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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.

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

National Strategy against Antibiotic Resistance

The Norwegian National Strategy Against Antibiotic Resistance 2015-2020 lays out the Government’s goals for work over the coming years and the steps needed to achieve these.

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Environmental Strategy 2008 - 2015

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Environmental Strategy 2008 - 2015 (pdf, 399 Kb)

Scheduled regional air services - 19 route areas are put out to tender

On October 2, 2008 the Ministry of Transport and Communications invited all EEA air carriers to tender on scheduled regional air services within Norway, for the period 1 April 2009 - 31 March 2012. The deadline for submitting tenders is 3 November

International Migration 2007-2008

Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - as a contribution to the common reporting system on migration for the member countries, called SOPEMI. The recent report for Norway covers 2007 and

Universal design as a municipal strategy

Experience and results from the pilot municipality project 2005-2008

T-1472 E / 2009 ISBN 978-82-457-0434-1 Download the report (pdf)

Action Plan to reduce the administrative costs for businesses

The Action Plan "Creating time for innovation and production" gives an overview of the Government's simplification work.

Regulations relating to quarantine, isolation and prohibition against staying at holiday properties

Persons are prohibited from staying overnight at a holiday property in a municipality other than where they are registered as residing.

Norwegian Airspace Strategy

The airspace is an important and valuable part of the Norwegian territory, in the same manner as the mainland territory and territorial waters. There is a need for clear rules governing the use of the airspace, taking into consideration increasingly

Agreement between the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Innovation Norway

National charging strategy

Electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to be the preferred zero-emission technology in many vehicle segments towards 2030, even if other technologies eventually can become more relevant. If we are to achieve the goals for the vehicle population in 2025

Act No. 64 of 27 June 2003 relating to the alternative treatment of disease, illness, etc.

Act No. 64 of 27 June 2003 relating to the alternative treatment of disease, illness, etc. The document is to be found in PDF

How to learn from each other: Digitalisation of healthcare in Germany and Norway

By Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre German-Norwegian network

Act of 18 December 1987 relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services, Technology, etc.

International Law Is Still Worth Defending

As the United States and Israel rain bombs down on Iran, with the stated intent of subduing one of the world’s most brutal regimes, international law is collateral damage. The US-Israeli strikes clearly defy fundamental rules governing the use of

By State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik First published in Project Syndicate

Trust in healthcare systems

Check against delivery Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Norway. And welcome to this important meeting of international regulators. Thank you to the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for hosting the

By Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre The health and care minister's speech at the International Regulator Conference at NOVA Spektrum, Lillestrøm

Meld. St. 7 (2025-2026)

The annual white paper on the Government Pension Fund for 2026.

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Strategy for Norway’s cooperation with the World Bank 2026–2030

This strategy sets out priorities for Norway’s cooperation with the World Bank in the years to 2030. It outlines how Norway will work to strengthen the World Bank’s key role as a global driver of development in line with its mandate to eradicate