Norwegian education
Institutional accreditation is a scholarly assessment whether an institution meets a given standard to be recognised in a certain category of higher education institutions: ‘university’, ‘university college’ or ‘accredited college’.
Higher education colleges without institutional accreditation, or with institutional accreditation that only covers the BA level, must file applications with NOKUT for the accreditation of study programmes outside their self-accreditation powers.
Tertiary vocational study programmes build on qualifications from secondary education (or corresponding prior learning) but are not classified as higher education. NOKUT issues formal recognition for such programmes.
Foreign qualifications
The database provides information about the educational systems of other countries and their most common educational degrees. In addition, information is given about the main principles that govern the recognition of foreign qualifications in Norway.
The database provides detailed information of what certificates and other verification documents are needed in order to have foreign qualifications assessed for recognition in Norway.
The GSU-list (Criteria for foreign applicants’ access to Norwegian higher education)
The list is used by Norwegian universities and colleges in connection with their entrance processes. It is also a reference document when NOKUT assesses applications for general recognition of foreign qualifications.
Qualifications issued by institutions that are registered in this database will normally be recognised in Norway.
Information about NOKUT
NOKUT staff
List of all NOKUT staff, with department affiliations, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
List of board members and deputies.
Lists of members of NOKUT’s two appeals boards, with deputies.