Organisation
The Ministry is headed by the Ministers. The political leadership also includes state secretaries and political advisors. The Secretary General is the senior civil servant at the Ministry.
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Political staff
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Administrative staff and Departments
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Department for Schools and Kindergartens
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Department for Education, Training and Skills Policy
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Department for Administration and Strategic Priorities
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Department for Legal Affairs
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Department for Governance of Higher Education and Research Institutions
- Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) (subordinate agency)
- Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (subordinate agency)
- Simula Research Laboratory (company)
- The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (subordinate agency)
- The Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees (subordinate agency)
- The Research Council of Norway (subordinate agency)
- The University Centre in Svalbard (company)
- Unit – the Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education & Research (subordinate agency)
- Universities and University Colleges (subordinate agency)
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Department for Higher Education, Research and International Affairs
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The Communication Unit
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