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First European Qualifications Passport for Refugees issued in Greece
54 persons have been granted a European Qualifications Passport for Refugees. The method used is developed by NOKUT. The purpose of the Qualifications Passport is to help refugees to get to work more quickly or get admission to further education.
Spring/summer edition of The SFU magazine out now
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Interim evaluation of three Centres for Excellence begins
Yesterday, the panel appointed to evaluate three Centres for Excellence in Education met for the first time.
Kick off for new Centres for Excellence in Education: “The Norwegian approach is unique and has great potential”
Future focused, seeking inter-disciplinary approaches and strong on student engagement. These are the characteristics of the new Centres for Excellence in Education (SFUs) as described by the chair of the expert panel.
New results from the annual student survey
Practice work scores highest on student satisfaction: students report that practical training in their field helps them learn. But few get to benefit from it. Most students experience only a limited range of teaching methods in their study programs.
What does it take to establish and develop a quality culture in higher education?
“Shared values and norms for high quality in teaching and learning is essential for succeeding with quality work, quality management and the development of quality cultures. This is a challenging task, but one of the most important success criteria for enhancing educational quality.”
27 million euro to excellent education in Norway
On 1 November, excellent education in Norway was celebrated at an event organized by the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT).
Today the international expert panel revealed the nine finalists that will compete for the status as Centre for Excellence in Education.
Toolkit for Recognition for Refugees
On 15 and 16 June 2016, NOKUT had the honour of hosting the initial consortium meeting for the Erasmus+ action selected for funding by the European Commission. – The aim of the action is to contribute to the development of an appropriate common recognition toolkit to secure effective and streamlined recognition of qualifications for refugees, explains Stig Arne Skjerven, Director of Foreign Education in NOKUT/Norwegian ENIC-NARIC.
NOKUT’s Qualifications Passport for Refugees
– NOKUT has carried out a successful pilot project with the intention of testing the new method for evaluation of refugees’ qualifications – NOKUTs Qualifications Passport for Refugees. The method, on which the pilot project is based, corresponds to the proposal made by NOKUT and UK NARIC for a European Qualifications Passport for Refugees. The method was presented to the European Commission and other international organizations in September 2015, says Terje Mørland, Director General at NOKUT.