Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research

Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research ( _no. Kunnskapsdepartementet, lit. "Ministry of Knowledge") is a Norwegian responsible for education, research and kindergartens. The ministry was established in 1814, and since October 18 2007 led by Tora Aasland and Bård Vegar Solhjell (Socialist Left). The department must report to the legislature (Stortinget). Traditionally this ministry was also responsible for church affairs, but this function was transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs in 2002.

Organisations

Political staff

*Minister for research and higher education Tora Aasland (Socialist Left)
*Minister for preschool and elementary school Bård Vegar Solhjell (Socialist Left)
*State Secretary Lisbet Rugtvedt (Socialist Left), to Solhjell
*State Secretary Jens Revold (Socialist Left), to Aasland

Departments

*Department of Early Childhood Education and Care [cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd/About-the-Ministry/Organisation.html?id=610 |title=Organisation |accessdate=2007-06-27 |author=Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research]
*Department of Education and Training
*Department of Higher Education
*Department of Research
*Department of Policy Analysis, Lifelong Learning and International Affairs
*Department of Governance and Finance
*Department of Administration and Development
*The Communication Unit

ubsidiaries

The following government agencies are subordinate the ministry: [cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/kd/dep/Underliggende-etater.html?id=115208 |title=Underliggende etater |accessdate=2007-06-27 |author=Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research |language=Norwegian]
* Foreldreutvalget for grunnskolen ( [http://www.fug.no Official site] ) Cooperation between parents and school authorities.
* Norway Opening Universities, or "Norgesuniversitetet" ( [http://www.norgesuniversitetet.no Official site] ) Stimulates cooperation between business and higher education, and to increase life-long learning.
* Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, or "Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen" ( [http://www.nokut.no Official site] ) Supervises and helps improved the quality of higher education.
* Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education, or "Senter for internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning" ( [http://www.siu.no Official site] ) Promotes international cooperation in higher education and research.
* Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, or "Utdanningsdirektoratetet" ( [http://www.udir.no Official site] ) Responsible for the development of primary and secondary education.
* Norwegian Institute for Adult Learning, or "VOX-læring for arbeidslivet" ( [http://www.vox.no Official site] ) Promotes adult learning within reading, writing, arithmetic and ICT.
* Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, or "Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt" ( [http://www.nupi.no Official site] ) Research.
* Norwegian Meteorological Institute, or "Meteorologisk institutt" ( [http://www.met.no Official site] ) Performs weather observations and calculations.
* Norwegian Social Research, or "Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, velferd og aldring" ( [http://www.nova.no Official site] ) Research.
* Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund, or "Statens lånekasse for utdanning" ( [http://www.lanekasen.no Official site] ) Grands loans and scholarships to students.
* Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service, or "Samordna opptak" ( [http://www.samordnaopptak.no Official site] ) Coordinates admission to undergraduate courses at state universities and colleges.
* Research Council of Norway "Norges forskningsråd" ( [http://www.fug.no Official site] ) Grants funds for research.
* Statens fagskole for gartnere og blomsterdekoratører ( [http://www.sgbd.no Official site] ) Educates gardeners and flower decorators at secondary school level.

Universities

*Norwegian University of Life Sciences, or "Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap" ( [http://www.unb.no Official site] )
*Norwegian University of Science and Technology, or "Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet" ( [http://www.ntnu.no Official site] )
*University of Bergen, or "Universitetet i Bergen" ( [http://www.uib.no Official site] )
*University of Oslo, or "Universitetet i Oslo" ( [http://www.uio.no Official site] )
*University of Stavanger, or "Universitetet i Stavanger" ( [http://www.uis.no Official site] )
*University of Tromsø, or "Universitetet i Tromsø" ( [http://www.uito.no Official site] )

pecialised Colleges

*Oslo School of Architecture and Design, or "Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo" ( [http://www..no Official site] )
*Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, or "Norges handelshøgskole" ( [http://www.nhh.no Official site] )
*Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, or "Norges idrettshøgskole" ( [http://www.nih.no Official site] )
*Norwegian Academy of Music, or "Norges musikkhøgskole" ( [http://www.nmh.no Official site] )
*Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, or "Norges vetrinærhøgskole" ( [http://www.veths.no Official site] )

Regional University Colleges

*University of Agder, or "Universitetet i Agder" ( [http://www.hia.no Official site] )
*Akershus University College, or "Høgskolen i Akershus" ( [http://www..no Official site] )
*Bergen National Academy of the Arts, or "Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen" ( [http://www.khib.no Official site] )
*Bergen University College, or "Høgskolen i Bergen" ( [http://www.hib.no Official site] )
*Bodø University College, or "Høgskolen i Bodø" ( [http://www.hibo.no Official site] )
*Buskerud University College, or "Høgskolen i Buskerud" ( [http://www.hibu.no Official site] )
*Finnmark University College, or "Høgskolen i Finnmark" ( [http://www.hifm.no Official site] )
*Gjøvik University College, or "Høgskolen i Gjøvik" ( [http://www.hig.no Official site] )
*Harstad University College, or "Høgskolen i Harstad" ( [http://www..no Official site] )
*Hedmark University College, or "Høgskolen i Hedmark" ( [http://www.hihm.no Official site] )
*Lillehammer University College, or "Høgskolen i Lillehammer" ( [http://www.hil.no Official site] )
*Molde University College, or "Høgskolen i Molde" ( [http://www.himolde.no Official site] )
*Narvik University College, or "Høgskolen i Narvik" ( [http://www.hin.no Official site] )
*Nesna University College, or "Høgskolen i Nesna" ( [http://www.hinesna.no Official site] )
*Nord-Trøndelag University College, or "Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag" ( [http://www.hint.no Official site] )
*Oslo National Academy of the Arts, or "Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo" ( [http://www.khio.no Official site] )
*Oslo University College, or "Høgskolen i Oslo" ( [http://www.hio.no Official site] )
*Sámi University College, or "Samisk høgskole " ( [http://www.samiskhs.no Official site] )
*Sogn og Fjordane University College, or "Høgskolen i Sogn of Fjordane" ( [http://www.hisj.no Official site] )
*Stord/Haugesund University College, or "Høgskolen i Stord/Haugesund" ( [http://www.hsh.no Official site] )
*Sør-Trøndelag University College, or "Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag" ( [http://www.hist.no Official site] )
*Telemark University College, or "Høgskolen i Telemark" ( [http://www.hit.no Official site] )
*Tromsø University College, or "Høgskolen i Tromsø" ( [http://www.hitos.no Official site] )
*Vestfold University College, or "Høgskolen i Vestfold" ( [http://www.hive.no Official site] )
*Volda University College, or "Høgskolen i Volda" ( [http://www.hivolda.no Official site] )
*Østfold University College, or "Høgskolen i Østfold" ( [http://www.hiof.no Official site] )
*Ålesund University College, or "Høgskolen i " ( [http://www.hials.no Official site] )

Limited companies

*Norwegian Social Science Data Services, or "Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste" ( [http://www.nsd.uib.no Official site] ) Information and data services for higher education and research.
*Svalbard University Centre, or "Universitetssenteret på Svalbard" ( [http://www.unis.no Official site] ) Research on Svalbard.
*Uninett ( [http://www.uninett.no Official site] ) Operates the university/college/research internet communication network and the norid domain register.
*Simula Research Laboratory ( [http://www.simula.no Official site] ) (80%, Research)

References

External links

* [http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd.html?id=586 Official web site]