Main topic
Education
The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for kindergartens, primary and lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, tertiary vocational education and higher education.
Structure of higher education
The university and university college sector is faced by major challenges. The government wishes to increase the quality of the sector and has notified that there will changes to both its structure and content.
The Vocational Education and Training Promotion
The Vocational Education and Training Promotion (The VET Promotion) is a government programme with three main goals: closer cooperation between schools and businesses, greater flexibility in vocational education and training and better and more relevant courses.
Promotion of the status and quality of teachers
"Promotion of the status and quality of teachers – joint effort for a modern school of knowledge” is a government programme to create schools where students learn more.
Resources
Contact
Ministry of Education and Research
E-mail: postmottak@kd.dep.no
Phone: +47 22 24 90 90
Address: Postboks 8119 Dep, N-0032 Oslo
Visitor address: Kirkegata 18, 0158 Oslo