Higher Education Institutions in Norway
There are four main categories of institutions providing Higher Education in Norway:
- Universities
- Specialised Universities
- University Colleges/Universities of Applied Sciences
- University Colleges with accredited study programmes
Universities have the right to establish programmes at all levels, while the other categories rely on NOKUT (The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) for accreditation of certain levels and programmes.
Universities:
Universities have the right to establish programmes at all levels.
- Nord University (Nord)
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
- Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)
- University of Agder (UiA)
- University of Bergen (UiB)
- University of Inland Norway (INN)
- University of Oslo (UiO)
- University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
- University of Stavanger (UiS)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
Specialised Universities:
Specialised Universities can accredit study programmes at bachelor’s degree level in all subject areas. They may also accredit study programmes at all levels in subjects in which they have been granted the right to award doctoral degrees.
- Molde University College (HiMolde)
- NHH Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
- Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH)
- Norwegian Business School (BI)
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH)
- Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society (MF)
- Oslo National Academy of Arts (KHIO)
- Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)
- VID Specialized University (VID)
University Colleges/ Universities of Applied Sciences:
University Colleges/Universitites of Applied Sciences have the right to establish study programmes at all levels within their majors.
- Ansgar University College (Ansgar)
- Bergen School of Architecture (BAS)
- Fjellhaug International University College (FIUC)
- Kristiania University College (Kristiania)
- Lovisenberg Diaconal University College (LDH)
- NLA University College (NLA)
- Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC)
- Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education (QMUC)
- Sámi University of Applied Sciences (SAMAS)
- Volda University College (VUC)
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)
- Østfold University College (OUC)
University Colleges with accredited study programmes:
University Colleges that are not accredited institutions must apply to NOKUT for accreditation of study programmes at all levels. Note: Some of these University Colleges only have Norwegian names and websites.
- Atlantis Medisinske Høgskole (AMH)
- Barrat Dues Institute of Music (Barrat Due)
- Høgskolen for yrkesfag (HFY)
- Lillehammer Institute of Music Production and Industries (LIMPI)
- Noroff School of Technology ond Digital Media (Noroff)
- Norwegian Gestalt Institute (Gestalt)
- NSKI University College (NSKI)
- Oslo New University College (ONH)
- Rudolf Steiner University College (Steinehøgskolen)
- Skrivekunstakademiet (Skrivekunst)
- Norwegian Institute of Childrens books (Barnebokinstituttet)
- Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology (HLT)
- Høgskolen for grøn utvikling (HGUT)
- University College of Norwegian Correctional Service (KRUS)
- University College of Dance Art (HFDK)
The University Centre at Svalbard
Students registered at a Norwegian higher education institution, may take some of their courses or research at The University Centre at Svalbard (UNIS), a research and education centre offering studies in English, within Arctic Biology, -Geology, -Geophysics and -Technology at 78 degrees north in the Spitsbergen island in the Arctic ocean.