UHR board Riga 22 23 March 2006

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UHR boardRiga 22 - 23 March 2006
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The structure of tertiary education

• The general structure of higher education (2006)
  is
• Governmental funding
• 6 universities 85.000 students
• 5 specialised universities 7.500 students
• 25 university colleges 95.000 students
• 2 art colleges 700 students
• 26 private higher education institutions 30.000
  students
• Students abroad 15.000 students

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The Norwegian Association for Higher Education
Institutions (UHR)

• The Norwegian Association for Higher Education
  Institutions was
• founded 8 May 2000 as a merger of the Norwegian
  Council of
• Universities (UR) and the Norwegian Council of
  State Colleges (HR).
• Established in 1977, the UHR was initiated by the
  member
• institutions themselves by extending the former
  Norwegian
• University Rectors Conference (1958-1977) to an
  association of
• higher education institutions. As the state
  colleges in 1995 came
• under the same law as the universities, the HR
  was set up as a
• parallel to the university council.
• The Association is a member of the Nordic
  University Association
• (NUS) and of the European University Association
  (EUA).
• The Association assembles twice a year. An
  Executive Board is
• responsible for the activities. The President of
  the Association is
• Rector Gunnar Stave, University College of Volda.

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Different tasks

• Interest of member institutions
• National coordination
• Project development
• Special tasks for the Ministry

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Organization Chart - UHR
Norwegian Association for Higher Education
Institutions
Executive Board
Secretariat
National Conference for Fac of Art Fac of Social
Sciences Fac of Natural Sciences Fac of Law Fac
of Dentistry Fac of Medicine
Administrative Commitee
Research Committee
Study Programme Committee
Negociation Committee
Calculation Committee
National Council for Health and Social Work
Edu Techer Education Engineering
Education Business-Administrative Edu
Committee for Libraries
Committee for Museums
Professional Council for Psychology
Education Pharmacy Education Industrial Design
Education
Publication Committee
Gender in Research
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Funding formula

• Net budget from Government 2006
• Basic Educ. Research (New 07).
• Universities 57 20 23
• University colleges 69 28 3
• Private HEI 51 42 7
• approx. 30 external funding
• A 105000 NOK (13100 EUR) Medicin
• B 80000 NOK (10000 EUR) Music, Architecture,
  Design
• C and D
• E 33000 NOK (4100 EUR) Teachers
• F 27000 NOK (3300 EUR) Social studies
  Bach.level

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Research Priorities

• Energy research with the focus on hydrogen CO2
  sequestration and new forms of energy
• Oil and gas-related research
• ICT, materials and nanotechnology, maritime
  technology
• Biological and biotechnology research, including
  genomic research, medical, epidemiological and
  health research
• Research on food quality and safety
• Marine research and technology, including the
  production of seafood
• Climate research
• Polar research and research related to the High
  North
• Research on sustainable development, economic
  growth, resource management and environmental
  impacts

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Research Priorities cont.

• Social science research, including research on
  migration, multi-cultural societies, indigenous
  peoples and social evolution
• Research in the humanities, including research on
  North American culture
• Research on international politics, conflicts and
  peace processes
• Defense and terrorist-related research
• Space-related research, including satellite and
  telecommunications research