Recognition authorities

There are a number of competent authorities in Norway that recognise foreign education.

Find contact information here:

• Directorate for building quality (Direktoratet for byggkvalitet)

  Phone: (+47) 22 47 56 00
  Fax: (+47) 22 47 56 11 
  Email: post@dibk.no
  Postal address: Postboks 8742 Youngstorget, NO-0028 Oslo, Norway
  Street address: Møllergata 16, 7th floor
  Website: www.dibk.no

• Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet)

  Phone: (+47) 21 52 97 00
  Email: godkjenning@helsedir.no
  Postal address: 
  Helsedirektoratet
  Postboks 220 Skøyen
  0213 Oslo
  Website: www.helsedirektoratet.no

• Directorate of mining (Direktoratet for mineralforvaltning)

  Telephone: (+47) 73 90 40 50
  Fax: (+47) 73 92 14 80
  Email: mail@dirmin.no
  Postal address: PO. Box 3021 Lade, N-7441 Trondheim
  Street address: Leiv Eirikssons vei 39
  Website: www.dirmin.no

• Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet)

  Phone: (+47) 22 93 98 00
  Fax: (+47) 22 63 02 26
  Email: post@finanstilsynet.no
  Postal address: Postboks 1187 Sentrum, NO-0107 Oslo, Norway
  Street address: Revierstredet 3, 0151 Oslo
  Website: http://www.finanstilsynet.no/en/

• National Police Directorate (Politidirektoratet)

  Phone: (+47) 23 36 41 00
  Fax: (+47) 23 36 42 96
  Email: politidirektoratet@politiet.no
  Postal address: Postboks 8051 Dep, 0031 Oslo
  Street address: Hammersborggt. 12, 0181 Oslo
  Website: www.politi.no/politidirektoratet

• NHH Norwegian School of Economics (NHH Norges Handelshøgskole)

  Telephone: +47 55 95 90 00

  E-mail: translatoreksamen@nhh.no

  Postal address: Helleveien 30, 5045 Bergen

  Website: https://www.nhh.no/en/departments/professional-and-intercultural-communication/national-translator-accreditation-exam/

• NOKUT (Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education)

  Phone: (+ 47) 21 02 18 60
  Fax: (+47) 21 02 18 01
  Email: postmottak@nokut.no
  Postal address: Postboks 578, NO-1327 Lysaker, Norway
  Street address: Drammensveien 288
  Website: www.nokut.no

• Norwegian Communications Authority (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)

  Phone: (+47) 22 82 46 00
  Fax:  (+47) 22 82 46 40
  Email: firmapost@nkom.no
  Postal address: Postboks 93, NO-4791 Lillesand, Norway
  Street address: Nygård 1, Lillesand
  Website: www.nkom.no

• The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB)

  Phone: (+47) 33 41 25 00
  Email: postmottak@dsb.no
  Postal address: Rambergveien 9, Postboks 2014, NO-3103 Tønsberg, Norway
  Website: www.dsb.no

• The Norwegian Mapping Authority (Kartverket)

  Phone: (+47) 32 11 80 00
  Email: post@kartverket.no
  Postal address: PO Box 600 Sentrum, NO-3507 Hønefoss, Norway
  Street address: Kartverksveien 21, 3511 Hønefoss
  Website: www.kartverket.no/en

• Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet)

  Phone: (+47) 73 58 05 00
  E-post: post@miljodir.no 
  Postal address: Miljødirektoratet, Postboks 5672 Torgarden, 7485 Trondheim
  Website: www.miljødirektoratet.no/

• Norwegian Food Safety Authority – Regional Office for Rogaland and Agder (Mattilsynet – Regionkontoret for Rogaland og Agder)

  Phone: 06040
  Fax: (+47) 51 68 43 01
  Email: postmottak@mattilsynet.no
  Postal address: Kyrkjevegen 332, NO-4325 Sandnes, Norway
  Website: www.mattilsynet.no

• Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet)

  Driver/vehicle operator professions

  Phone (answering service): 815 48 222
  Fax: (+47) 73 52 43 24
  Email: post@arbeidstilsynet.no
  Postal address: Arbeidstilsynet Trondheim, PO Box 4720 Sluppen, 7468 Trondheim, Norway

  Divers

  Phone (answering service): 815 48 222
  Fax: (+47) 55 59 82 30
  Email: post@arbeidstilsynet.no
  Postal address: Arbeidstilsynet Vestlandet, PO Box 4720 Sluppen, 7468 Trondheim, Norway
  Street address: Rasmus Meyers Allé 5, Bergen
  Website: www.arbeidstilsynet.no

• Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen)

  Phone: +47 22 07 30 00
  Email: firmapost@vegvesen.no
  Postal address: P.O.Box 1010 Nordre Ål, 2605 Lillehammer, Norway
  Website: http://www.vegvesen.no/en/Home

• Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat)

  Telephone: +47 22 95 95 95

  Fax: +47 22 95 90 00

  E-mail: nve@nve.no

  Postal address: Postboks 5091, Majorstua, 0301 Oslo

  Visiting adress: Middelthuns gate 29, 0368 Oslo

  Website: https://www.nve.no/

• Supervisory Council for Legal Practice (Tilsynsrådet for advokatvirksomhet)

  Phone: (+47) 22 00 75 00
  Fax: (+47)22 00 75 20
  Email: post@tilsynet.no
  Postal address: Postboks 720 Sentrum, NO-0106 Oslo, Norway
  Street address: Rådhusgate 23, 3rd floor
  Website: www.tilsynet.no