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Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education

Quality assurance of higher and tertiary vocational education

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  1. News article

    NOKUT invites nominations for its 2026 honorary award for quality work in Norwegian higher education – deadline 31 October 2026

    • Anyone can put forward a candidate for NOKUT's 2026 honorary award. The candidate must have worked to improve education quality in a way that made a difference beyond their own institution or field.
    • This year's prize goes to someone in regular higher education, not vocational college. The award rotates between the two every other year.
    Higher education
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  2. News article

    NOKUT joins Erasmus+ project to develop European Degree Label and future joint degree

    • NOKUT and Norway's Ministry of Education received Erasmus+ funding in summer 2026 for LABEL-UP (Launching Actions for Boosting the European Degree Label – UP!), a project exploring the European Degree Label and a future European joint degree.
    • The project is led by the Dutch Ministry of Education; Norway's Ministry and NOKUT each co-lead one work package.
    EØSEUHigher education
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  3. News article

    NOKUT explains that external expert panels are the foundation of Norwegian higher education quality assurance

    • Every NOKUT assessment of programmes, quality systems and institutions is based on substantive judgements by external expert panels — not merely internal administrative procedures.
    • Committees must always include academic staff and students; international experts and industry/working-life representatives are frequently included.
    Higher educationPublic administration
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  4. Guideline

    NOKUT publishes guide to help vocational colleges apply for institutional accreditation from 1 August 2026

    • New requirements for institutional accreditation of vocational colleges took effect on 1 August 2026; accredited colleges may self-accredit programmes across all subject areas.
    • NOKUT has opened supervision of quality work at four colleges planning to apply for institutional accreditation in 2027 — satisfactory quality work is a prerequisite for accreditation.
    Higher educationVocational education
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  5. News article

    NOKUT director warns that declining campus attendance undermines learning and civic education

    • 85 percent of students report attending campus at least three days a week according to Studiebarometeret (published 2026), yet the overall trend toward home-based study is considered significant enough to prompt government action.
    • Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland has issued clear instructions to universities and university colleges to bring students back to campus.
    Higher education
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  6. News article

    NOKUT warns Høyskolen Kristiania of potential NOK 155 million repayment demand over misuse of state grants

    • NOKUT has issued a formal advance notice of a potential repayment demand of NOK 155,286,327 – covering the purchase price, accrued interest and converted debt obligations from the 2024 acquisition of NKI Holding AS.
    • The acquisition included subsidiaries MedLearn AS, NKI Kompetanse AS and NKI Fagskoler AS, all operating in vocational college and professional training – not higher education.
    Higher educationPublic administration
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  7. Report

    NOKUT finds Norwegian vocational colleges only partially meet European quality assurance standards (ESG), and recommends waiting for ongoing revisions before reform

    • The report was commissioned by the Ministry of Education as a follow-up to the vocational college white paper (Meld. St. 11 (2024–2025)) and Parliamentary Resolution 683, which requires linking higher vocational education to the ECTS credit system.
    • NOKUT concludes that current quality assurance for fagskoler only partially complies with ESG: learning resources, information management, and assessment criteria are well covered, but links to research, staff competence requirements, and systematic periodic evaluation are absent.
    Higher educationVocational education
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  8. News article

    40 percent of Norwegian teacher students failed the national mathematics exam – dispensation students failed at three times the rate of peers

    • 1,024 primary school teacher students sat the national mathematics exam in May 2026 at 12 institutions: 676 in the GLU 1–7 track and 348 in the GLU 5–10 track.
    • Overall pass rate was 60 percent; failure rates among dispensation students were dramatically higher — 74 percent on GLU 1–7 and 76 percent on GLU 5–10, versus 30 and 26 percent respectively among students who met entry requirements.
    Higher educationSchool
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  9. News article

    Norwegian accreditation body NOKUT fines vocational college MedLearn NOK 600,000 for undocumented intra-group transactions

    • NOKUT has ruled that MedLearn AS must pay a NOK 600,000 penalty after the college failed for several years to document that contracts with related-party companies were at market terms, as required by the Vocational Schools Act.
    • The supervisory case was opened in October 2023 based on NOKUT's risk assessments and focused on MedLearn's transactions with other companies in the same corporate group.
    Public administrationVocational education
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  10. News article

    NOKUT approves quality work at Høgskulen for grøn utvikling after one year of remediation

    • On 18 June 2026, the NOKUT board decided that HGUt fulfils all requirements for quality systems under the Norwegian Universities and University Colleges Regulations, one year after serious shortcomings were identified in the 2024 supervision.
    • The expert committee notes that quality work is now clearly linked to strategic goals, anchored in the board and management, and involves both students and staff.
    Higher education
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