2 SIU TEA TEAM seminar in Joensuu, Finland Dr. Gunn Mangerud, Director SIU

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About Norway About SIU

Norwegian Higher Education • Higher Education Policy • • • The Higher Education System (degrees, academic requirements, etc.) The Higher Education sector Key mobility data Norwegian research • • Research Policy Key statistics • Centres of Excellence Some Norwegian programmes in higher education with relevance for the countries in TeaTeam Joensuu 3

www.studyinnorway.no

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Norwegian Higher Education

Norwegian Higher Education

• The Ministry of Education and Research has the overall responsibility for higher education in Norway • One common Act for Universities, University Colleges and the Private Higher Education Institutions • The majority of Norwegian Higher Education institutions are owned by the State • More than ninety per cent of the student population in Norway attend State institutions • Tuition is free at public institutions 6

Norwegian HE policy – key points

• International cooperation in higher education has for a long time been a central part of Norwegian politics • The Quality Reform • ”Do your duty – demand your rights” • Quality • • Intensity Internationalization • Bologna process implemented • Institutionally linked academic cooperation • mobility as one element – reciprocity underlined • Increased academic quality • National programmes and mobility are seen as important instruments in internationalizing Norwegian HE 7

Educational system in Norway

• Education for all • Lifelong learning perspective • 10 years compulsory school • A right to three years’ upper secondary education and/or training • HE is quality, research-based education at undergraduate, graduate and PhD level • No tuition fees (apart from some private institutions) • 40% of the population age 24-34 have completed a degree at university level. 8

Degree system

• 3 + 2 + 3 degree system • Bachelor, Master and PhD structure following European standards • (Bologna standard+ECTS credits+Diploma Supplement) • Grades awarded to a graded scale from A (highest) to F (lowest) with E as the minimum pass grade • Flexible and transparent system • Academic year: Mid August to mid June • • General application deadline for foreign students: January 15 to March 15 Note that some institutions have separate "pre-qualification" deadlines that are earlier than this 9

Academic requirements

• Bachelor programmes: Minimum completion of secondary education. • Completion of secondary education at advanced level • For some countries 1 year university/ college studies in addition • See GSU list at: http://www.nokut.no/sw14437.asp

• ALBANIA English test required/Dëftëse Pjekurie • • MACEDONIA English test required/ Svidetelstvo za Polozen Zavrsen ispit vo uciliste za sredno obrazovanie or Matura or Svidetelstvo za zavrseno sredno obrazovanie or Deftese per fazen e pergatitjes. profesionale or Svidetelstvo za stepen na strucna podgotovka CROATIA English test required/Svjedodzba o Zavrsenom Srednjem Obrazovanju or Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom Ispitu or Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom Ispitu-Maturit or Maturalna Svjedozba • • Masters programmes: • Undergraduate/bachelor’s degree of minimum three years duration, or equivalent • Contact the institution Language: Norwegian or English 10

Foreign higher education?

• If you have foreign higher education qualifications and wish to apply for admission to Norwegian higher education to continue your studies, you can apply for transfer of academic credits to a Norwegian university or state university college 11

Recognition

• In Norway, you can apply for two types of academic recognition of your foreign higher education • general recognition • specific recognition • NOKUT deals with applications for general recognition • determines how many ECTS credits your foreign education is worth, and whether your education is equivalent to a Norwegian degree in terms of level and scope. • Specific recognition is granted by the individual universities and university colleges in Norway • recognise foreign education in relation to specific subjects and degrees at their respective institution 12

Requirements

• • NOKUT grants general recognition of foreign education • Look up http://www.nokut.no/sw407.asp

You can apply to NOKUT • for general recognition of your education if you wish to obtain recognition of the level and scope of your studies • • can grant you ECTS credits give general recognition of your education/degree as being equivalent to a Norwegian bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree 13

“MUST” documents

• Final certificates or diplomas.

• Transcripts of marks indicating the number of years of study, the individual courses/subects, and examinations with marks awarded.

• If you have changed your name or your name is written in different ways, you must document this.

• Translations of the documents into English, Norwegian or another Scandinavian language. This must be done by a government-authorised translator. More information about translation services is available on the website of the The Association of Government Authorized Translators in Norway . • Proof of identity (letter of confirmation from the Norwegian national population register or personal details section of your passport).

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Student residence permit

• • See studyinnorway (under: ”Student-residence-permit”) All students who plan to stay in Norway for more than three months will need a student residence permit • Applicants from outside the EU/EEA/EFTA submit an application to a Norwegian Foreign Mission • An application form for student residence with a passport photograph • A copy of your passport • Documentation of admission to an approved educational institution • • A plan of study Documentation of housing 15

What to study? (1)

• Courses taught in English at most institutions • At all levels • • Graduate level More than 200 Masters programmes taught in English (db online on www.studyinnorway.no

) • Number constantly increasing • PhD – English 16

What to study? (2)

• Undergraduate level • Tailor made semesters at Bachelor level at all institutions • See list of institutions • at www.studyinnorway.no

• http://www.studyinnorway.no/sn/Where can-I-study/List-of-institutions • Summer programmes • at www.studyinnorway.no

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Want to learn Norwegian?

• Norwegian - a Scandinavian language • By learning N. you will understand Swedish and Danish • In Norway • Most institutions offer non-credit short course (optional) • If you want to study in Norwegian • • 1 year of study (60 ECTS) Quota students are eligible for full support for this extra year • Outside Norway • See studyinnorway for list of institutions in the 36 countries that currently offer Norwegian courses 18

Want to learn Norwegian?

• • Ski Fjord • • Tusen takk Hadet!

• Jeg, eg, æg, æ, i, je, e, ei, 19

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STUDENT LIFE • Student welfare • Housing for international students • Strong student democracy (ISU) • Introductory programs • Student culture

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Student Life

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Where to study?

• No matter what your academic interests are Norway can offer a wide variety of institutions •all with their own distinct profil •difference in geographic location • from the rugged islands of Svalbard in the Arctic to the capital city Oslo, makes each institution a perfect starting point for unique experiences 23

Higher education institutions in Norway

• Four categories • Universities • • • Specialized universities University colleges Institutions with accredited academic or professional programmes 24

Norwegian Higher Education Sector

• • • • • • • Seven universities • all state-run Six specialised universities • five state-run and one private 24 state university colleges Two private university colleges Two national institutes of the arts 25 private institutions of higher education Two university centres • The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) • • 17 institutions of higher education offer Ph.D. programmes 200 Master Programs in English • 21 Centres of Excellence and 14 Centres of Research-based Innovation 25

Universities

• • • • • • • University of Oslo • The oldest (1811) and largest • Approx. 30,000 students & 4,600 faculty and staff University of Bergen • Approx. 14,500 students & 3,200 faculty and staff Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU, in Trondheim) • Approx. 20 000 students & 4,300 faculty and staff University of Tromsø • The world's northernmost university!

• Approx. 6000 students & 1800 faculty and staff University of Stavanger (from 2006) • Approx. 8,000 students and 900 faculty and staff Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB, in Ås) • Approx. 2600 students & 870 faculty and staff University of Agder (from 2007) • Approx. 8,000 students & 900 faculty and staff 26

Specialised universities

• • • • • • Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo • Offers music education of the highest level Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NSSS), Oslo • Holds a national responsibility to provide higher education and scientific research in its corresponding fields Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo • The sole institution educating veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in Norway Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Oslo • Main fields are architecture, urbanism and industrial design The Norwegian School of Theology (private), Oslo • The largest theological institution in Norway 27

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)

• • • • The world’s northernmost higher education institution Located in Longyear at 78º N Offers high quality courses at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level Arctic Biology, Arctic Geology, Arctic Geophysics and Arctic Technology. 28

Summer schools in Norway

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Oslo International Summer School

• Offers a variety of courses on undergraduate and graduate level • 6-week courses • www.uio.no/iss •

Bodø International Summer University

• The main program is entitled "Managing Diversity" • 4-week programs • www.hibo.no

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BI Norwegian School of Management International Summer Program

• Intercultural Management – a Scandinavian perspective • • 3-week program www.bi.no

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Summer schools, continued

• Summer University at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences • Focus on sustainable management of natural resources • • 3-week program (+2 weeks of preparatory online studies) www.umb.no

• The Bergen Summer Research School • Mission and Definition: Global Development Challenges • Joint venture between Uof Bergen, Norwegian Schoold of Economics and Business Admin., Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen University College & UNIFOB • • • • Theme 2008: 7 - 17 August : Global Poverty 2009 Theme: Global Environmental and Climate Change Tuition fee about 540 US $ http://gdc.uib.no/ • • • All the summer school programs give ECTS credits, transferable to ECTS credits All institutions provide housing for the summer students Programs include excursions and social activities. 30

Norwegian students abroad/full degree and exchange

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International students at Norwegian institutions

32 Kilde: DBH 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Vår 2000 Vår 2001 Vår 2002 Vår 2003 Vår 2004 Vår 2005 Vår 2006 Vår 2007 Vår 2008 Serie1 6108 6933 10075 8642 9656 10631 11139 11965 12492

International students in Norway/selected countries

300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Hviterussland Moldavia Ukraina Albania Bosnia Kroatia Makedonia 2000 2 1 11 11 206 10 1 2001 13 3 18 10 224 11 2 2002 14 2 35 17 275 24 5 2003 14 2 33 8 224 27 6 2004 19 2 45 6 230 32 2 2005 35 5 69 17 190 36 3 2006 46 8 87 18 159 41 4 2007 56 9 100 17 138 33 6 2008 75 7 124 24 121 28 5 33 Kilde: DBH Hviterussland Moldavia Ukraina Albania Bosnia Kroatia Makedonia

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Norwegian Research

Norwegian Research Priorities

• Report No. 20 (2004-2005) to the Storting • Commitment to Research 35

Som key statistics

• Norwegian expenditure on R&D (nominal terms) was NOK 29.3 billion in 2005 (5.9 billion Canadian dollars) • 1.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2005 • NOK 13.2 billion funded by Industry, NOK 12.9 billion by the Government and NOK 3.5 billion from other sources • Human resources • Over 54 000 persons were involved in R&D • • The overall percentage of female researchers about 32 percent The number of students in Norway has remained stable from 2002 at approximately 220 000 • • • • In total, more than 15 000 doctoral degrees has been awarded This number is constantly increasing • 900 new doctoral degrees were awarded in 2006 Norwegian researchers published nearly 7 200 articles (2006) • More than 50 per cent of Norwegian articles included international co authorship During the 2002–2006 period, Norwegian articles were cited 18 percent more often than the world average. 36

Norwegian Centres of Excellence

• Research Council of Norway has initiated a Centres of Excellence (CoE) scheme • Aim • bring more Norwegian researchers and research groups up to a high international standard • The centres are devoted to long-term, basic research • At present, there are 21 Norwegian Centres of Excellence • 10 at the University of Oslo • • • Four at the University of Bergen Three at the University of Trondheim One at the University of Tromsø • • One at UMB Two at Research Institutes 37

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Aquaculture Protein Centre (UMB) Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (Uof Bergen) Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics (Uof Tromsø) Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience (Uof Oslo) Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems (NTNU) Centre for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (Uof Oslo) Center for Cancer Biomedicine (Uof Oslo) Centre for Geobiology (Uof Bergen) Centre for Immune Regulation (Uof Oslo) Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research (Uof Bergen) Center for Biomedical Computing (Uof Oslo) Centre for the Study of Civil War (International Peace Research Institute) Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (Uof Oslo) Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (Uof Oslo) Centre for the study of Equality, Social Organization, and Performance (Uof Oslo) International Centre for Geohazards (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute ) Centre for the Biology of Memory (NTNU) Centre of Mathematics for Applications (Uof Oslo) Centre for Medieval Studies (Uof Bergen) Physics of Geological Processes (Uof Oslo) Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (NTNU) 38

Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI)

• Objective • to build up and strengthen Norwegian research groups that work in close collaboration with partners from innovative industry and innovative public enterprise • • to support long-term research that promotes innovation and the competitiveness of Norwegian industry 14 SFIs were announced by the Minister of Education and Research on 16 June 2006 • The primary criteria for selection are scientific quality of a high international calibre and the potential for innovation and value creation 39

Norwegian highlight

• Ensuring that the genetic diversity of the world’s food crops is preserved for future generations • • The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opend in Svalbard in 2008 Already catalogued, coded and moved into the Vault: • • • Some 268,000 seed samples more than 100 million individual seeds representing the agriculture of 220 countries • 40

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