped from Nigeria february 2008

From Ibadan, Nigeria, twenty-one boxes filled with 7,000 unique seed samples from more than 36 African nations are shipped to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. All photo: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture i Nigeria (IITA). Cowpea

Week 4/2008

The pictures may be used freely, but the photographer (company or name) must be credited. Click on the picture for a larger format. Photo: Mari Tefre/Global Crop Diversity Trust

Key Figures 2008: Overview and rates of direct and indirect taxes

Key figures for the Norwegian economy, main figures of the Fiscal Budget and rates of direct and indirect taxes.

Report of the Commission on Local Democracy in Norway - Summary

International Migration 2006-2007

SOPEMI report for Norway

SOPEMI report for Norway

Report No. 11 to the Storting (2007-2008) - On Equal Terms: Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in International Development Policy

Report No. 11 (2007 – 2008) to the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget

Child Welfare

The primary duty of the child welfare services is to ensure that children and young people living under conditions that may harm their health and development will receive the necessary assistance when they need it, and to contribute to giving

Recommendation on the exclusion of the company Serco Group Plc.

The company is recommended for exclusion because of its involvement in the production of nuclear weapons.