Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
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Tora Aasland is norwegian minister for research and higher education

Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research (Norwegian: Kunnskapsdepartementet, lit. Ministry of Knowledge) is a Norwegian responsible for education, research and kindergartens. The ministry was established in 1814, and since October 18, 2007 led by Tora Aasland and Bård Vegar Solhjell (Socialist Left). The department must report to the legislature (Stortinget). Traditionally this ministry was also responsible for church affairs, but this function was transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs in 2002.

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Organisations

Political staff

Departments

  • Department of Early Childhood Education and Care 1
  • Department of Education and Training
  • Department of Higher Education
  • Department of Research
  • Department of Policy Analysis, Lifelong Learning and International Affairs
  • Department of Governance and Finance
  • Department of Administration and Development
  • The Communication Unit

Subsidiaries

The following government agencies are subordinate the ministry: 2

Universities

Specialised Colleges

Regional University Colleges

Limited companies

References

  1. ^ Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. "Organisation". Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
  2. ^ Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. "Underliggende etater" (in Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-06-27.

External links

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