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How satisfied are vocational school students with the quality of their education?
That is what NOKUT wants to find out when, for the first time, we send out a questionnaire on course quality to around 13,500 vocational school students at 78 vocational schools across Norway.
Updating the GSU List
The GSU List was updated on 15 March. Belize and Dominica, as well as an international qualification, CAPE, have been added to the list. The GSU List specifies the requirements for general university and college admissions certification for applicants educated abroad.
The students’ judgement
New figures from the Studiebarometeret show that digital tools are not used very much in the teaching provided. At the same time, students are pleased with digital aids when they are actually used.
Advising on teacher education
The advisory group on primary and lower secondary teacher courses has now completed the first round of their regional meetings with the educational environments. Around 150 teacher trainers participated in the seminars in Bergen, Tromsø and Drammen.
Syria tops list of applications for recognition for foreign higher education
NOKUT received a total of 8613 applications for recognition of foreign higher education in 2017, an increase of 12 per cent from 2016. The top three countries were Syria, Poland and the United Kingdom.
Still excellent, after all these years
After an extensive, some would say gruelling, mid-term evaluation, NOKUT has decided that the three centres up for evaluation – bioCEED, CEMPE and MatRIC – will continue on as Centres for Excellence (SFU).
Expansion of NOKUT´s recognition procedure for foreign vocational education and training
It is now possible for applicants from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to apply for recognition of their vocational education and training.
Aims for automatic recognition of higher education in the Nordic countries
‘Easier and more effective reciprocal recognition of each country’s education should be possible in the near future. We must avoid unnecessary double work.’
NOKUT staff win EAIE’s Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice
Stig Arne Skjerven and Marina Malgina of the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) have been awarded the Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice for 2017 by the European Association for International Education (EAIE).
Stig Arne Skjerven elected New President of the ENIC Network
NOKUT’s Director of Foreign Education Stig Arne Skjerven is the new president of the European Network of Information Centres – ENIC. The presidency is for a two-year period.