Gaining on Norway in higher education
Others are gaining on Norway in higher education Norway is being caught up by other countries when it comes to the proportion of young persons…
Higher education
OECD countries catches up with Norway regarding the proportion of young people with Higher education
In four years time, Norway will with today’s development fall below the average for OECD countries when it comes to young people with completed Higher…
Higher education continues to rise
During the period 2013-2017, the proportion of people with a higher education increased the most in Oslo and Troms. In both counties, the proportion of…
Additional points for men in higher education
The government opened the possibility to provide additional points for men in several studies where there is a skewed gender distribution. ‘The student mass…
Skills to complete higher education can be inherited
Skills needed to complete higher education can be inherited Students who come from a home where the parents have completed higher education, also complete the…
Continued increase in applicants for higher education
There has been an increase in applications of nearly 3 percent to attend to university or college this year. The increase in applicants for IT…
Vocational colleges recognized as higher education
Vocational students rejoice that their education in the future will provide credits and recognized as “higher vocational education”. The Education Committee of the Parliament Tuesday…
Saturday is the deadline to apply for higher education
There are over 1,300 studies to choose from, but NHO believes that there is only one choice that is wrong. – There is so much…
Every fifth employee in higher education is temporary
The proportion of temporary employees is more than twice as high as average at higher education institutions throughout the Norwegian workforce. While the proportion of…
Syrian refugees among top positions in applications for Norwegian recognition of higher education gained abroad
The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) received a total of 7651 applications for recognition of foreign higher education last year, a slight…