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National goals and guidelines for open access to research articles

The government’s goal is that all pubclicly funded Norwegian research articles should be made openly available by 2024, and the government has established guidelines and measures for open access to research articles.

Norwegian National Action Plan for a Healthier Diet – an outline

The objectives of the Public HealthReport to the Storting (White paper) Meld. St. 19 (2014-2015) Coping and opportunities - provide the foundation for the National Action Plan for a Healthier Diet:

Norwegian Strategy for Skills Policy 2017 - 2021

The population's skills are society's most important resource and the basis for welfare, growth, wealth creation and sustainability. Solid skills within the workforce is and will be crucial both for the Norwegian economy's competitiveness and for

Meld. St. 25 (2016–2017) - The Humanities in Norway

Meld. St. 25 (2016–2017) Report to the Storting (white paper) Summary

This is the first political document to give a full presentation of the humanities in Norway. It discusses how the potential of the humanities may be unleashed in order to meet the major challenges of our time - in business, in cultural life, in

Revised strategy for combating work-related crime

Work-related crime is a growing challenge involving serious consequences both for workers and undertakings and for society as a whole. The government presented its revised strategy for combating work-related crime February 13th 2017.

Meld. St. 16 (2016–2017) - Quality Culture in Higher Education

The following text is the first chapter of Meld. St. 16 (2016-2017). The text outlines the main objectives, as well as the Government’s expectations of higher education institutions concerning their work on raising quality in higher education, and

Immigration and Immigrants 2015–2016

IMO Report for Norway

Report from Norway to the OECD with statistics on migration and on the composition of immigrants and their Norwegian-born children.

Meld. St. 9 (2016–2017) - Skilled Workers for the Future

Vocational college education

OECD talis initial teacher preparation study

Initial teacher education (ITE) for the years 1 - 10 has for decades been of great interest to the Norwegian media, politicians and public. Today, we are in the middle of transforming today's mainstream ITEs for years 1 - 7 and 5 - 10 from 4 years

Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts

Laid down by the Ministry of Education and Research 9 February 2006 pursuant to section 6-3, sixth paragraph, of the Act of 1 April 2005 No. 15 relating to universities and university colleges.

NOU 2016: 14 - More to gain

Better learning for students with higher learning potential

Report from the Committee appointed by Royal Decree on 18 September 2015. Submitted to the Ministry of Education and Research on 15 September 2016.

The cost of inadequately educating asylum seekers and refugees

Economic Analysis Norway 32 - 2016

This report has calculated the socio-economic cost that will arise if children and young people who arrive in Norway as asylum seekers or refugees were to receive inadequate education at primary and secondary level.

Immigration and Immigrants 2014–2015

IMO Report for Norway

Report from Norway to the OECD.

Regulations concerning quality assurance and quality development in higher education and tertiary vocational education

Regulations concerning quality assurance and quality development in higher education and tertiary vocational education

Panorama

Strategy for cooperation on higher education and research with Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia and South Africa (2016–2020)

As a result of the changes occurring globally, cooperation with other countries on other continents will come to play a more important role for the further development of the Norwegian knowledge society.

OECD – Thematic Review of Early Education and Care Policy in Norway 2015

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has performed a review of Norway's Early Education and Care (ECEC) policy, and the analysis and recommendations were published in June 2015 in the report "Early Childhood Education

NOU 2015: 8 - The School of the Future

Renewal of subjects and competences

Report from the Commission appointed by Royal Decree on 21 June 2013. Submitted to The Ministry of Education and Research on 15 June 2015.

Meld. St. 7 (2014-2015) - Long-term plan for research and higher education 2015–2024

NOU 2014: 5 - MOOCs for Norway

New digital learning methods in higher education

Forecasting demand and supply of labour by education

In Norway, supply of labour by level of education has developed in line with demand for many years. At the same time unemployment rates and relative wages for different educational groups have been quite stable over time.