About NOKUT

NOKUT's work is intended to contribute to society at large having confidence in Norwegian higher education and tertiary vocational education.

NOKUT (the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) is an independent expert body under the Ministry of Education and Research. The board of NOKUT is the agency's supreme governing body. The head of NOKUT is Chief Executive Kristin Vinje. The agency has 100 employees and is organised in four departments and a communication unit. During a two year period, around 900 experts are involved in various evaluation and accreditation processes under the auspices of NOKUT.

NOKUT is a member of ENQA and EQAR.