This is NOKUT

NOKUT is an independent administrative expert body that reports to the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.

NOKUT’s overall mandate, authority and professional autonomy are specified in the University and University Colleges Act. In addition to the professionally independent tasks set out in laws and regulations, NOKUT has been delegated ordinary administrative duties by the Ministry.

Each year, NOKUT uses 900 external experts for our accreditation and quality assurance work, evaluations, recognition of foreign education and projects.

NOKUT was allocated NOK 187,224 million in 2019 in the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research’s budget.

101 WOMEN

147 EMPLOYEES 46 MEN

25 WITH IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND 1 APPRENTICE IN ICT

Educational levels of our staff

• Certificate of apprenticeship • PhD • Other tertiary education 2–4 years • Master’s degree or equivalent

Departments

Sections Quality Assurance and Legal Affairs

Quality Assurance of Study Programmes

Quality Assurance of Institutions

Legal Affairs Evaluation and Analysis BOARD

Chief Excecutive

Foreign Education

Recognition of VET and TVET

Recognition of Higher Education

Information about Foreign Education

Interview-based Procedures Administration Communication

Digitalisation and ICT

Human Resources

Finance and Business Management

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