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The quality work at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts has been approved
NOKUT has approved the systematic quality work at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO). The deficiencies found in the previous inspection of the quality work have now been rectified.
NOKUT's membership in EQAR is renewed
NOKUT's application for renewed membership in The European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) has been approved.
NOKUT fulfills all criteria in ENQA evaluations
After an extensive evaluation process, NOKUT got green light from ENQA, the umbrella organization for quality assurance agencies in Europe. In their final report, the evaluation committee commends NOKUT on its work, but also comes with suggestions for further improvement.
NOKUT accredits Master of Laws at University of Agder and University of Stavanger
NOKUT has decided to accredit Master of Laws at the University of Agder and the University of Stavanger. The two universities now have to submit an application to the Ministry of Education and Research in order to establish the study programmes.
Information about downtime in the application portal for recognition of foreign education
From 1st of December the application portal will be temporarily closed for new applications.
Recognition of education and qualifications from Ukraine
NOKUT has many years of experience evaluating education and qualifications from Ukraine, but not everyone needs a recognition of their education in order to work in Norway.
Extension of the recognition scheme for foreign vocational education and training
Waiters (servitører), roofers (taktekkere) and tinsmiths (blikkenslagere) have the opportunity to apply for NOKUT recognition of their education and training from abroad as of Monday 1st November.
NOKUT to recognise teachers with foreign qualifications
NOKUT takes over the responsibility as competent authority for the recognition of teachers, first language teachers and heads of kindergarten/educational supervisors in kindergarten with qualifications from abroad.
NOKUT introduces automatic recognition of bachelor's and doctoral degrees from Poland and Lithuania
NOKUT scheme for automatic recognition foreign qualifications is extended to include Polish and Lithuanian degrees.
NOKUT Awarded for Work with Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications
NOKUT’s Toolkit for Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications has won one award and has been nominated for one more. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme.