Regulations on quality assurance and quality improvement in higher education and college graduate Date-2010-02-01-96 Ministry the Ministry of Education published in the 2010 booklet 2 (notes) FOR the entry into force last modified 01.02.2010-2015-08-27-994 from 01.09.2015 Change FOR-2005-09-08-1040,-2008-04-23-391 applies to Norway Pursuant LAW-2005-04-01-15-section 1-6, LAW-2005-04-01-15-§ 2-1, LAW-2005-04-01-15-§ 3-1, LAW-2005-04-01-15-§ 3-4, law-2003-06-20-56-section 2 Announced 5th February, 2010 at. 40 pm Directed 10.12.2015 (note to section 3-1) short title regulations on quality in higher education Chapter overview: Chapter 1. General provisions (§ § 1-1-1-10) Chapter 2. Internal quality assurance system for universities and colleges (§ § 2-1-2-3) Chapter 3. Accreditation of studies and institutions in higher education (§ § 3-1-3-6) Chapter 4. Joint degrees (§ § 4-1-4-3) Chapter 5. College graduate (§ § 5-1-5-6) Chapter 6. The approval of the other higher education (§ § 6-1-6-2) Chapter 7. Appeal (§ § 7-1-7-2) Chapter 8. Final provisions (section 8-1) Remarks to individual paragraphs Changes in comments to the regulations on quality assurance and quality improvement in higher education and college graduate, laid down by regulations March 15, ...

Legal authority: established by the Ministry of education 1. February 2010 under the legal authority of the law 1. April 2005 Nr. 15 about universities and colleges (University and College Act) § 1-6 second paragraph, section 2-1, section 3-1 and § 3-4 and allowed 20. June 2003 No. 56 about college graduate (vocational school Act) section 2 sixth paragraph.
Changes: modified by regulations 25 Oct 2010 No. 1363, March 15, 2011 No. 289, 15 Feb. 2012 No. 152, 4 feb 2015 Nr. 83, 27 aug 2015 Nr. 994. Be changed by regulation 24 June 2016 Nr. 794 (in force when the Ministry determines).
Corrections: 10.12.2015 (note to section 3-1).

Chapter 1. General provisions § 1-1. Scope the regulation applies to quality assurance and quality improvement in higher education and college graduate, as well as the national body for quality in the (KUT) processing of cases and the determination of standards for University and College Act Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, as well as the approval of training courses and providers for vocational school law § 2.

§ 1-2. NOKUTs purpose and refinement (1) KUT is a professional independent State forvaltings body with Executive supervisory authority for the quality in higher education and college graduate in Norway.

(2) in line with University and College Act § 2-1 the second paragraph, is the purpose of the NOKUTs work to help ensure a high international level in educational offerings by the institutions, as well as that the community can have confidence in the quality of Norwegian higher education, college graduate and approved foreign higher education.

§ 1-3. NOKUTs the supervisory activities within the framework that is set out in the law and regulations, to KUT supervise the quality of the education at Norwegian institutions which offer higher education and college graduate, as well as perform other management tasks. Supervisory activities include both control work and assistance to institutions in their quality development work.

section 1-4. NOKUTs the exercise of administrative authority to the exercise of KUT by the management tasks required in law and regulation, have an organization and a working method that ensures that the purpose of the NOKUTs work are maintained, as well as that the community has confidence in KUT as a professional independent State administrative agency.

section 1-5. NOKUTs tasks (1) in General:-Lead control with that institutions comply with any requirements of the Act and regulations that fall within the NOKUTs management area.

-Drive targeted development work with the purpose to contribute to the quality in higher education and vocational school offers in Norway keeps a high international level.

-Guide and provide advice on appropriate sites, as well as provide information to the players in the sector and the community at large.

-make sure that the NOKUTs business is in line with international rules, standards and practices.

(2) higher education:-Accredit institutions and studies.

-Revise the accreditations.

-evaluate the institutions ' internal quality assurance systems.

-evaluate to judge the quality of higher education.

(3) College graduate:-give approval of the College graduate and subject area.

-Revise the College graduate and subject area.

-give approval of quality assurance system for trade schools.

(4) general approval:-approve higher education (general authorization).

-facilitate a coordinated national practices of approval after University and College Act § 3-5 fifth paragraph, and provide advisory assistance to the institutions.

-Convey information about the institutions ' decisions regarding the approval of higher education.

-Be and drive information center after Lisbon Convention and meeting Norwegian representative in the ENIC network, cf. Lisbon Convention's article X. 3.

-Lead and maintain the list of General admission for applicants with foreign education (GSU-list).

section 1-6. NOKUTs instruments in line with the purpose of the NOKUTs business, KUT make use of other means and carry out other measures than that as stated by law and regulation. KUT is considering even what measures it is appropriate to apply.

section 1-7. Appointment of expert witnesses (1) expert witnesses shall appoint to KUT conduct evaluations of universities and høyskolers quality assurance system, cf. section 2-2, in the context of evaluations applications for accreditation of studies and institutions and revision of accreditation, cf. Chapter 3, as well as to provide recommendation for approvals of educations or providers in education forskriftens fagskole for Chapter 5. KUT also appoints to carry out expert evaluations of importance to be able to judge the quality of higher education. The experts are to report about the evaluation.

(2) sets out the criteria for the KUT sakkyndiges expertise and for the appointment of these, as well as the sakkyndiges mandate. KUT sets out provisions regarding the proceedings in more detail.

§ 1-8. Vedtaksførhet and majority requirements Board for KUT is vedtaksført for the treatment of cases by this regulation when the leader or the leader's Deputy and four other members are present. By a tie vote is the leader's.

section 1-9. The relationship to the law law applies management Management by the treatment of cases by this regulation, with the following exceptions and clarifications: a) a decision under section 2-2, section 2-3, section 3-1, section 3-2, section 3-4, section 3-5, section 5-1, section 5-2, section 5-3, § 5-4, section 5-5, section 6-1 and § 6-2 is considered to be individual decisions by administrative law section 2 first paragraph, LITRA b.

b) only the a decision directly applies, can complain about decisions made by KUT.

c) NOKUTs professional opinion of the facts in connection with the decision under section 2-2, section 2-3, section 3-1, section 3-2, section 3-4, section 3-5, section 5-1, section 5-2, section 5-3, § 5-4 and section 5-5, cannot be appealed.

§ 1-10. Facilitation and information (1) Institutions which are covered by the NOKUTs supervisory and control activities, to facilitate that KUT to be able to perform the tasks arising from the Act and the regulations.

(2) may require CENTURIES KUT necessary and relevant information and reports and make research to carry out the supervisory tasks arising out of the law and regulations.

Chapter 2. Internal quality assurance system for universities and colleges section 2-1. Requirements for quality assurance system (1) universities and colleges should have a system for its quality assurance work that ensures the ongoing improvements, provide satisfactory documentation of the work and reveals failing quality.

(2) quality assurance system to ensure and help develop the quality in all education, including practice studies. The system shall include all conditions that affect the study quality, from information to potential applicants to the termination of the study including studiets relevance to working life.

(3), in consultation determine KUT with the sector, the criteria such as the quality assurance system should be evaluated in relation to the.

section 2-2. Evaluation of the institutions ' system for quality assurance (1) KUT will make evaluation of the institutions ' internal system of quality assurance. It should not go more than 6 years between each evaluation of the individual institutional system for quality assurance. KUT sets out the content and scope of evalueringens, as well as a schedule for the evaluation. The institutions should be heard in this process. The evaluations must be in accordance with international requirements.

(2) the evaluation should his mouth out in a recommendation as to whether the system as a whole is satisfactory, and if applicable, specify the areas where the institution should further develop their system.

(3) if the KUT found significant deficiencies, quality assurance system, the institution shall be given a reasonable time limit of up to 6 months to fix the conditions.

§ 2-3. Withdrawal of the right to apply for accreditation of studies and the authority to establish studies (1) if the decision on KUT understand that quality assurance system is not satisfactory by an institution that offers accredited studies lose the institution the right to apply for the accreditation of new studies. The institution may require that a new evaluation of the system of quality assurance implemented when it has been one year after KUT made such a decision. If the KUT after the new evaluation system for quality assurance can be found satisfactory, the institution once again apply for accreditation of new studies.


(2) if the decision on KUT understand that quality assurance system is not satisfactory by an institution which is accredited as a College, scientific College or University, the decision is sent to the Ministry. The Ministry draws back the institution's authority to establish new studies after the law on universities and colleges section 3-3 the first and second paragraph. The institution may require that a new evaluation of the quality assurance system is implemented when it has been one year after the right to establish studies is drawn back by the Ministry. If the KUT after the new evaluation system for quality assurance can be found satisfactory, the Ministry will give the institution the authority to establish new studies that the institution is accredited.

Chapter 3. Accreditation of studies and institutions in higher education, section 3-1. Accreditation of studies (1) institution that does not go under the law on universities and colleges can search KUT about accreditation of studies.

(2) colleges and scientific colleges can search KUT about accreditation of studies that the individual institution itself does not have the authority to establish.

(3) by the accreditation of a new doctoral study to the study have a academic environment corresponding at least 8 years of work with the first job skills, of which at least six are in full-time combined research and education positions and at least 4 have professor expertise. The institution must furthermore be able to demonstrate that it has the capacity and the recruitment potential to tie at least 15 doctoral students to study during the five years after startup. The institution must be able to substantiate that it over time can sustain a doctoral environment with at least 15 doctoral students. The requirement of a doctoral environment with at least 15 doctoral students do not apply for the Sámi University College. Sami College must ensure that Fellows get a good academic environment with high quality, including through binding cooperation with the other institutions.

(4) Colleges may apply for accreditation of KUT scholarship for artistic development work that the individual College itself provides, as the equivalent of a doctoral program, cf. § 3-3, third paragraph, and other. Accreditation may also be given on the basis of høyskolens contributions in a private scholarship program for artistic development work.

(5) a prerequisite for accreditation of studies is that the requirements of the law on universities and colleges are met, cf. also this Regulation section 2-1. Any regulations and framework plans set out under the legal authority of the law on universities and colleges section 3-2, to add to the reason for the accreditation.

(6) of the regulations stipulates the KUT the standards and criteria to be added to the basis for accreditation of studies, including the relationship between decentralized operations and business, however, and scholarship for artistic development work. KUT can fix one set of standards and criteria for accreditation of doctoral studies and one set of standards and criteria for revision of accredited doctoral studies. KUT shall ensure that the standards are in line with international standards as Norway is obliged to follow.

(7) KUT determines which changes in studies to be submitted to KUT.

(8) NOKUTs decision on accreditation of studies that will be included in the basis for higher degree or vocational education after the first and second paragraph, and decisions regarding the accreditation of the scholarship program as mentioned in the fourth paragraph, shall be communicated to the Ministry.

section 3-2. Accreditation of institutions (1) Institution that provides accredited courses, can search KUT about accreditation as a College, scientific College or University.

(2) NOKUTs decision on accreditation after the first paragraph is sent to the Ministry making final decision in the case, cf. University and College Act § 3-3 and section 1-2 first and second paragraph.

section 3-3. Standards for accreditation of institutions (1) in order to be accredited as a College the following conditions must be met: a) the institution's primary business is going to be higher education, research, and academic or artistic development work as well as public outreach.

b) the institution's organization and infrastructure, should be adapted to the business.

c) the institution shall have research and professional or artistic development business related to their subject areas.

d) Institution to have employees in the teaching and research position on key subject areas which are included in the studies.

e) accreditation for the institution to have at least one study offers that gives the right to allocate the lower level alone, and have graduated undergraduate candidates for at least two years.

f) Institution should be attached to national and international networks within the higher education, research, and academic or artistic development work.

(2) in order to be accredited as a scientific College the following conditions must be met: a) the institution's primary business is going to be higher education, research, and academic or artistic development work as well as public outreach.

b) the institution's organization and infrastructure to be adapted to the business.

c) the institution shall have stable research and academic or artistic development enterprise of high quality related to their subject areas.

d) Institution to have employees in the teaching and research position at the subject areas which are included in the studies.

e) accreditation for the institution to have at least one study offer of at least five years ' duration, or as integrated study races, which gives the right to award higher degrees alone, and have graduated graduate candidates for at least two years.

f) the institution shall have a stable research training and the right to award the doctoral degree alone, or have accreditation for the corresponding scholarship for artistic development work, cf. § 3-1 fourth paragraph.

g) the institution should be attached to national and international networks within the higher education, research, and academic or artistic development work, and will be participating in the national cooperation concerning research training or equivalent scholarship for artistic development work.

(3) in order to be accredited as a University the following conditions must be met: a) the institution's primary business is going to be higher education, research, and academic or artistic development work as well as public outreach.

b) the institution's organization and infrastructure, should be adapted to the business.

c) the institution shall have stable research and academic or artistic development enterprise of high quality related to their subject areas.

d) Institution to have employees in the teaching and research position at the subject areas which are included in the studies.

e) accreditation for the institution to have at least five courses of at least five years ' duration, or as integrated study races, which gives the right to award higher degrees alone, as well as undergraduate degrees in several disciplines. The institution should have graduated candidates at the undergraduate and graduate level in most of these disciplines.

f) the institution shall have a stable research training and the right to award doctorate alone on at least four subject areas. Two of these should be central in relation to regional businesses who value creation, at the same time as the disciplines have national importance. One of the four doctoral degrees can be posed by the scholarship program for artistic development work that the institution has received accreditation for, cf. § 3-1 fourth paragraph.

g) the institution should be attached to national and international networks within the higher education, research, and academic or artistic development work, and will be participating in the national cooperation concerning research training and possibly the corresponding artistic scholarship program.

(4) of the regulations stipulates the KUT complementary criteria for accreditation as a College, scientific College and University.

section 3-4. Revision of accredited studies (1) KUT can on the free basis initiate revision of accredited studies. The revision process will be based on an evaluation made by the experts, jf. section 1-9 the first paragraph.

(2) If a study finds that the KUT offer is not in line with the requirements, the institution shall be given a reasonable time limit of up to 2 years to take action.

(3) If after this KUT finds that conditions are not in line with the requirements and makes the decision to withdraw the accreditation of a study offers, to the institution immediately withdraw study the offer back. The institution should take action, approved by KUT, which makes it possible for the students to complete the study.

§ 3-5. Revision of accredited institutions (1) KUT can freely initiate on the basis its publication of an accredited institution. The revision process will be based on an evaluation made by the experts, jf. § 1-8 the first paragraph.

(2) If an institution finds that KUT no longer meets the requirements for accreditation, cf. § 3-3, to the institution is given a reasonable deadline of up to 2 years to fix the defective conditions. If the criteria for accreditation after the deadline is not met, pull back to KUT the accreditation.

(3) NOKUTs decision to withdraw the accreditation of an institution, should be communicated to the Ministry making final decision in the case, cf. University and College Act § 3-3 and section 1-2 first and second paragraph.

§ 3-6. Application for accreditation (1) KUT guidelines for working out the design and processing of applications for accreditation of studies and institutions pursuant to section 3-1 and section 3-2. To streamline the proceedings can KUT fix application deadlines.

(2) in the case of KUT special can fix the corresponding applications for accreditation can not be promoted until after a time period of up to 2 years.

Chapter 4. Joint degrees section 4-1. Institutions ' access to give degrees and vocational educations in collaboration with other institutions

(1) universities and colleges can give degrees and vocational educations in collaboration with the other Norwegian or foreign institutions (joint degrees).

(2) For the study to be included in the basis for joint degree and that the individual institution does not even have the authority to establish, the accreditation provisions for this Regulation section 3-1 so far they fit. KUT can in such cases across parts of a study, too. Joint degree cooperation between Norwegian institutions assumes that the institutions overall, meets the standards and criteria for accreditation of studies as determined by KUT.

§ 4-2. Requirements for private institutions ' degrees-responsibility (1) universities and colleges which provide joint degrees shall enter into agreements with cooperating institutions, which regulates the responsibility relationship between the parties, including the graduate award and vitnemåls design.

(2) the institution shall ensure that cooperation institutions are accredited or Government-approved to be able to give higher education according to the current systems in the respective countries, and that the appropriate studies are accredited as higher education at the private level gradens.

(3) students who are taken up on the studies to be included in the basis for joint degree between the institutions, should be ensured a certain studies of the scope by the cooperating institutions.

(4) if the cooperation on joint degree ceases, the institution shall enter into agreements with another institution that can take the professional responsible for the students to be able to carry out the study and take exams, or take other actions that make it possible for the students to complete the study. Such measures must be approved by KUT in cases where the relevant KUT have accredited studies by institution, cf. § 4-1 the second paragraph.

(5) universities and colleges to report to KUT on which common degrees institution provides.

section 4-3. Supplementary provisions in the regulation can give KUT supplementary provisions on joint degrees.

Chapter 5. College graduate section 5-1. The approval of the educational offer for law on the College graduate (1) KUT treats application for the approval of the educational offer for law on college graduate. KUT appoints professional expert witnesses for its treatment of the application. KUT sets out the mandate and criteria for expert review. KUT will also process applications for significant changes in the already approved the offer, including the creation of approved educational offers in new places.

(2) working out guidelines for KUT processing of applications, including application deadlines, requirements to the design of applications and requirements for documentation of the management scheme and code with more after the law on the College graduate.

(3) the report sends sakkyndiges KUT to the affected provider who shall be given a time limit of at least 6 weeks to respond before KUT fatter decision.

(4) KUT shall ensure that the educational offer is in line with the international standards, conventions and agreements that Norway is obliged to follow.

(5) KUT can provide authentication without the use of expert witnesses if the education already is approved in accordance with the formal requirements related to the subject or if the application relates to changes in previously approved educational offers.

(6) Assigned as noted applies to approval of NOKUTs approval letter. An offer that is accepted as full-or part-time, can be offered in part time or full time the same place, and after the same educational model, provided that the offer is otherwise in accordance with the validation.

(7) If a provider has received an application for approval is denied, KUT decide that a new application for approval of the same education first can be promoted after up to two years.

section 5-2. Approval of providers (1) Providers that provide approved college graduate, may apply for approval for the KUT to create programmes fagskole distinct subject areas (approved provider). An approved authorized to even offers to create new fagskole educations. In its decision determines the field of KUT the authorization applies. KUT can also fix other criteria. KUT sends the copy of the decision to the Ministry of education and loan register.

(2) criteria to be able to apply for approval as a provider: a) Provider must have graduated candidates in at least one approved college graduate for at least two years.

b) Provider must have a satisfactory internal system of quality assurance, jf. This Regulation section 5-3.

c) the service provider must document participation in security or insurance scheme that ensures students substitute if offers voluntary or imposed abruptly stops an education, where there are students who have not completed the education after set plan.

(3) in order to be approved as a provider the following conditions must be met: a) the provider's primary business is going to be education.

b) Provider to have permanent staff in the teaching post and administrative positions with such expertise that offers is able to quality assure and develop their teaching methods and new and existing educational offers within the central subject areas which are included in the programmes undertaken.

c) to have a Provider satisfactory cooperation with working life.

(4) draft guidelines for the KUT processing of applications and the criteria for the approval of the provider.

(5) an approved establishment must report offers of new offers and liquidation of existing offers to KUT, with a copy to the Ministry of education and loan register.

(6) If a provider has been denied application for approval as a provider, KUT decide that a new application first can be promoted after up to two years.

section 5-3. Quality assurance (1) Internal system for quality assurance Subjects to have a schools satisfying internal system of quality assurance that ensures continuous improvement and subjects ' yrkesrelevans, gives satisfactory evidence of quality assurance work of the institution and unearths failing quality.

(2) assessment of providers ' system for quality assurance shall consider whether the system KUT for quality assurance is satisfactory. The assessment includes both the system's structural build-up, the documentation it produces, and the reviews of educational quality as the provider itself does.
KUT determines, in consultation with the parties concerned and the community, the criteria that the internal system of quality assurance is to be considered in relation to the.
KUT can provide exceptions from the provisions on quality assurance in this regulation if a system of quality assurance already are included in the requirements from the Norwegian public certifying authority or autoriserende, jf. This Regulation section 5-1 fifth paragraph.

(3) the withdrawal of the right to apply for the approval of training courses and approval fagskole as a provider If don't understand that KUT decision system for quality assurance is not satisfactory with offers that provide approved college graduate, can deprive the right of KUT provider to apply for approval of new educations. The service provider may require that a new assessment of the system of quality assurance implemented when it has been one year after KUT made such a decision. KUT can determine the shorter the quarantine time. The provider must contact the KUT for the commencement of a new review. If the KUT after new review system for quality assurance will find satisfactory, can the provider again apply for approval of new fagskole educations.
If the decision on KUT understand that the system of quality assurance is not satisfactory from an approved provider, KUT pull back only with the authority to establish new fagskole educations after law college graduate section 2 the second paragraph. NOKUTs decision of withdrawal of approval as a provider is sent to the Ministry and loan register. The service provider may require that a new assessment of the system of quality assurance implemented when it has been one year after the right to establish fagskole educations is withdrawn. KUT can determine the shorter the quarantine time. The provider must contact the KUT for the implementation of the new assessment.

§ 5-4. Revision of the approval of the educational offer (1) KUT can on the free basis make a revision of a previously given approval.

(2) the criteria that are set out under the legal authority in this Regulation section 5-1 the first paragraph, in the conduct of the revision process.

(3) shall appoint to KUT expert witnesses undertake the revision process. Sets out the criteria for the KUT sakkyndiges expertise and for these appointments shall. To ensure legitimacy in the assessment should the appointment of assessors happen after dialogue with the parties concerned and the community. When special reasons warrant, can fail to KUT to use expert witnesses in the revision process or for the parts of the revision process.

(4) before the KUT fatter decision sent reporting an auditing education offer to the affected provider, which should be given a time limit of at least 6 weeks to respond.

(5) if the KUT finds that an education offer is not in line with the requirements, should be given a deadline for offers up to 6 months to take action to improve this.

(6) NOKUTs decision to withdraw approval of an educational provider is sent with a copy to the Ministry of education and loan register. The service provider shall immediately withdraw the educational offer.

(7) A provider who has lost the approval for a educational offers to take action, approved by KUT, which makes it possible for the students to complete the entering fagskole education.

section 5-5. Revision of the approved provider (1) KUT can on the free basis make its publication of an approved provider.

(2) the Criteria laid down in this Regulation section 5-2 or with the legal authority in this conduct of the revision process.


(3) shall appoint to KUT expert witnesses undertake the revision process. Sets out the criteria for the KUT sakkyndiges expertise and for these appointments shall. To ensure legitimacy in the assessment should the appointment of assessors happen after dialogue with the parties concerned and the community. When special reasons warrant, can fail to KUT to use expert witnesses in the revision process or for the parts of the revision process.

(4) before the KUT fatter decision sent reporting an auditing education offer to the affected provider, which should be given a time limit of at least 6 weeks to respond.

(5) if the KUT finds that a provider no longer meets the requirements for approval, jf. section 5-2, the authentication provider (the right to itself to create fagskole educations) back temporarily. NOKUTs decision can also include the decision of withdrawal of approval for single educations. The provider will be given a time limit of up to 1 year, but not shorter than 3 months, to fix the defective conditions. Upon expiration of the set time limit, make an assessment of the KUT whether or not the measures are sufficient to bring the service provider on the required academic level. If the conditions for approval are still not present, to KUT draw validation back permanently.

(6) NOKUTs decision to withdraw approval as a provider, will be sent to the Ministry and loan register.

(7) When a provider has lost the approval, KUT decide that new application for approval first can be promoted for up to 2 years.

section 5-6. Try schemes the Ministry may make exceptions from the provisions of the regulation in connection with trial schemes for offers of college graduate, and establish guidelines for these.

Chapter 6. The approval of the different higher education § 6-1. General approval as the equal of Norwegian higher education (1) KUT determines applications from individuals about the general approval of the education from foreign higher education institution or Norwegian institution that does not go under the law on universities and colleges. Validation should specify a general value in credits in relation to degrees and professional educations provided with the legal authority of the mentioned law § 3-2, and about the education in the level and scope correspond to the Norwegian degree or education.

(2) KUT can provide further guidelines for the requirements for the application and documentation.

(3) at the approval of the General foreign education should ensure that the KUT education sought approval for an approved accreditation or public approval as higher education. It can be done in the particular case of exception to the provision.

(4) KUT will ensure that decisions about the General authentication is made available to universities and colleges.

(5) to follow up KUT that Norwegian interests and obligations under international agreements on approval and information about higher education. KUT can get national tasks in this area.

§ 6-2. Institutions ' recognition of foreign higher education (1) institution that after the law on universities and colleges section 3-5 fifth paragraph has the authority to approve individual's foreign education as professional being equivalent with degree or education institution itself provides, to report about their decisions to KUT.

(2) to add the KUT facilitate a coordinated national practices of approval after University and College Act § 3-5 fifth paragraph, as well as provide advisory assistance to the institutions of the authentication work.

Chapter 7. Complaint section 7-1. Appeals (1) the Ministry shall appoint a complaint Tribunal that determines all appeals of decisions made by KUT.

(2) For matters relating to college graduate, to complaints Committee have 5 members with personal deputy members of whom one Member shall be a student. For matters relating to higher education, the Complaints Committee shall have 6 members of which two of the members must be students. The leader and deputy leader will fill for the statutory requirements for team judges.

(3) the manager shall not be employed or a member of the Board of the institution that goes under the vocational school, respectively, the law or the law on universities and colleges.

section 7-2. The Appeal Committee's decision (1) the Complaints Committee is vedtaksfør when the leader, or Deputy for the Chairman, and three other members are present. By a tie vote is the leader's.

(2) the complaint Committee's decision may not be appealed.

Chapter 8. Final provisions § 8-1. Entry into force and transitional Regulations will take effect immediately. From the same time repealed regulations 8. September 2005 Nr. 1040 about accreditation, evaluation and approval after the law on universities and colleges and regulations 23. April 2008 Nr. 391 for approval after the law on the College graduate.
Regulations issued pursuant to the regulations mentioned in the first paragraph, apply as far as the suits until they are revoked and at the latest until 1. April 2011.

Comments to individual paragraphs notes to change by regulation 15 March 2011 No. 289 is located in the back.

Chapter 1. General provisions note to section 1-1. Scope of the provision sets out the forskriftens scope. With the terms "quality assurance and quality development" is meant everything that includes work with quality assurance and quality improvement in higher education and college graduate within the forskriftens theme and scope. It comes to accreditation, quality assurance system, joint degrees, the approval of the other education, etc. It applies to both the located to the institutions and to KUT to ensure and supervise with provision is essentially a continuation of the previous regulations § 1-1 when it comes to the cases by University and College Act to be processed after regulation. In higher education includes the regulation and accreditation of studies institutions, revision of accreditation of study and institutions, evaluation of the quality assurance system, good writing and approval of higher education etc. The regulation on the approval of the trade schools are incorporated in the regulations. The regulation includes the approval of training courses and providers for vocational school law § 2. This is to say the approval of educational offers and release of the power of attorney to the provider to create distinct fagskole within areas of education (approved provider), the approval of the system for quality assurance and the revision of the earlier approved the offer.

Note to § 1-2. NOKUTs purpose and demarcation provision is new and essentially a clarification of University and College Act § 2-1 the first and second paragraph.
It appears from the provision that KUT is "performing supervisory and control authority for higher education and college graduate." Even if the provision is new, this is a continuation and a clarification of the current law, including the role of KUT have within higher education and college graduate. The provision does not impose KUT further active supervisory work than as otherwise stated in the regulation.
While the institutions are responsible for the academic quality by own institution and have professional powers depending on the institutional category, KUT "Executive supervisory and control authority" and have the responsibility for law and regulations to ensure the quality and contribute to the development of the quality in the Norwegian higher education and college graduate. The audit be done partly through the preflight check; educational offer could not be granted without the approval of NOKUTs supply and institution, and partly through the control of educations that actually offered, cf. forskriftens Chapter 3 and 5.
In the concept of "administrative agency" is that KUT is subject to the Department's general management authority in financial, organizational, and administrative conditions. Furthermore, it lies in the term that the Ministry through instructional authority to delegate management tasks to KUT. The term "professional independent" refers to that Department in KUT is independently their professional reviews by law and regulation. The Ministry may thus not overrule NOKUTs professional assessments and accreditations or give KUT toppings in academic questions beyond what is laid down in the law or with legal authority of the law.
In the second paragraph stated the purpose of the NOKUTs business. The provision specifies thus also the framework for NOKUTs authority to the institutions at the same time as it appears that KUT, which government agency, also has other tasks than public governance. The purpose provision alone does not impose KUT specified tasks, but should be a guideline for NOKUTs work and implementation of statutory tasks. It will be shown by the way to the UROt.prp.nr. 71 (2008-2009).

Note to § 1-3. NOKUTs supervisory business provision is new and clarifies current law in the case in which areas and within which limits KUT to perform management tasks, including the supervisory tasks. After the provision be limited NOKUTs management tasks of it as stated by law and regulation. This does not mean that the Ministry can not impose other tasks than KUT management those who explicitly stated by law and regulation, but then with the limitations imposed by that KUT is professionally independent of the Ministry.
It stated further that the supervisor by the provision NOKUTs business both include control work and assistance to institutions in their quality development work. In this lies the KUT work that the supervisory work and through the discoveries that are made here, to assist institutions to further develop and improve the quality. It will apply to the institution oversees KUT, but also facing the sector. Further, it is in the provision of KUT as the supervisory body can drive more unmitigated development work that is not directly related to control the business, look into the comments to section 1-5. It is up to the KUT determined by law, within the limits and regulations to determine the manner in which and with which measures development work related to supervisory activities to be added up.

When it comes to NOKUTs supervisory function is it limited to include supervision of the institutions comply with the prescribed requirements of the Act and regulations. In this lies the KUT does not lead the supervision of individual requirements the individual student or others may have to quality in education or institutions ' governance. This implies among other things that individuals cannot claim to have treated complaints related to requirements they believe to have by law, regulations or agreements regarding quality in education to KUT KUT, but must even consider about it, for example, by inquiries from students or others about failing quality or other defects related to accreditation or approval, is the basis or need for the follow up to the appropriate institution. Complaints regarding education comply general complaint policies so they follow the of University and College Act and the vocational school law.

Note to § 1-4. NOKUTs the exercise of administrative authority provision is new and deals with the NOKUTs role as a government agency with both regulatory and development tasks. In line with that which is specified in the UROt.prp.nr. 71 (2008-2009), KUT clear distinction between what is control tasks and what is development tasks. The provision is a further refinement of the KUT have to consider even their own role and the role of understanding in this respect, including have an organization and a working method that both ensures that the purpose of the NOKUTs work are maintained and that community and sector trust to KUT as an independent State Government agency.
When it comes to "organizing" refer to how KUT planning and performing mandated tasks, including how to internally work organizes KUT. With the term "workflow" refer to how the KUT acting externally, including that KUT is clearly on in what context and what kind of tasks and actions they perform.

Note to § 1-5. NOKUTs tasks provision is new and provides a unified and complementary list of NOKUTs tasks in law and regulation. Litany there lies is not intended to be exhaustive. The Ministry, through the instructional authority impose KUT other management tasks than those who follow the list in section 1-5 with the limitations imposed by NOKUTs professional independence. In terms of contents imposes the provision not KUT new tasks, but describes in particular the NOKUTs development and dissemination tasks in more detail.
When it comes to NOKUTs development work stated it further that KUT will conduct "targeted development work" with the purpose to contribute to the quality of higher education and college graduate in Norway keeps a high international level. The provision is an elaboration and clarification of University and College Act § 2-1 fifth paragraph where it appears that "KUT in their work should seek to assist institutions in their development work". As stated in the notes to the University and College Act § 2-1 fifth paragraph in UROt.prp.nr. 71 (2008-2009), includes the concept of "development work" more than the institution's quality work, including development of institutional and academic aspects of the institution.
It is up to KUT to consider what kind of "targeted development work" to run. Typical development initiatives for example, will be advice to institutions where KUT, General advice to the sector on the basis of the findings regarding quality improvement, the holding of seminars and work shops, etc. It is appropriate that KUT applying information KUT even possess, as well as collect information from the sector or any other where it is considered expedient in the work of development. In the assessment, it should be seen to which development initiatives that will be best suited to reach the desired goal, what is the appropriate marshaling form, cost and effect of the selection of development initiatives, as well as the development initiatives that will reach and benefit for the greatest number.
The provision must be seen in the context of the purpose of the NOKUTs business so it appears that University and College Act § 2-1 the second paragraph and section 1 forskriftens-2, including to contribute to increased quality of education so that the quality of higher education offers and college graduate in Norway keeps a high international level.
In the point 4 of general approval appears to be the KUT and drive information center after Lisbon Convention and that Norwegian Member of the ENIC network, cf. Lisbon Convention's article X. 3, and maintain the list of General admission for applicants with foreign education (GSU list), cf. UROt.prp.nr. 83 (2007-2008). The Lisboa Convention is the Council of Europe and UNESCO Convention on recognition of qualifications concerning higher education in the Europaregionen. Of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications article 57 it is a requirement that countries are going to create a point of contact for the directive. This contact point will provide citizens and other point of contact information as is necessary concerning the recognition of professional qualifications.

Note to § 1-6. NOKUTs means the provision is new and clarifies University and College Act § 2-1 fourth paragraph where KUT is given a special legal authority to make use of other means and carry out other measures than those listed explicitly in the law and regulations.
As stated in the note with University and College Act § 2-1 fourth paragraph in UROt.prp.nr. 71 (2008-2009) this would "... be especially other, less extensive, intrusive and resource-intensive measures than those stated in the third paragraph". In many cases, the purpose of the NOKUTs business one need be realized without conducting a wide landscaped its publication. Consideration for the best possible use of resources implies then that such resource-intensive and extensive measures should not be carried out where the objective control of that they offer provided satisfies the lovsatte quality standards, can be reached with less resource demanding efforts.
If, for example, see KUT detect or indications of quality failure by an education, the "other measures" after the provision, for example, could be to initiate investigations, which cannot be characterized as evaluations or revisions, ask the institution of a closer account in individual cases, give the institution a deadline to rectify and correct any defective conditions, as well as go in closer dialogue with the institutions to map and find measures to correct the defective conditions. KUT can also with the legal authority in the provision take tricks trying to examine the quality of the education.
It is up to KUT to consider the "other measures" they want to use, and the Ministry that the KUT in their review must look to what the type of action that is best suitable from an assessment of the efficiency and the action the cost such a move would involve both for the institution and KUT. The criteria for instituting other measures is that the measures are in line with the purpose of the NOKUTs business, jf. University and College Act § 2-1 the first paragraph and section 1-2 in this regulation.

Note to section 1-7. Appointment of expert witnesses provision is essentially a merger of the previous regulation on accreditation for University and College Act § 1-3 and § 1-4 and the regulation on trade schools § 3 and applicable law.
It is stated in the second paragraph of that provision sets out the criteria for the KUT sakkyndiges expertise and for the appointment of these, as well as the sakkyndiges mandate. When it comes to evaluations in the field of higher education, this is a simplification of the previous regulations § 1-3 the second paragraph, as it is not listed specific requirements for the sakkyndiges expertise. Since educational offerings will have very different character, will vary as appropriate expertise. The provision therefore sets no general or overall skill requirements. To ensure legitimacy in the assessment should the appointment of assessors happen after dialogue with the parties concerned and the community. When determining the criteria will be heard on regular sector way then these shall be determined by regulation. It is thus up to KUT to consider what kind of skills the assessors will have in the various evaluations.
It appears on the second paragraph that KUT be determined closer to the provisions regarding the proceedings. Closer to the processing rules for the expert evaluations was previously set out in the regulations. After the first paragraph, it is now up to KUT to determine when the experts should report as mentioned in section 1-7 the first paragraph, where long term institution is going to have to make a statement, etc. KUT must take into account the institutions ' need for predictability in determining the rules pertaining to the proceedings.

Note to § 1-8. Vedtaksførhet and majority requirements provision is a continuation of section 1-2 in the previous regulation on accreditation for University and College Act and the regulation on approval for vocational school law § 2.

Note to § 1-9. The relationship with the management law provision is a continuation of the previous regulation on accreditation for University and College Act § 1-5 and regulation for approval after vocational school law § 4 and discusses the relationship of the administrative law.
The provision states that the processing rules in the administrative law initially applies to the NOKUTs decision, both decisions directed to private and State-owned educational institutions.
Administrative law section 28 provides complaint right to the "party or other with judicial appeal." For educational institutions, for example, students or institutional owner could conceivably have legal appeal by the side of the institution itself. To limit the NOKUTs workload and avoid an extensive and bureaucratic complaint processing, jf. below, it is just that after the regulation institution or seeking that has judicial appeal in the administrative law sense.

In the Standing Committee on the treatment of URSt.meld.nr. 27 (2000-2001), cf. URInnst.S.nr. 337 (2000-2001), it was provided that the NOKUTs business was supposed to be bounded, and not large and bureaucratic. The starting point of complaint authority's competence after management law is that it can sample all sides of the issue. In cases where there is appointed professional experts and the proceedings are comprehensive and resource-intensive, a skill for the appellate body to try all sides of the issue be costly and time consuming. In cases where the proceedings in first instance is extensive and depending on the professional expert witnesses, it will therefore only be forskriftens and administrative law rules on case management which is done to the subject of the complaint proceedings. NOKUTs professional opinion can thus not overprøves of the complaint authority in matters concerning the evaluation of the quality assurance system and the accreditation and approval of studies and institutions.

Note § 1-10. Facilitation and information provision is new and the subsection imposes on institutions to "facilitate that KUT to be able to perform the tasks arising from the Act and the regulations". In this lies, for example, that if the KUT assistance from institutions need to implement mandated tasks, the institution shall assist the KUT in work and facilitate. For example, it will be appropriate with the assistance of the institutions by surveys, and then also research that is not characterized as evaluations by law and regulation.
The second paragraph gives a special title to KUT to "require the necessary and relevant information and reports and make research to carry out the supervisory tasks arising out of the law and regulations." For that to be able to conduct these KUT tasks, KUT depending on the information from the institutions. KUT can after the provision only claim "the necessary and relevant information and reports". KUT will need to consider what kind of information and accounts that are considered as "necessary and appropriate". "Investigations" will be able to be random tests that can find KUT as expedient for the closer to examine the quality of education. For example, must the institution under this section assist if necessary KUT for KUT to be able to conduct a test, as well as providing the necessary information KUT.
When it comes to institutions ' assistance, including the provision of information by the provision, must consider the usefulness of KUT aid and information in their own work against the strain it is for the relevant institution to provide assistance, provide the relevant information, etc.

Chapter 2. Internal system of quality assurance for higher education institutions offering note to section 2-1. Requirements for the quality assurance system the provisions is a continuation of the previous regulation on accreditation for University and College Act § 2-1.
In the second paragraph, it is specified that quality assurance system is not only secure, but also contribute to developing the quality of education. In addition, the practice studies specified as part of the educational course that should also be covered by the quality assurance system. This will apply to education where practice training provided, and include a follow-up of URSt.meld.nr. 11 (2008-2009) the teacher role and education. To highlight the importance of quality assurance also of the part of the education that takes place "outside" the educational institution, this special featured in the provision. It is further laid down that the quality assurance system shall include "the relevance for the world of work", cf. URSt.meld.nr. 44 (2008-2009) the Education Board.
Quality assurance system shall include all conditions that affect the quality of education and the students ' qualifications after graduation. In this are included among other things, procedures for student evaluation of teaching, even the evaluation and the institution's follow-up of evaluations, learning, documentation of the institution's work with the learning environment, whether the institutions follow the standards of equality and universal design, as well as procedures for quality assurance of new studies.

Note to § 2-2. Evaluation of the institutions ' system for quality assurance Provisions are essentially a continuation of the previous regulation on accreditation for University and College Act § 2-2. KUT has gained greater authority to determine what the evaluation should include. The evaluations must take place in accordance with international standards and practices and stated that the institutions should be heard in this process. It shall come to pass that minimum evaluation every six years. This does not preclude that KUT may decide that it is to be conducted less comprehensive evaluations with greater frequency.
When it comes to time limit to correct significant deficiencies in the quality assurance system, have now got to KUT authority to fix a "reasonable deadline", but a maximum of six months. KUT will need to consider what will be "a reasonable time limit" in each case. In this review should look unto KUT the nature of the lack or quality failure, what kind of measures that are appropriate to put in, as well as within what period of time it is reasonable that the institution should be able to put into action.

Note to § 2-3. Withdrawal of the right to apply for accreditation of studies and the authority to establish studies provision is a continuation of the previous regulation on accreditation for University and College Act § 2-3.
The first paragraph applies to the withdrawal of the rights at the institution that provides accredited study offers, but who do not have institutional accreditation. It follows from section 2-1 that also such institutions should have a system of quality assurance, jf. University and College Act 1-6. If the KUT on the basis of the evaluation finds that the quality assurance system by an institution in this category are not satisfactory, lose the institution the right to apply for accreditation of new studies until a satisfactory system in place. Previously accredited studies at the institution are not affected by this. New evaluation of the quality assurance system will not be implemented until it has been at least one year after KUT made his decision, and the institution must contact the KUT for new evaluation. This is the scheme that applies to the accredited institutions, jf. the second paragraph.

Chapter 3. Accreditation of studies and higher education institutions in the note to section 3-1. Accreditation of studies the provisions is a continuation of the previous regulation on accreditation for University and College Act § 3-1 with some adjustments.
The first paragraph applies to institutions that did not previously have given accredited courses. First, when KUT has given accreditation of a study offers by such an institution, the institution subject to the scope of the law on universities and colleges and can rightfully use the term College. It will be shown here to the section 7-2 the second paragraph of the Act, which stipulates that the term College can be used by only institutions that is accredited as a college or that is accredited to offer single studies under this Act, cf. also the law § 1-2 the first paragraph.
It follows from the second paragraph that the institution that provides accredited study offers, but who do not have institutional accreditation as a College, scientific College or University, must seek accreditation of KUT on all new studies (subjects, topics), regardless of studienes level and scope. For the studies to be included in the basis for higher degree or vocational education, the institution must, after the KUT have accredited study, moreover, search the Ministry about the determination (the approval of establishment) of the degree or vocational education, cf. seventh paragraph.
Sami College must be able to ensure that the College have a reasonable and stable scope fellows and that these get a good academic environment. It added further that a lower number of fellow than by other institutions actively have to be compensated by the fact that the College enters into agreements with other institutions that provide education in Sámi language scholar and culture, that it added up to mobility between the institutions and that there are claims that the fellows stay at other institutions part of the course of education and the like. It is important that the thesis gets a wider drainage area than the Sámi-speaking language society, and the College must, therefore, put special emphasis on that, if the thesis is written in Sami, a summary of the thesis is conveyed in a language other than the Sami.
Institution which is accredited as a college or scientific College, has the authority to establish studies (subjects, topics) that will be included in the basis of lower degree or vocational education that the institution has the right to give, cf.. University and College Act § 3-3 the second paragraph. Within the subject areas in which they assign the Ph.d. or equivalent, these institutions also have the authority to establish studies to be included in the basis for other degrees and vocational educations, IE. studies on the graduate level. Within the subject areas in which they do not assign a doctoral degree or equivalent, the institution that is accredited as a college or scientific College Search KUT about accreditation and the Ministry about the approval of establishment of the studies to be included in the basis of higher degree, jf. also the seventh paragraph. Scholarship program for artistic development work, cf. remarks to the third paragraph, are included in the term "equivalent" to the Ph.d., jf. also University and College Act § 3-3 the second paragraph.

The Ministry has in UROt.prp.nr. 79 (2003-2004) assumed that the scholarship program for artistic development work at the art schools can be considered in line with the doctoral education at other institutions, see. UROt.prp.nr. 79 (2003-2004), Chapter 4.3.4. In the extension, it is assumed that artistic development work to be able to page is set with the research activity and research training when it comes to institutional accreditation as a scientific College, jf. UROt.prp.nr. 79 (2003-2004), Chapter 3.2.4. Art schools and other institutions that participate in this scholarship program, will thus be able to apply to get the same professional powers at the master's level institutions with doctoral education. Parliament has given its assent to this. In the stortingskomiteens setting, it is provided that the art schools in Oslo and Bergen are being considered in relation to the accreditation standards for scientific colleges and accreditation for artistic scholarship program equivalent to a doctoral degree; CF. URInnst.O.nr. 48 (2004-2005), Chapter 3.2.
This will require a professional make KUT assessment of institutions ' own efforts in the program and contributions to the program as a whole, and, optionally, provides accreditation.
The existing private scholarship program for artistic development work is institusjonsovergripende and not academic and administrative anchored at specific institutions. The scholarship program is currently open for participation from several institutions, not only art schools. Provision that institutions can apply for accreditation, is therefore not limited to just the two aforementioned institutions, but applies generally.
For the accreditation of study offers that the institution does not have the authority to fix itself, the requirements be the same for institutions with institutional accreditation as for institutions without institutional accreditation, cf. the fourth paragraph in this provision.
Any regulations laid down by the Ministry according to the University and College Act § 3-2 the first paragraph, of the accreditation. The law opens the among other things that the Ministry can fix regulations on a national framework for qualifications and goals for degrees and vocational educations and about institutions ' access to give degrees and vocational educations in collaboration with other institutions ("joint degrees"/fellesgrader), moreover, regulations on the requirements for the higher level and scope to work independently in such an extent. Provisions on joint degrees are taken into this regulation, cf. Chapter 4. Provisions on a national framework for qualifications was established by the Ministry, 20. March 2009.
Also any frame plans set out by the Ministry to be added to the reason for the accreditation, cf. University and College Act § 3-2 the second paragraph.
The fifth paragraph provides authority to KUT fix standards and criteria to be added to the basis for accreditation of studies. KUT will also fix the accreditation standards and criteria for "the relationship between decentralized business and business by the way." In this context, this includes both "traditional", stedbunden education at the institution's headquarters and various forms of flexible studies, distance education and education that are offered elsewhere (decentralized studies). It applies the same standard for equal study offers regardless of educational site and how curriculum is organized, IE. that all studies, also decentralized, subjected to the same review, but it does not imply that a decentralized campus is considered as a separate entity independent of the seat. It is assumed that KUT considering especially the requirements that have to be set to various study forms and student organization.
Moreover, KUT fix standards and criteria for accreditation of scholarship for artistic development work. It is assumed that these-on their terms-should correspond to that which applies to the Ph.d., jf. the third paragraph in this provision.
Prior to significant changes in the studies that are accredited by KUT, be submitted to KUT. After the sixth paragraph is that KUT to determine what changes should be submitted to KUT. It will thus be up to KUT to pull up the closer to the limits to which changes will be of such a character. Here it must also be taken into account that several minor changes over time can be relatively comprehensive. By the way can freely implement KUT on the basis the evaluation of previously accredited/established studies, jf. section 3-4.

Note to section 3-2. Accreditation of institutions the provisions further leads former regulation section 3-2 with some linguistic adjustments. It appears now explicitly of the second paragraph that the decision on accreditation is sent to the Ministry making final decision in the case. It is an applicant for accreditation that sends the application. One is not obliged to send the application to the Ministry. The Ministry is undertaking in this context, an overall assessment of the application, where among other things, the institution's financial situation and professional and strategic plans can be included. The application will also be seen in the context of the study the offer by other institutions and institutional structure in higher education. See circular F-11-03.
It follows from the University and College Act § 1-2 second paragraph that the King on the basis of professional assessment from KUT determines which category the individual institution belongs to. NOKUTs decision on accreditation shall therefore be communicated to the Ministry, who is preparing the case for the King.

Note to § 3-3. Standards for accreditation of institutions the provisions is a continuation of the previous regulation section 3-3 with some linguistic adjustments.
It's made a change by that earlier letter g (letter f in the first paragraph) that the institutions should have a satisfying subject library is taken out as a separate point. Important items by institutions ' organization and infrastructure to be met is. that the institutions should have a satisfying library, satisfying lecture halls, equipment, read the position, group of rooms, etc. In the UROt.prp.nr. 79 (2003-2004) it appears that many colleges have large research library that provides important contributions in the national library cooperation, cf.. Chapter 3.5.4. Thus, it is in the University and College law assumed that it should not oppstilles a national responsibility for some institutions to build, operate and maintain the research library, but that the Ministry may grant individual institutions a special national responsibility in this area, see. the law on universities and colleges section 1-4 the third paragraph.

Note to section 3-4. Revision of accredited studies provision is essentially a continuation of the previous regulation section 3-4 with some adjustments.
The first paragraph provides that KUT on free basis can initiate the revision of accredited studies and that the revision process should be based on an evaluation made by the experts, jf. section 1-7. NOKUTs instruments must be seen in context, and a revision, where the utmost consequence is that the institution will lose the right to offer a course of study or lose institutional accreditation after forskriftens section 3-5, is the most intrusive means KUT have. After the provision can KUT "on free basis instituting" revision of accredited studies, which means that at any time KUT can initiate an auditing process. Yet should consider KUT in practice make use of less intrusive measures before a possible revision. Examples of such instruments could be that KUT is studying and considering the situation more closely, ask the institutions about a closer account, go into dialogue with the institution to find suitable measures to correct deficient conditions etc. A full auditing process will be meaningful if failure does not become quality rectified by the use of other means, jf. forskriftens § 1-6 about NOKUTs means.
The starting point is that KUT, by its publication, to the standards and criteria that lay the basis for the accreditation, although this no longer explicitly stated in the provision. If the KUT working out new or change the existing standards and criteria, the institution in the course of a transition period to adapt to the new criteria and standards. It added that working out arrangements, KUT transition so that the institutions be granted a reasonable deadline to adapt to the new criteria, and standards.
The second paragraph is essentially a continuation of the previous section 3-4 second paragraph. When it comes to time limit to remedy the deficiencies it is new that KUT to give the institution a "reasonable deadline of up to 2 years to take action." KUT will need to consider what will be "a reasonable time limit" in each case. In this review should look unto KUT the nature of the lack or quality failure, what kind of measures that are appropriate to put in, as well as within what period of time it is reasonable that the institution should be able to put into action.
The consequence of a decision from the KUT about a study that no longer meet the requirements for accreditation, is that the institution's exam right for the study. In this, there is also, as after previous decision, that institution cannot take up more students to the study. See the third paragraph.

It appears that the institution should take action that makes it possible for the students to complete the study. The measures must be approved by KUT. The provisions are modified compared to previous regulations on accreditation for University and College Act § 3-4 the third paragraph. It is not specified what measures the institution to insert to the students if the accreditation of the study is drawn back. Typical measures would be that it entered into a collaboration with another institution, so that students get carried out the study and graduation. The institution's studies and any professional powers after University and College Act § 3-3 is not affected by a revision of the study.
To be able to offer the same program again, the institution search KUT about accreditation. This applies to all institutions, even those that have the authority to create the appropriate study. If KUT pulls back the accreditation of a course of study, the institution must insert the necessary measures if the study again to be accredited. KUT can in special cases fix the corresponding applications for accreditation can not be promoted before the expiry of a period of time of up to 2 years, cf. § 3-6 the second paragraph, which is essentially a continuation of section 3-4 fourth paragraph and § 3-5 fourth paragraph. The access to fix a waiting period of up to 2 years before the new application for accreditation of study can be promoted, is justified in a desire to prevent the further development of the current study should be characterized by haste and lack of quality assurance of the institution. It is that need to consider about KUT it is necessary with a waiting period, and if so, how long it should be.

Note to § 3-5. Revision of accredited institutions the provision extends essentially earlier regulations on the accreditation for University and College Act § 3-5, but is shortened at certain points. See also notes to section 3-4.
Revision of institutional accreditation is to be regarded as one of the NOKUTs most intrusive instrument and must be seen in the context of NOKUTs wide instrument range, cf. forskriftens § 1-6. See also notes to section 3-4 first paragraph regarding NOKUTs use of instruments and which standards and criteria to be added to the reason for the revision process.
To the second paragraph, it must be seen to go to the notes to section 3-4 second paragraph when it comes to what lies in the assessment of the "reasonable time limit".
It appears from the third paragraph that the NOKUTs decision to withdraw the accreditation will be submitted to the Ministry. The provision refers to University and College Act § 3-3 and section 1-2 first and second paragraph. Here it follows that it is the Ministry and King who pulls back the institutional accreditation, so that the institution's academic powers after University and College Act § 3-3 the first and second paragraph lapses. After University and College Act § 1-2 second paragraph determines the King, on the basis of a professional assessment from KUT, which category the individual institution belongs to. NOKUTs decision that an institution no longer meets the requirements for accreditation in a given category, should be communicated to the Ministry for further action.

Note to § 3-6. Applications for accreditation first paragraph is essentially a continuation of the previous regulation on accreditation for University and College Act § 1-4, and it appears that KUT guidelines for working out the design and processing of applications for accreditation of studies and institutions pursuant to section 3-1 and section 3-2. Second sentence that KUT in the interests of improving the efficiency of the proceedings can determine application deadlines, is new. It provides the legal authority both to KUT to fix application deadline for accreditation of institutions and of the studies. The purpose of the provision is to streamline the proceedings at KUT. KUT needs to process all incoming applications in new application deadline occurs. The question of the number of application deadlines per year need to be considered in the light of the desire to streamline the work of the processing of applications for accreditation.
The second paragraph is a continuation of the previous adjusted regulations § 1-4 second paragraph, second sentence, section 3-4 fourth paragraph and § 3-5 fourth paragraph. The provision gives the KUT the authority to fix that "equivalent" applications for accreditation can not be promoted until after a time period of up to 2 years. This will both apply to applications for "first-time accreditation" as KUT have previously considered and rejected and applications for accreditation for a revision. For applications after revising the provision will be relevant for all institutions, even those that have the authority to create studies itself. These must seek accreditation under section KUT about 3-4, if the accreditation of a course of study is withdrawn. KUT will be in line with the forvaltningsrettslige principles guide the institutions in the work of the design of applications. Waiting period for application for accreditation after its publication, will typically be appropriate where the institution must have the time to put in the necessary measures if the study again to be accredited. It is in this context important to avoid that the further development of the current study are characterized by haste and lack of quality assurance of the institution. It will not be sufficient to change some small items of study, name or similar for this to emerge as a new course of study, and then require new treatment of KUT.
KUT will need to make an overall assessment of the question whether there is a need for a waiting period. Here will question whether in the case of an application for "first-time accreditation" or accreditation after its publication are central. The use of the waiting period can only be justified in terms of the institution.

Chapter 4. Joint degrees note to § 4-1. Institutions ' access to give degrees and vocational educations in collaboration with other Provision extends the previous regulations on accreditation for University and College Act § 4-1.
Norway has through its adherence to the Bologna-process undertaken to remove legal obstacles for institutions of higher education who want to offer degrees in collaboration with other institutions, the so-called common degrees ("joint degrees"). This accounting for in University and College Act § 3-2 the first paragraph: "the Ministry may provide regulation [...] about institutions ' access to give degrees and vocational educations in collaboration with other institutions. "
It should be disclosed in the diploma and vitnemåls add-in (Diploma Supplement) if the education (degrees, professional educations) is given in collaboration with other institutions, see. University and College Act § 3-11 fourth paragraph.
The first paragraph States that universities and colleges can provide joint degrees in collaboration with other institutions in the input or abroad.
It appears from the second paragraph that the institutions ' authority to establish studies (subjects, topics) that will be included in the basis for joint degrees, will be the same as for the studies to be included in the degree or vocational education that the institution offers alone, cf. This Regulation section 3-1.
In those cases where the institution must apply accreditation of KUT about studies, provided the legal authority for the KUT to accredit also parts of a course of study (modules, topics).

Note to § 4-2. Requirements for private institutions ' responsibility degrees-the provision extends the previous regulations on accreditation for University and College Act § 4-2.
For that it should not occur if conditions in the blur of responsibility relating to common degrees, it is incorporated into a provision in the first paragraph that the universities and colleges taking part in such cooperation, to enter into this agreement with the cooperative institution (s).
When universities and colleges participating in the collaboration on joint degrees, they also assume a responsibility to provide students with a quality assured offering overall. Collaborative institutions must according to the second paragraph in the provision to ensure that accreditation exists for all parts in a joint degree, IE. that all the subjects in the study, including the thesis, is provided by the institution that is accredited at the current level or institution that has public approval as a higher education institution in that country. The institution must have the right to give the offer, if applicable, it must be released own accreditation for the part that is not provided by institution with accreditation at the current level. At least one of the institutions must have the right to assign the appropriate degree (bachelor, master, ph. d.). When it is given accreditation of single topic, the topic could also be used in other program where specific recognition is professionally relevant.
In Berlinkommunikeet "Real icing the European Higher Education Area" of 19. September 2003 underlined the necessity to ensure an essential study period abroad in joint degree program ("... they [Ministers] stress the ensuring a substantial period of study abroad in joint degree programmes ... »). It is not considered appropriate to determine the scope of the provisions on closer study stay at the cooperative institution/-is, then the understanding of "essential" ("substantial") will be able to vary with the type of graduate degree program (subject area, level) and country. It should be noted now in the provision that the assurance of a certain study stay at the cooperating institutions as well applies where there are Norwegian institutions that collaborate and where cooperation is between Norwegian and foreign institutions.
The provision in the fourth paragraph should ensure that students are included on a joint graduate degree at Norwegian institution, get the education they are intended or an equivalent offer. Corresponding provisions is also provided for the institution's own studies, jf. This Regulation section 3-4, third paragraph.

In addition to the Lisbon Convention of 9. June 2004 (Recommandation on the recognition of joint degrees) States that the national accreditation bodies should have the list of the common program that the universities and graduate schools participating in the provision of the fifth paragraph ... imposes KUT to lead list of common degrees that Norwegian institutions can allocate. This applies to both private degrees where it included studies that need to be accredited by KUT, and joint degrees where it included studies that the institutions themselves have the authority to establish.

Chapter 5. College graduate Earlier regulations on the approval for the law school is full incorporated this regulation. Chapter 5 of the College graduate is a continuation of section 5 to section 9. The remaining provisions of the former regulation is contained in Chapter 1 and 7 respectively of this regulation.
It is a requirement for vocational school education law that deals to build on secondary education or equivalent real expertise. KUT, eventually approved fagskole offers, to evaluate programmes undertaken with a view on whether they are located on a level of secondary education. That an education offer is based on secondary education will not say that all educational offer consists of must be of the highest level in the subject in secondary education. Subjects in the educational offer which is a follow up on similar subjects from the study courses/education program in secondary education required for admission, however, should build on these subjects and be at a higher level. Educations in the subject/subject area as in high training level ends with the subject-or journeyman or professional expertise, will be at the vocational school level building on the subject-or important letter, professional competence or equivalent real expertise. Fagskole educations that are not based on, or are a continuation of, student orientation/education program in secondary education (education in subject areas that are not in the secondary education) will be in their scheme and implementation building on the general competence and maturity these students have from secondary education.
A college graduate to have a scope that corresponds to a minimum of half a year of study and a maximum of two study years. A year of study has a scope similar to a normal work year. There is no requirement that educations should be fagskole organized in semesters. The scope of the educations is calculated fagskole in full time, whether they are offered as full-or part-time educations, stedbaserte or as distance learning (online or otherwise) or in modules. Offers of shorter duration than half a year of study or longer than two years, are not authenticated. In it can be used fagskole educations different teaching methods. Methods need to be adapted to the target of the current instruction.

Note to § 5-1. The approval of the educational offer for law on college graduate provision is a continuation of the previous regulation on approval for vocational school law § 5.
The provision in the first paragraph gives responsibility for the KUT professional assessment, including the determination of the method for the recognition of educational fagskole. KUT to put demands on how the expert assessment and validation will be implemented, including the template for the design of the setting from the experts. "Significant changes" must apply in relation to the content and level. Providers will be able to point out missing or misunderstanding in the sakkyndiges setting. KUT is assumed to keep up to date with the development of the international standards/agreements and customize the Norwegian standards to international requirements that are legally binding for Norway, cf. fourth paragraph.
Approval according to the certificate requirements is to the State approving authority. Can be entered into cooperation agreement between KUT and certification rewarding authority.
If an application for approval is of such a nature that it is not necessary with expert rating, provides the provision in the fifth paragraph of KUT to make decisions without prior expert reviews, or on the basis of a limited expert rating.
KUT can set the requirement that the nationally stipulated requirements for certification and authorization should be met. An education to a profession that requires certificate or authorization cannot be called if the requirements of vocational theory certificate/authorization is not satisfied. This also applies if the profession requires an international certification. When such certification and/or authorization as requirements, can heave use of KUT on expert witnesses to prevent duplication of work. KUT is considering even the appropriateness in the and the extent of-such ease of the use of expert witnesses.
It follows from the provision in the seventh paragraph that KUT, in cases where a provider has been rejected on the application for approval, may decide that a new application for approval first can be promoted after a specified period of time. Two years is the maximum quarantine time that can be determined. KUT needs to clarify the length of the quarantine time.

Note to § 5-2. Approval of providers provision is a continuation of the previous regulation on approval for vocational school law § 6.
The applicant describes and defines itself the subject area it sought approval for, cf. the first paragraph.
The variation in vocational school sector implies it may be appropriate to have graded powers. KUT sets out standards and develops criteria for the approval of providers. Including is also the opportunity for graded approvals. Such a gradient must be based on the expert assessment.
If an already approved offers or the subject area or subject areas, the service provider is approved for the has undergone significant changes (cf. this Regulation section 5-1 the first paragraph), the powers must be approved again.
If the KUT in the initierende application the treatment notes that one or more of the criteria are not met can reject a KUT further processing of the application must be an approved provider stable and be able to demonstrate experience with college graduate. The requirement of satisfactory quality assurance system (cf. § 5-3) should normally be more stringent for an approved provider, for example, a trade than for the school with the approval of only one educational offers. KUT will be able to assess the need to determine the specific requirements to the internal quality assurance systems by approval of the provider.
Some subject areas in the school field do not have direct parallels in higher education. Fagskole education should be flexible in relation to the work life's changing needs. This means that providers should be able to quickly offer educations within the new fields. There are therefore no formal requirements to what is a minimum requirement to relevant skills for teaching staff. Relevant expertise can be real expertise. What is relevant skill level of teaching staff, is a professional assessment that KUT must make.
It follows from the provision in the fourth paragraph that KUT can set requirements for the design of applications and requirements for documentation of the management arrangement, etc. KUT sets out the terms of any approval of complementary offers.
It follows from the provision in the sixth paragraph that KUT, in cases where a provider has been rejected on application for approval as a provider, may decide that a new application for approval first can be promoted after a specified period of time. Two years is the maximum quarantine time that can be determined. KUT needs to clarify whether this applies in general or within specific subject areas. KUT will also need to clarify the length of the quarantine time.

Note to section 5-3. Quality assurance provision is a continuation of the previous regulation on approval for vocational school law section 7.
Failing quality can be justified in that education not to a sufficient degree is vocational. Procedures to assess the yrkesrelevans must therefore be included in the quality assurance system.
KUT can make demands about self evaluation and the institution's follow-up of evaluations, documentation of the institution's work with the learning environment, as well as procedures for quality assurance of new educational offerings.
KUT may decide that a higher educational institution that has an approved quality assurance system also has a satisfactory system also for the College graduate, given that the yrkesrelevans are included in the system.
The provision in the third paragraph States that if the decision on KUT understand that the system of quality assurance is not satisfactory with offers that provide approved college graduate, can deprive the right of KUT provider to apply for approval of new educations.
The same applies if the dad that KUT decision system for quality assurance is not satisfactory from an approved provider. When can withdraw authority KUT provider to establish new fagskole educations after the law on college graduate section 2 the second paragraph.
A result of the lack of system of quality assurance, including that the quality assurance system is not satisfactory, is that KUT considering revision of authentication, see. This regulation § 5-4 and section 5-5.

Note to § 5-4. Revision of the approval of the educational provision is a continuation of the previous regulation on approval for vocational school law section 8.
The provision gives responsibility for the KUT auditing academic program, including how the revision process will be implemented and template for the documents that are included in the revision process.

Auditing scheme shall be flexible. Therefore, it is in the third paragraph explicitly opened that KUT does not always have to use expert witnesses. Different pages in a set of standards and criteria for revision can be processed at various levels. KUT may revise all or part of the conditions around a college graduate. KUT does not need to go through an Expert Committee in any case, when a provider is subject to revision. For example, it can be determined that the objective conditions are not complied with by an institution. In some such event will be able to be obviously unnecessary with a separate expert Committee to understand such aspects of a revision. KUT can also, in cases where it detects missing or there may be doubt whether an institution meets the criteria for approval, ask an institution to correct the conditions or ask for a further statement from the institution. If an institution can not give an account satisfactorily for the situation or there is doubt as to the compliance of approval conditions, it can be considered to set down an Expert Committee.
The provision in the fifth paragraph gives providers a deadline of up to 6 months to fix significant deficiencies before a decision is sent to the Ministry. KUT is considering in each case the time limit is reasonable to get geared up the pointed out is missing. The duration of the educational offer will have a bearing on this assessment. KUT in the particular case have to even consider whether or not there is a need for the experts on the new to consider the quality of the educational offer CF. Vocational School Act section 2, third paragraph.
If an education is not approved to KUT, according to the sixth paragraph of the follow up with the withdrawal of the rights given under the legal authority of the law on college graduate section 2. The Ministry may also follow up by to stop any Government grants according to the vocational school law section 8.
New students will not be able to get loans in Loan register, since it assumes that the education is approved after an educational Act.
To ensure that students at a educational offers that are no longer approved, shall have completed the education, it should be entered into an agreement with another provider who can take over the professional responsibility. Alternatively, it can, if this is approved by KUT, be implemented special measures that will allow the institution still may have the responsibility to hold the exam for the affected students, jf. seventh paragraph.

Note to § 5-5. Revision of the approved provider provision is a continuation of the previous regulation on approval for vocational school Act section 9.
It will be shown to the notes to section 5-4 other, third paragraph and sixth paragraph.
Where the provider has approval for the multiple subject areas, determines the KUT about withdrawal applies one or more approvals, or provider in General. A permanent withdrawal of approval as a provider means that the provider must start the process again, on an equal footing with other providers who want approval, if the provider wants approval. If KUT decides that new application for approval first can be promoted for up to 2 years (the quarantine time), this provision applies to KUT about in general or within specific subject areas. KUT will also need to clarify the length of the quarantine time.

Chapter 6. The approval of the different higher education note to section 6-1. General approval as the equal of Norwegian higher education Provision extends the previous regulations on accreditation for University and College Act § 5-1.
The provision in the first paragraph clarifies that KUT determines applications from individuals about the general approval of the education from the foreign institution or Norwegian institution that does not go into University and College Act, cf. § 3-4 second paragraph. NOKUTs general approval will be a guideline by the institutions ' processing of applications for approval as a professional being equivalent with degree or education that is provided by the individual institution after University and College Act § 3-4 the third paragraph.
By regulatory change 4. February 2015, it is no longer the requirement that the application for a general approval to contain confirmed documents or publicly attested copies of such documentation. The requirement for certified copies is obsolete from the today's technology and is no verification on the document's authenticity.
It follows from the third paragraph in the provision that KUT shall ensure that the education you apply for general approval for accreditation or have public approval as higher education. Previously, it was a condition for the approval of the higher education taken abroad that it was accredited as higher education in the country it was offered. The provision is now changed so that this is no longer a criteria. This change be justified with that individual accreditation body has competence to accredit educations offered in countries other than the country of body is domiciled in. Moreover, it is now allowed to make exceptions from this provision in a particular case. This makes it possible for to approve the education which KUT is not accredited, but that obviously should be able to be given approval.
The provision in the fourth paragraph of the local Government Act NOKUTs duty to make their decision on the General authentication available for the sector through the database GAUS.

Note to section 6-2. Institutions ' recognition of foreign education Provision about the institutions ' duty to report on their decisions about academic approval is a continuation of the previous adjusted regulations section 5-2 with the new second paragraph. The Ministry sees that the reporting in the periods can be hard in anticipation of the updated database solution.
The second paragraph is new and States that to facilitate KUT for a coordinated national practice and assist institutions in their work with approval after University and College Act § 3-5, third paragraph. Further stated that KUT to assist institutions with advice in their work with the approval decision. Although KUT here is given a more pronounced role when it comes to the approval of the foreign institutions ' decisions of higher education, it must be pointed out that it is the institutions that are going to make the academic assessment. NOKUTs coordination and advisory assistance should not include professional reviews that the conduct of the approval decision, but be of more general character.

Chapter 7. The complaint provisions of this chapter extends previous regulations on accreditation for University and College Act § 6-1 and § 6-2 and regulation on approval for vocational school law § 10 and § 11.
The provisions of the former regulations are merged, so that the provision both include appeals regarding higher education and appeals pertaining to college graduate. The Ministry has the capability to determine that the examiners shall have the common leader and/or Deputy for the treatment of both cases by the law school and the University and College Act. When processing the complaint to complaint to report me set up with people with as are appointed with relevant expertise in relation to the specific case that is being processed. Complaint examiners must organize its proceedings on the appropriate way to attend to this.

Chapter 8. The final provisions note to section 8-1. Entry into force and Transitional Provision stipulates that the regulation will take effect immediately, as well as the regulations repealed by the entry into force. Further determined the transition rules, including that it be given a time limit to 1. January 2011 to change the regulations laid down in pursuance of the regulations here. This applies to NOKUTs regulations 25. January 2006 no. 121 about the standards and criteria for accreditation of studies and criteria for accreditation of institutions in Norwegian higher education. KUT must therefore even consider and ensure the necessary updates of the of and any other adjustments in its regulations as a result of the changes in this regulation.

Changes in the notes to the regulations on quality assurance and quality improvement in higher education and college graduate, laid down by regulation 15 March 2011 No. 289. Note to section 3-1 the third paragraph should read: the criteria about the size of the community, and the number of doctoral students is intended to ensure that doctoral education are of a high quality over time. The institution must be able to substantiate that the study has a recruitment potential, as well as a sufficient number of PhD student positions related to the study, which suggests that it can maintain a level of 15 doctoral students over time. This resets the width requirements in the community. Students at the bachelor's and master's educations who, along with external recruitment, forms the basis for the recruitment of doctoral study, must be able to find the specialization opportunities on the doctoral level within a broad subject area.
The system of quantitative criteria, accreditation of doctoral education will be evaluated one year after the adoption.
The Ministry of education is aware that this requirement may offer different challenges by Sami College because the College's purposes are depending on that it can staff are recruited and doctoral candidates with language skills. There is now a larger study on Sami research and higher education. to give an account of how the Sami University College can be further developed. In connection with the follow-up of this paper will the Ministry of education in consultation with the Sami Parliament and the Sami University College assess whether there is a need to make special adaptations in the regulations to ensure the College a good further development.
Note to § 3-1 sixth paragraph should read:

The sixth paragraph provides authority to KUT fix standards and criteria to be added to the basis for accreditation of studies. KUT will also fix the accreditation standards and criteria for "the relationship between decentralized business and business by the way." In this context, this includes both "traditional", stedbunden education at the institution's headquarters and various forms of flexible studies, distance education and education that are offered elsewhere (decentralized studies). It applies the same standard for equal study offers regardless of educational site and how curriculum is organized, IE. that all studies, also decentralized, subjected to the same review, but it does not imply that a decentralized campus is considered as a separate entity independent of the seat. It is assumed that KUT considering especially the requirements that have to be set to various study forms and student organization.
KUT can develop criteria and standards that are adapted respectively accreditation of new doctoral studies and auditing of doctoral studies, that are either accredited by KUT or created pursuant to University and College Act § 3-3. The criteria and standards that are added to because by the accreditation of new doctoral studies should be suitable to document the professional potential of the planned doctoral study. The criteria and standards for auditing should be suitable to document the actual quality of the established doctoral study.
Note to changes in section 3-3: this provision was amended by regulation 15. March 2011 No. 289. It appears now expressly that the institutions need to have the right to assign a degree alone, if the degree to count by the assessment of whether the institution meets the standard for institutional accreditation. This means that the common degrees not counting with by this assessment. This is justified in the consideration of independent load capacity and professional width.
Note to § 4-1 the second paragraph to read: it appears from the second paragraph that the institutions ' authority to establish studies (subjects, topics) that will be included in the basis for joint degrees, will be the same as for the studies to be included in the degree or vocational education that the institution offers alone, cf. This Regulation section 3-1.
In those cases where the institution must apply accreditation of KUT about studies, provided the legal authority for the KUT to accredit also parts of a course of study (modules, topics).
This provision was amended by regulation 15. March 2011 No. 289. It appears from the wording that the institutions that collaborate on a national joint degree, overall, must satisfy NOKUTs standards and criteria for accreditation of studies. This means that the cooperating institutions can establish a common academic environment that meets the accreditation requirements and who have responsibility for the program as a whole.