Universities and Recognition of Foreign Education

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The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service, NUCAS (Samordna opptak) coordinates the admission to regular undergraduate studies at all the universities, university colleges, state colleges, and some private colleges in Norway.

More information:
The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU)

Recognition of Foreign Higher Education

The Directorate for Higher Education and Skills is the executive agency for the Ministry of Education and Research within the higher education and higher vocational education sectors and is responsible for the national skills policy.

Professions Regulated in Norway

Norway has 163 regulated professions. This means that certain minimum requirements must be fulfilled before you can practice the profession and/or use a certain professional title. These are requirements set by the Norwegian authorities, and they are regulated through laws and regulations. The different professions are regulated by specific offices for recognition.

Check whether your profession is regulated