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What does Brexit mean for NOKUT’s recognition schemes?
The departure of the United Kingdom from the EU took place on 31 January 2020. NOKUT has several recognition schemes, and Brexit will only have legal ramifications for applicants applying for recognition of teacher qualifications from the UK.
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.
New NOKUT report proposes changing criteria for recognition of higher education
NOKUT has published a report proposing changes to the criteria for general recognition of higher education from abroad in Norway. Easier recognition of foreign master’s degrees is one of the suggestions.
New recognition scheme for foreign tertiary vocational education
Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) has now opened a new recognition scheme for persons with foreign tertiary vocational education.