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Norway
Norwegian higher education in brief
| 1) Organization Four universities, six specialised university institutions, 26 university colleges, two university colleges of the arts, and 30 private higher education institutions provide higher education in Norway. 2) Access Entry to state higher education is regulated quantitatively and determined by the capacity of the individual institution. Access can be obtained through successful completion of three years of upper secondary school (videregående skole), or five years of work experience, or a combination of education and work experience, education and training. For all of the above, minimum requirements in Norwegian, English, history, social studies, mathematics and natural science apply. Admission can also be granted on the basis of a combination of formal, in-formal and non-formal qualifications. The Nordic countries have specific agreements on access to higher education and transfer of upper secondary examinations. 3) Qualifications As of autumn 2003, a new degree structure along the lines of the Bologna Process, with a 3-year bachelor’s degree followed by a two-year master’s degree was implemented. In a transition period, there are exemptions from the new degree structure for students already part of a study programme before autumn 2003. The old university college degree høgskolekandidat of two years is kept. There are also a few exceptions to the new 3+2 model; five-year consecutive master’s degree in odontology, pharmacy, landscape architecture, architecture, and industrial design, a few six-year professional programmes (psychology, medicine, theology, and veterinary medicine), four-year bachelor’s degree in performing music and performing arts, and 4-year programmes in teacher education.
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