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Recently edited : 9. December 2024Contact Information
Email: post@hkdir.no
Phone: 55 30 38 00
Opening hours for the switchboard: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Postal address:
The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills
P.O. Box 1093
5809 Bergen
Opening Hours During Christmas 2024
- Our switchboard will be closed from December 24 through January 1.
- Test phone line and chat – Closed from December 23 through January 3.
- Samordna opptak – Phone service will be closed from December 23 through January 3. Emails will be answered as usual.
- Recognition of foreign education – Closed from December 23 through January 3. Emails will be answered as usual.
- Karriereveiledning.no has the following opening hours:
- Monday, December 23: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
- Tuesday, December 24 through Thursday, December 26: Closed
- Friday, December 27: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
- Monday, December 30: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
- Extended opening hours starting January 2.
Recognition of foreign education
Do you have questions about the recognition of foreign education? Use our contact form to find answers. In the form, you can also ask questions if you don't find the answers. To the contact form.
The phone line is staffed on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. In the meantime, you can use our contact form. Note: the phone line is closed Tuesday 10th December due to an internal event.
Phone: 21 49 56 09
The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service
Do you have questions about, for example, registering your application, foreign education, deadlines, procedures, and response rules? You can contact the Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service.
Tests in Norwegian language and Social studies, and the Norwegian citizenship test
If you have questions about your own test or registration, you need to contact your test centre.
We can answer general questions about the tests. The opening hours for the phone and chat service is Monday–Thursday 10:00h–12:00h and 12:30h–14:30h.
Phone: 40 63 17 35
Website for candidates
Candidates who are taking tests in Norwegian, social studies, or the Citizenship Test will find everything they need to know about the tests and registration at the website: prove.hkdir.no